USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Washington, DC operates as a state while also performing functions of a city and a county. We are treated as a state in more than 500 federal laws. We are leaders in a region of 4 million people and growing.

Detailed explanation-2: -Washington, D.C. was founded on July 16, 1790. Washington, D.C. is a unique and historical place among American cities because it was completely planned for the national capital and needed to be distinct from the states. President George Washington chose the specific site (e) along the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Significant buildings include the Capitol, the White House, and the Library of Congress. The Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, and Vietnam Veterans Memorial are among the most famous of the city’s hundreds of memorials and statues.

Detailed explanation-4: -Washington, D.C., D.C. in full District of Columbia, city and capital of the United States of America.