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  • Piscataway American Indians lived in area

    Piscataway American Indians lived in area

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    statehood of WASHINTON D.C.

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    Washington D.C

  • the first colonistis arrive in the Maryland colony

    the first colonistis arrive in the Maryland colony

  • May 15, 1751 - The Maryland Assembly appoints commissioners to lay a town on the Potomac River, above the mouth of Rock Creek, on 60 acres of land to be purchased from George Gordon and George Beall. This settlement becomes Georgetown

  • the american colonies fight for independence from Great Britain in Revolutionary war.

    the american colonies fight for independence from Great Britain in Revolutionary war.

  • A bill passed to locate a new capital along the Potomac River. George Washington picked the site

    A bill passed to locate a new capital along the Potomac River. George Washington picked the site

  • French architect Major Pierre-Charles L'Enfant submitted his design

    French architect Major Pierre-Charles L'Enfant submitted his design

  • Cornerstone of the new capital building was laid by George Washington

    Cornerstone of the new capital building was laid by George Washington

  • The federal government officially moved to Washington, D.C

  • British burned the city during the War of 1812

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  • The Marquis de Lafayette was the first foreign dignitary to address the U.S. Congress

  • Slavery was abolished in Washington, D.C.

  • President James Garfield died, the victim of an assassination in a Washington rail station

  • Washington Monument opened

    Washington Monument opened

  • The Lincoln Memorial was completed

    The Lincoln Memorial was completed

  • Jefferson Memorial was completed

  • The restoration of the White House was finished