washington, d.c.

     

One of its official license plates bears the motto "Taxation without Representation"

Trivia about washington, d.c.

  • Though not founded until 1791, this city has the most historic places listed in the National Register
  • On May 24, 1844 Samuel Morse was in this city demonstrating his invention
  • The 3 richest U.S. counties, by median household income, are not in N.Y. or Calif. but are suburbs of this city
  • Georgetown University
  • The Embassy Row Hotel,The Georgetown Inn,The Capitol Hill Suites
  • Like "Meet the Press", Murphy Brown's fictional news show "F.Y.I." tapes in this city
  • This city's tidal basin is ringed by some 3,000 Yoshino cherry trees donated by the mayor of Tokyo in 1912
  • City in which the Watergate break-in occurred
  • Take a trolley to tour the National Cathedral, Georgetown & the Smithsonian in this city
  • A founders photo includes one representative who couldn't actually vote in Congress - Walter Fauntroy, the first elected delegate from here
  • Loew's l'Enfant Plaza,Hay-Adams,Watergate
  • This U.S. city was the birthplace of Connie Chung, Edward Herrmann & John F. Kennedy, Jr.
  • It's the city where this civil rights march took place in August of 1963
  • The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
  • On July 11, 1864 Jubal Early & his troops were dangerously close to this capital
  • The Christmas tree seen here stood tall in this city in 1995 (it's next to a 555-foot tall obelisk)
  • Margaret Truman's "Murder at the National Cathedral" opens in this city on a hot August morning
  • WWDC
  • The original Smokey the Bear became a popular attraction at this city's zoo
  • Ratified on March 29, the 23rd Amendment granted this U.S. district the right to vote in pres. elections
  • Dulles
  • Mark Twain called this city "That grand old benevolent national asylum for the helpless"
  • On Jan. 16, 1969 Metroliner high-speed train service began between New York City & this city at the other end
  • Except for the entrance area, the National Museum of African Art in this city is completely underground
  • The National Museum of American Art is in this city's Old Patent Office Building
  • In 1957 it became the USA's first major city with a black majority
  • In 1968 King was planning a second march on this city, to unite poor people
  • Even if Gallaudet weren't here, it's still quite the party town...a 2-party town mainly
  • A. Philip Randolph, who first proposed a march on this city in 1941, also helped organize the one in 1963
  • As you might expect, Smithsonian is published in this city
  • George Washington University
  • George Washington University
  • When in this city, find time to explore the National Geographic Society's Explorers Hall
  • Marion Barry (1978 to 1990)
  • It was incorporated as a city May 3, 1802 with its mayor to be appointed by the president
  • The Cherry Blossom Parade is a highlight of the National Cherry Blossom Festival in this city
  • In July 1864, Early & his troops threatened this city & were later criticized for not taking it
  • The motto of this 68-square-mile area is Justitia Omnibus, "Justice For All"
  • In 1936 this city's National Theatre was briefly desegregated so African-Americans could see "Porgy and Bess" there
  • "It's so cold" in this city "that politicians have their hands in their own pockets"
  • In April 1999 several beavers were captured after munching on this city's prized cherry trees
  • Marion Barry & Adrian Fenty have been mayors of this city
  • A Butte mansion has some of William Clark's art collection, but the good stuff went to this city's Corcoran gallery
  • (Hi, I'm Candice Bergen.) As Murphy Brown I anchored the newsmagazine "FYI" based in this city
  • After 36 seasons in Montreal, the Expos moved to this city in 2005 & were renamed the Nationals
  • Howard University
  • Anthony Williams
  • Gallaudet University
  • The Caucus Room on 9th St. NW in this city is truly bipartisan; it's owned by Democrats & Republicans
  • In the 1960s John Carl Warnecke redesigned this city's Lafeyette Square to include 2 new government buildings
  • Get off the Metro in Union Station on Mass. Ave. in this capital & you'll be surrounded by chic shops
  • If you loved that National Geographic piece on porpoises, write to them in this city
  • Henry Adams lived in this city, & there's a memorial to his wife Clover in Rock Creek Cemetery there
  • Indianapolis was laid out in a wheel pattern inspired by this other major city some 500 miles away
  • I.M. Pei's L'Enfant Plaza opened to acclaim in this city in 1968
  • The USA's first modern art museum, opened in 1921, is the Phillips Collection in this city's DuPont Circle
  • On May 25, 1862 Lincoln told McClellan to either attack Richmond or defend this city

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