Timeline of important dates and events in Washing D.C

By jaz1992

  • The Maryland Assembly appoints commissioners to lay a town on the potomic river, above the mouth of Rock Creek,on 60 acres of land to be purchased from Gerorge Gordon and George Beall. This settlement becomes Georgetown. "I DID"

  • The survey and plat of Georgetown into 80 lots is completed www.e-referencedesk.com'resources/state-history-tieline/washington-dc.html

  • The constitution is signed by the members of the constitutional conventions "I DID"

  • The 1788 US Constitution, as adopted by the Constitutional Convention on September 15,1787, is ratified by the states. Article 1, Section 8, CLause 17, gives Congress authority "to exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such district

  • The residency Act of 1790 gives the president power to choose a site for the capital city on the east of the Potamic River between the mouth of the Eastern Branch and the Connogocheague Creek near Hagerstown,nearly 70 miles upstream "I DID"

  • Washington D.C founded "I DID"

  • George Washington appoints Thomas Johnson and Daniel Carroll of Rock Creek, representing Maryland and Dr. David Stuart,to represent Virginia,as Commissioners for surveying the District of Territory accepted by the said Act for the permanent seat of the Go

  • Presidnet George Washington selects a site that includes portions of Maryland and Virginia "I DID"

  • The Federal Capital is transferred from Philadelphia to the site on the Potamic River now called the City of Washinton in the territory of Col;umbia. At time of the 1800 census, the population of the new capital included 10066 whites 793 free blacks and 3

  • Congress divides the district into the counties of Washington and Alexandria "I DID"

  • Congress grants the City of Washinton its first municipal charter. Voters defined ad whte males who pay taxes an have lived in the city for at least a year, reciave the right to elect 12 member council. The mayor is appointed by the president "I DID"

  • Congress amends the charter of the cirty of Washington to provide for an eight member board of alderman and a 12 member common council. The aldermen and the capital and other federal buildings during the war of 1812 "I DID"

  • In 1820 there was an act where congress amends the Charter of the City of Washington for the direct election of the mayor by resident voters "I DID"

  • Law was passed that stated the returning the city of Alexandria and Alexandria County to the state of Virginia "I DID"

  • In Federal district no longer is there slavery "I DID"

  • Grants the right to vote in local elections to black males " IDID"

  • Washington Entered the union "I DID"

  • Washington monument opened to everybody "I DID"

  • lincoln memorial is complete "I DID"

  • District gives residents the right to vote due to the 23rd amendment "I DID"

  • The first girl mayor took office " Sharon Pratt Dixon" "I DID" http://www.shgresources.com/dc/timeline/

  • Washinton D.C was put on red alert due to terrorists attack on world trade centers "I DID"