We've finished all 50 US States, but there's still a few more spots I wanna make threads for. This is 2 of 6.The District of Columbia, better known as Washington, D. C., or just DC, is the country's capital as well as a separate federal district from any state. It is 68.35 square miles in size and has a population of 694k, more than the states of Wyoming or Vermont. The Residence Act of 1790 perceived the need for a national capital. Although previously inhabited by the Picataway and the now extinct Nacotchtank in the 17th century, the area was free of Natives by the time of 2/27/1801 when DC was organized. Previous de facto capitals had been Philadelphia and briefly Princeton during the 1783 Pennsylvania Mutiny. DC became an important center of the nation's slave trade owing to its strategic location among the Potomac River as both Maryland and Virginia were slave states. During the War of 1812, DC was burned by the British on 8/24/1814 after their victory at the Battle of Bladensburg. The burning was retaliation for American destruction in Canada. Most buildings were quickly repaired, but it would not be until 1866 that the capitol (still under construction) would be completed. The slave trade, but not slavery, was outlawed in DC with the Compromise of 1850. The City Beautiful movement of the 1890's saw large scale development of DC's infrastructure, leading to lots of grandeur. Beginning from the time of the New Deal, the city expanded greatly. On 8/28/1963, MLK Jr.'s March on Washington was a pivotal turning point in the Civil Rights Movement. Large riots broke out in DC following his assassination in 1968. In 1973 DC was granted its own mayor and a 13-member district council. A large statehood movement has grown in popularity since the 1980's. Although a 2016 referendum for statehood showed 85% support, DC has yet to become a state as the bills for admissions continue to die in congress. What do you think of DC?
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>>18661912I grew up like 20 minutes from DC, have been there hundreds of times, and still visit sometimes. It's a great city to visit with a lot to offer. Quality of life for residents varies though, especially in the eastern neighborhoods
>>18661920how bad are the nigs?
>>18661993Bad
>The Residence Act of 1790 perceived the need for a national capital. Although previously inhabited by the Picataway and the now extinct Nacotchtank in the 17th century, the area was free of Natives by the time of 2/27/1801 when DC was organized. Previous de facto capitals had been Philadelphia and briefly Princeton during the 1783 Pennsylvania Mutiny. DC became an important center of the nation's slave trade owing to its strategic location among the Potomac River as both Maryland and Virginia were slave states.>During the War of 1812, DC was burned by the British on 8/24/1814 after their victory at the Battle of Bladensburg. The burning was retaliation for American destruction in Canada. Most buildings were quickly repaired, but it would not be until 1866 that the capitol (still under construction) would be completed. The slave trade, but not slavery, was outlawed in DC with the Compromise of 1850.Play war of rightshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNvneLk3gMI
>>18661912Great museums and horrible everything else
>Although a Federal district, D.C. has its own police, laws, and courts separate from the general Federal code, although D.C. residents convicted of a crime can receive clemency from the president the same as for anyone convicted of a Federal offense. Until 1973, the D.C. legal code was drafted by Congress themselves, but the district was granted home rule that year and the ability to make its own laws. The district had legal capital punishment until Furman v. Georgia and its first execution took place in 1802, the last in 1957. The electric chair replaced hangings in 1928 and it was the last jurisdiction in the US to have mandatory capital punishment for first degree murder. After the death penalty was restored in the late '70s, D.C. voters held a referendum and voted not to revive capital punishment.
>>18661912One of my friends is a born and bred native and showed me around the "real" parts- it's actually pretty interesting and IMO the city has a lot of unused potential to be grander and cooler in every way. Interesting cultural development he also emphasized to me about is that DC used to be a real Southern city but it got massively "Yankeefied" by WW2 and the subsequent growth of federal institutions, think tanks, lobby offices, etc... bringing in people from around the country. Also lots of hot intern, Georgetown students, and freshly graduated chicks around for a healthy 20s something man to have fun with.
>>18662386>Freshly graduatedPedo detected
>>18661912>What do you think of DC?Really, no pithy question?
>>18662386>Also lots of hot intern, Georgetown students, and freshly graduated chicks around for a healthy 20s something man to have fun with.This reads like Facebook and probably is pasted from there.
>>18661993Not going to act like there aren't issues with crime in some neighborhoods but DC has a substantial population of educated, affluent black people. Also a lot of literal Africans who are alright
when i was a kid, i thought US capital was part of Maryland, not independent district
