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Before this starts into a edit war, I wanted to explain my reasons for reverting the changes to the climate classification as indicated on this page. To me, using this map as a source is not sufficient; the map does not provide the level of resolution necessary to specifically determine where the District lies. While it may appear on the "transition line" between the two areas, further research shows that it is clearly in the humid subtropical region Cfa. The new source I referenced not only provides the Koeppen-Geiger map, but also provides the data sets used to generate the image. Washington, D.C., is located roughly at 38.5 degrees north, 77 degrees west. Loading the data into a GIS mapping utility, or simply downloading the text-based (ASCII) file, one can easily find D.C.'s exact latitude and longitude and sure enough, we are located in zone Cfa. I couldn't find a single point in the District of Columbia that is not located in zone Cfa. Hopefully this clears up the dispute. Best, epicAdam( talk) 02:55, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
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Done Welcome and thanks for contributing. Celestra ( talk) 20:22, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
hey everyone, tell me what you think: in the second paragraph, this line appears: "The Washington Metropolitan Area, of which the District is a part, has a population of 5.3 million, the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the country." maybe we can add this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_metropolitan_areas to the words: "ninth-largest". basically change the sentence so it looks like this:
The Washington Metropolitan Area, of which the District is a part, has a population of 5.3 million, the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the country.
the reason why i write this, when i read the sentence, i was curious as to which cities were higher. maybe someone else shares this thought?
just bringing it up, it doesnt have to be done, but it would seem correct to add it. thanks for your time, have a nice day!! Mackdiesel5 ( talk) 17:56, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
This article should clarify that the District of Columbia has a delegate in the House of Representatives —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.204.183.125 ( talk) 03:47, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
OMG, I can't believe Washington was known as the murder capital of the U.S In the 1990's!
Why do you think there was this much crime in Washington?
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should replace "By 2006, the annual murder count in the city had declined to 169." JuliusHibbert ( talk) 21:19, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
It should be Medicaid. I don't know how to make the change though.
Thanks! 74.10.246.114 ( talk) 16:47, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
Article appears locked... paragraph referring to LGBT Demographics need to be corrected...
As of March 3, 2010 Same-Sex Marriages ARE performed in Washington D.C.
for reference... per the associated Press...
Obviously there are details to the story, including a quick (and failed) trip to the supreme court.. but in short one factual item that needs to be changed...
Ctroutwi ( talk) 11:59, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
there is reference to variations in spring, etc, but no word on when those seasons actually occur. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.191.174.94 ( talk) 14:58, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
I just undid User:Corker1's inclusion of the medical marijuana statute because I believe it's premature to put something into the main article that hasn't even been signed or passed the 30-day Congressional review period. However, I would like the opinion of other editors as to whether this should be included at all. After doing a quick check, none of the places that legalized medical marijuana mention it in the state articles, not sure why it's worth a mention here. Best, epicAdam( talk) 22:50, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
I note that the article for Washington State says its correct name is the State (capitalized) of Washington. Should "state" be capitalized in the lead section here where used in conjunction with Washington (the state)? Thanks, RadioBroadcast ( talk) 03:24, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
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User:DKroot added a "named for" attribute to the infobox. I hadn't seen that particular attribute before, but I'm wondering what should go in there. Washington is certainly named for George Washington, but then do we have to include Columbia (name) in respect to the District of Columbia? Both are "co-official" (best way I can think to describe it), so it seems strange to leave one out. Best, epicAdam( talk) 19:44, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
The first paragraph says that the district was known as the "Territory of Columbia" until 1871, which it became known as the "District of Columbia." But District of Columbia voting rights says that it (it being the 10-mile square) was only the Territory until 1801, when it (still the 10-mile square) became the District. The 1871 act collapsed Washington and Georgetown into 68-square-mile area that remained.
Are we in agreement on this? Jesuschex ( talk) 18:24, 4 July 2010 (UTC)
I suggest adding a sentence similar to the one in bold print to the section "Cityscape". The source for this is a letter by Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, a copy of which can be found here: http://www.consource.org/index.asp?bid=582&fid=600&documentid=59106
Washington, D.C. is a planned city. The design for the City of Washington was largely the work of Pierre (Peter) Charles L’Enfant, a French-born architect, engineer, and city planner who first arrived in the colonies as a military engineer with Major General Lafayette during the American Revolutionary War. In 1791, President Washington commissioned L'Enfant to plan the layout of the new capital city. To fuel his inspiration, Thomas Jefferson provided L'Enfant with various city maps, which he had brought from his journey to Europe in 1788. The maps included Frankfurt, Karlsruhe, Amsterdam, Paris, Orléans, Turin and Milan. L'Enfant's plan was modeled in the Baroque style and incorporated avenues radiating out from rectangles, providing room for open space and landscaping. His design also envisioned a garden-lined "grand avenue" approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) in length and 400 feet (120 m) wide in the area that is now the National Mall.
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"Washington, D.C. (pronounced /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən ˌdiːˈsiː/, WOSH-ing-tən DEE-SEE), formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790. Article One of the United States Constitution provides for a federal district, distinct from the states, to serve as the permanent national capital."
Why does this say "formally the District of Colombia"? Aren't the city of Washington and the District separate things? Like "Philadelphia, PA". 75.221.244.58 ( talk) 09:59, 18 July 2010 (UTC)
Since the District of Columbia functions as a state, it should be abbreviated as one, i.e. without periods. I would have changed it on here myself but there are 171 uses of it on this page. I believe it is also incorrect on many other wikipedia pages. I'd like to know anyone's reasoning for using periods in the first place. Thanks. $cammer ( talk) 18:16, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
I always thought that one thing that really increased the African-American population in the District of Columbia was the combination of the abolition of slavery before the Civil War and the Union Army's protection of the District of Columbia. This article states that fact. But in the paragraph where these facts are given, the sources really don't back up that fact. It appears the both citations are "This Day in History" articles from the Library of Congress. Can someone provide better sources? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.110.237.188 ( talk) 17:36, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
Doesn't Jersey City, NJ have a higher transit ridership rate? DC is listed as #2 for some reason. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.250.219.182 ( talk) 02:22, 7 October 2010 (UTC)
Hi. I restored the climate data section for the following reasons:
If any other editors wish to chime in on this, please do. Best, epicAdam( talk) 15:41, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
Hello!
I am kinda new to Wikipedia. I am trying to translate the Washington D.C. article in Bulgarian language. I suppose if the article is picked to be the best then this means the information in it is verified, so I won't have to do this too.
I began to check the references links (not all yet) and one of them is not working which is this: http://washpost.com/gen_info/history/timeline/index.shtml
I searched in google and found this: http://www.washpost.com/gen_info/history/timeline/frame_timeline.shtml -- NadyaD ( talk) 09:21, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
{{ edit semi-protected}} In the Washington, DC page under Education, please change the listing of universities "Many notable private universities are located in Washington, including George Washington University (GW), Georgetown University (GU), American University (AU), the Catholic University of America (CUA), Howard University, Gallaudet University, and the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)." to EITHER "Georgetown University (1789), George Washington University (1821), Gallaudet University (1864), Howard University (1867), the Catholic University of America (1887), American University (1893), and the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (1943)." OR please order them alphabetically. This request is because the current order is based on no logical prioritization, which is abnormal for an encyclopedic listing. Thank you. -JMC321
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The Redskins are 5-time NFL champions. The Super Bowl has only been around since 1967 (after the 1966 season). The NFL has been around since 1920. The Redskins were NFL champions in 1937 and 1942.
http://www.redskins.com/gen/articles/History_By_Decades_1391.jsp —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.241.227.90 ( talk) 21:16, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
What about it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.109.0.155 ( talk) 13:40, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
If the city is formally known as District of Columbia shouldn't the article be called that and the article start by mentioning its colloquial name? Mnealon ( talk) 02:47, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi All. I decided to be bold and change up the wording in the lead. The introduction had bothered me for quite awhile as I thought the writing was a little too technocratic for the average reader. I have instead revised the text to explicit explain the relationship of the District to the U.S. states (instead of the vague appositive "distinct from the states") as well as better explain what happened with the 1871 Organic Act. Hopefully this will be more useful and straight-forward to casual readers who are likely unfamiliar with all the details surrounding the District's legal status, etc. I welcome comments from other editors. Best, epicAdam( talk) 17:04, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
Congress has in fact acted in partial compliance with its obligations under the ICCPR when, in 1961, just a few years after the United Nations first ratified the ICCPR, it amended our fundamental charter to allow the United States citizens who reside in the District of Columbia to vote for the Executive offices. See U.S. Const. amend. XXIII.51 Indeed, a bill is now pending in Congress that would treat the District of Columbia as “a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives,” and permit United States citizens residing in the capitol to vote for members of the House of Representatives. See District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act, S. 160, 111th Cong. (passed by Senate, February 26, 2009) (2009).52
Reference: GREGORIO IGARTÚA ET AL v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ET AL (IGARTUA IV) -- Seablade ( talk) 05:56, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
I thought that DC was Diamond shaped, and crossed OVER the Potomac. To me, that means the maps used in the article must be wrong. What's the fact of the situation? LP-mn ( talk) 02:24, 10 January 2011 (UTC)
Yes, from my understanding both Maryland and Virginia gave up very small portions of their land to create what would become the capital city of Washington, DC. Maryland and Virginia each gave one-half of what was to become a diamond-shaped city. As the federal government began constructing its offices and buildings, most of them were erected on the eastern side of the diamond, the land Maryland offered. The western half, the land Virginia offered, was more residental-like and saw much less federal buildings. Virginia eventually asked if the land could be returned, and the federal government obliged. If you look at the shape of Arlington County, Virginia on a map, you can see it basically makes the other half of the diamond. -Personally, I think the federal government should have kept it; Washington could use the land area now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.251.112.134 ( talk) 01:53, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
Sorry, don't have editing privileges, but where non-profits are mentioned, it should link to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Non-profit_organizations_based_in_Washington,_D.C.
right? Thanks! ~ Saraabi ( talk) 20:53, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
This article appears to contend, or at least imply, that "Washington" is some kind of unofficial name that happens to be in popular use. I understand that for governmental purposes, it is just the "District of Columbia," but the city which comprises all of the District is officially named Washington. I think the intro needs to be reworded. john k ( talk) 19:51, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
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please change "The initial shape of the federal district was a square measuring 10 miles (16 km) on each side"
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"The initial shape of the federal district was a diamond measuring 10 miles (16 km) on each side"
146.115.139.225 ( talk) 19:08, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
Please refrain from removing the notation on the march Our Nation's Capital from the section Performing arts and music. Mention of the existence of an official city anthem is necessary in a section on the city's music history, as well as in any section on symbols of the city. It is particularly relevant as the march was written in the city by the leader of a military band based in the city. - Ken keisel ( talk) 21:21, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
Strikes me as too much info about USMC band; there's a separate article which discusses Sousa and it's of only passing relevance to D.C. Gerardw ( talk) 22:26, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
Washington DC is a federal district. Assuming that it is neither city nor state, it technically has no peer within the United States, and, strictly speaking I suppose its population should be compared to nothing at all in the infobox. Even if it is not a "city", it has the dimensions of one and offering a ranking among cities - which I haven't checked but I bet is sourced all over the place - is a useful metric for giving a quick sense of its size, far more than ranking it among the states which really accomplishes nothing except to raise the question in the mind of the reader, "hm, I wonder what state has fewer residents than DC?" It's almost a setup for a trivia question. The upshot is that I think the infobox should stay as it was, namely, ranking DC's population among cities, and leaving states out. JohnInDC ( talk) 15:08, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
I looked into how other federal districts are presented to get ideas. Australia has separate articles for
Canberra and the
Australian Capital Territory, each with its rank among cities and states, respectively, but there is area in the ACT that's outside Canberra. On the other hand,
Mexico City is a single coterminous city and federal district, so it's a direct equivalent of Washington, D.C. The infobox there uses population_rank to show its rank among states. There's no mention in the infobox of its rank among cities. For what it's worth, the
Template:Infobox settlement parameter description says to use it for the population "as ranked within its parent sub-division"—in this case, the nation.
Although the District of Columbia is like a city in many ways, it is, like states, directly under the nation in both geographical and political hierarchy. The only differences are in representation and internal governance. I understand that the District has a smaller area than any state, but there's no expectation that states are of a uniform geographical size: Alaska is bigger than 21 other states combined. Finally, the District is assigned electors in the Electoral College, where comparative population with the states is the whole point.
Anyway, I did like the population_rank field that Mexico City used, so I put the rank there. I acknowledge your points about it being useful to include the population among cities, too, so I added that as a parenthetical in the population_rank. – Blahblah29 ( talk) 15:04, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
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In the "Sports" section, please change the statement "and the Washington Wizards has won a single championship" to "and in 1978, the Washington Bullets (former name of the Washington Wizards) won the city's only NBA championship" because the team was not called the Wizards at the time of the championship win. Sources of this information include "33 years ago: Washington Bullets' Big Three, Hayes, Unseld, Dandridge, won NBA title" Washington Examiner. June 7, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2011. "Bullets Capture NBA Crown" Washington Post. June 8, 1978. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
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Both images of the Duke Ellington mural have been tagged for deletion and are likely to be removed for copyright violation. I have instead included Duke Ellington's image on the D.C. quarter. Let me know what you think. Best, epicAdam( talk) 20:21, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
Hello, small thing -- in the geography section, a sentence reads: "The United States government owns about 23% of the land in the District. On average, the federal government owns about 29% of the land in each state.[43]."
But looking at the source document, I believe that wording is misleading to the point of almost being wrong. The source document indicates that the federal government owns 29 percent of all land in the US, but NOT "29 percent of the land in each state." The percentage is skewed by a handful of western states; 35 states have less than 10 percent federally owned.
Maybe it's not exactly factually inaccurate, but it misleads readers into thinking DC doesn't have an unusually high amount of federal land, when it's got substantially more than 37 states. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.255.98.216 ( talk) 04:36, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
DC is not administered by the "federal govt", but by Congress per the Constitution. It is in effect a territory. Also, what specifically are included in "other outlying areas within the district"? If they are within the district, how can they be "outlying"?
Norm — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.39.110.172 ( talk) 04:20, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
Is there a reason DC is being called the "capital" in the first paragraph as opposed to the "capitol"? Thanks James — Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.246.207.200 ( talk) 17:02, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
Please see the official National Geodetic Survey and United States Geological Survey references for the District of Columbia at the List of U.S. states by elevation. Yours aye, Buaidh 14:00, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
did the city is built on the Latitude and the Longitude of the Geographical map of the earth ? ... is see the National Mall is sitting on Geographic lines. פארוק ( talk) 00:24, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
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Will someone please correct this common error: the seat of a government is spelled "capitol" in English,; the word "capital" is a financial term, as in "capitalist." The entire article needs this correction. Reference: any English dictionary.
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I would like to get the opinion of other editors as the video of the interior of the National Gallery of Art. I find the video to be of low quality and not representative of the city. It may be appropriate for the article on the gallery itself, but I fail to see how the video's inclusion better illustrates Washington, D.C., to the reader. - epicAdam( talk) 04:43, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi, could anyone tell me if Washington D.C. is a territory and the city is within that terrotory? In the basque wikipedia the article about D.C. says "Washinton Hiria" which means city, and I'm not quite sure if that's right. Drpolilla 81.36.235.127 ( talk) 19:52, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
I know "diversified economy" is a lovely buzzword, but in essence DC is a company town. When you add up government employees and contractors you'll see that they represent such a large part of the economic input that it is very hard to argue DC's economy is truly diversified. We should probably change this. 38.124.250.218 ( talk) 16:43, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
I was reading through this article, and noticed something worth discussion. Per WP:LEAD, the lead should be no more than four paragraphs, so why is it that this article has five lead paragraphs? Being that this is a FA, that is a bit strange. That being said, I wanted to bring it up here first, because I wasn't sure if this was an ignore all rules case, agreed upon by consensus. Even if it is, there is no point, as paragraphs 2 and 3 can be merged. I'll merge them myself, as long as no one objects, or signals that this was a consensus choice. Looking forward to hearing everyone's opinions! TRLIJC19 ( talk) 04:17, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi All. Somewhat in relation to this post, I revised the lead to hopefully clarify it a little better for the average reader. Take a look at the changes and let me know what you think! Thanks, epicAdam( talk) 14:08, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
I don't know if there's a good way for this to fit into the article, but I wish to state, for the record, that a nickname for Washington is "Hollywood for Ugly People." ( "Who says Washington is "Hollywood for ugly people"?: We trace a cliche back to its origins". The Washington Post. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2012.) -- BDD ( talk) 22:26, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
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It would be nice to add another external link (to the external links section) for a points of interest application for Washington, D.C. For example, the moderator can add:
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Is DC "unique" in that among cities with large black populations, African Americans have been there since the city's creation? Atlanta and New Orleans come to mind. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.103.38.201 ( talk) 15:17, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
It says "Formally known and District (of?) Columbia", might this not have really meant to be "formerly known as"?
There are probably hundreds of lobbying organizations headquartered in Washington, DC, many of them larger than HRC (e.g. AARP, National Asssociation of Realtors) and many older (NAACP, AMA). I don't see any particular reason that HRC should enjoy singular mention - particularly in the fourth paragraph of the article - and that is why I've removed it. If I'm missing something, let's discuss it here. Thanks. JohnInDC ( talk) 22:09, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
JohnInDC is correct that HRC should not be included in the lead. Since this is a main article, we strive to not mention any such organizations or businesses by name to avoid the article from becoming a list and to avoid any perception of bias by including one organization by name and not another. Best, epicAdam( talk) 00:08, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
What is the relevance of "Columbia" here? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.145.57.231 ( talk) 22:21, 6 November 2012 (UTC)
In my past reading on the history of Northern Virginia, I read somewhere that a primary reason for the request by Alexandrians to retrocede to Virginia concerned the investment made by the (Federal? DC?) decision makers in building the C&O canal for the economic betterment of Georgetown but an unwillingness to consider building a similar canal on the Virginia side of the Potomac. As I recall, the Alexandrians subsequently appealed to the State government in Richmond and were told that nothing could be done as long as Alexandria was part of the District of Columbia. Unfortunately I have no reference for this, but if there is someone familiar with this issue who can verify it, I would think it bears a mention in the section or retrocession. 66.92.145.165 ( talk) 19:02, 5 December 2012 (UTC)SMcK
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It should read: Washington, D.C., the District of Columbia and commonly referred to a.....
The District of Columbia is still a valid name. When was this changed? It wasn't. DC is the District of Columbia. 173.163.196.117 ( talk) 01:11, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
why Washington, D.C. with comma, seems like Washington is in other territory for example: ny, music as far as I know complete name is Washington D.C. ,did you notice ,not comma-- EEIM ( talk) 02:30, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
In the 'Crime' section the words 'but the level of violence then began to decline drastically' are used. Why is it 'drastic' that crime levels began to drop ? Surely the word 'drastic' should be replaced by the word 'significantly' or something similar ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by MacBeth1050 ( talk • contribs) 12:43, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
My edit to put commas after the names of states was reverted. They should always be there for the sentence to be grammatically correct. For example, "The District is bordered by Montgomery County, Maryland, to the northwest." Please see WP:COPYEDIT. Inglok ( talk) 15:07, 3 June 2013 (UTC)
What (if anything) does the September 11, 2001 attack have to do with "Civil rights and home rule"? Why is the mention under that heading? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.85.50.241 ( talk) 17:03, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
What (if anything) does the September 11, 2001 attack have to do with "Civil rights and home rule"? Why is the mention under that heading? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.85.50.241 ( talk) 17:03, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
This should be mandatory information.
The place/surname is named after the English town. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.244.5.71 ( talk) 16:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
I always thought of Washington as the name for this municipality when it is functioning as a city. (E.g., "He is the mayor of the City of Washington.") I always thought of the District of Columbia as the name for this municipality when it is functioning as a federated district. (E.g., "She is the representative from the District of Columbia.") However, after some research, it appears that the only official name for this municipality is, in fact, the District of Columbia, which in turn means that Washington is not in any way an official name.
Does this mean that Washington is simply a poetic, historical name for this municipality, as it used to be called the City of Washington when DC had more than one city inside it? If someone could help me understand, that would be great. — Wikipedian77 ( talk) 21:50, 6 July 2013 (UTC)
We should all get with the times and realize that lots of young people call DC "DCizzle" (pronounced DSizzle). We should make this change in the list of commonly referred to names. [1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by DCizz ( talk • contribs) 00:11, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
Why does it say Washington DC is home of Congress, The Supreme Court, and President. Can we at least make it "the President" or maybe change them to "DC is the home of the Judicial, Executive and Legislative Branch" something like that. Thanks -DJ Don — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.127.140.186 ( talk) 03:29, 26 May 2013 (UTC)
Why is the Washington Senators 1924 World Series Championship removed from the sports section?
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Before this starts into a edit war, I wanted to explain my reasons for reverting the changes to the climate classification as indicated on this page. To me, using this map as a source is not sufficient; the map does not provide the level of resolution necessary to specifically determine where the District lies. While it may appear on the "transition line" between the two areas, further research shows that it is clearly in the humid subtropical region Cfa. The new source I referenced not only provides the Koeppen-Geiger map, but also provides the data sets used to generate the image. Washington, D.C., is located roughly at 38.5 degrees north, 77 degrees west. Loading the data into a GIS mapping utility, or simply downloading the text-based (ASCII) file, one can easily find D.C.'s exact latitude and longitude and sure enough, we are located in zone Cfa. I couldn't find a single point in the District of Columbia that is not located in zone Cfa. Hopefully this clears up the dispute. Best, epicAdam( talk) 02:55, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
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A number of community and specialty papers focus on neighborhood and cultural issues including: the weekly DC Agenda (established by former staff of the Washington Blade after the abrupt closing of the paper by its parent organization) and Metro Weekly, which focus on LGBT issues; —Preceding
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Done Welcome and thanks for contributing. Celestra ( talk) 20:22, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
hey everyone, tell me what you think: in the second paragraph, this line appears: "The Washington Metropolitan Area, of which the District is a part, has a population of 5.3 million, the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the country." maybe we can add this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_metropolitan_areas to the words: "ninth-largest". basically change the sentence so it looks like this:
The Washington Metropolitan Area, of which the District is a part, has a population of 5.3 million, the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the country.
the reason why i write this, when i read the sentence, i was curious as to which cities were higher. maybe someone else shares this thought?
just bringing it up, it doesnt have to be done, but it would seem correct to add it. thanks for your time, have a nice day!! Mackdiesel5 ( talk) 17:56, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
This article should clarify that the District of Columbia has a delegate in the House of Representatives —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.204.183.125 ( talk) 03:47, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
OMG, I can't believe Washington was known as the murder capital of the U.S In the 1990's!
Why do you think there was this much crime in Washington?
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should replace "By 2006, the annual murder count in the city had declined to 169." JuliusHibbert ( talk) 21:19, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
It should be Medicaid. I don't know how to make the change though.
Thanks! 74.10.246.114 ( talk) 16:47, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
Article appears locked... paragraph referring to LGBT Demographics need to be corrected...
As of March 3, 2010 Same-Sex Marriages ARE performed in Washington D.C.
for reference... per the associated Press...
Obviously there are details to the story, including a quick (and failed) trip to the supreme court.. but in short one factual item that needs to be changed...
Ctroutwi ( talk) 11:59, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
there is reference to variations in spring, etc, but no word on when those seasons actually occur. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.191.174.94 ( talk) 14:58, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
I just undid User:Corker1's inclusion of the medical marijuana statute because I believe it's premature to put something into the main article that hasn't even been signed or passed the 30-day Congressional review period. However, I would like the opinion of other editors as to whether this should be included at all. After doing a quick check, none of the places that legalized medical marijuana mention it in the state articles, not sure why it's worth a mention here. Best, epicAdam( talk) 22:50, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
I note that the article for Washington State says its correct name is the State (capitalized) of Washington. Should "state" be capitalized in the lead section here where used in conjunction with Washington (the state)? Thanks, RadioBroadcast ( talk) 03:24, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
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User:DKroot added a "named for" attribute to the infobox. I hadn't seen that particular attribute before, but I'm wondering what should go in there. Washington is certainly named for George Washington, but then do we have to include Columbia (name) in respect to the District of Columbia? Both are "co-official" (best way I can think to describe it), so it seems strange to leave one out. Best, epicAdam( talk) 19:44, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
The first paragraph says that the district was known as the "Territory of Columbia" until 1871, which it became known as the "District of Columbia." But District of Columbia voting rights says that it (it being the 10-mile square) was only the Territory until 1801, when it (still the 10-mile square) became the District. The 1871 act collapsed Washington and Georgetown into 68-square-mile area that remained.
Are we in agreement on this? Jesuschex ( talk) 18:24, 4 July 2010 (UTC)
I suggest adding a sentence similar to the one in bold print to the section "Cityscape". The source for this is a letter by Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, a copy of which can be found here: http://www.consource.org/index.asp?bid=582&fid=600&documentid=59106
Washington, D.C. is a planned city. The design for the City of Washington was largely the work of Pierre (Peter) Charles L’Enfant, a French-born architect, engineer, and city planner who first arrived in the colonies as a military engineer with Major General Lafayette during the American Revolutionary War. In 1791, President Washington commissioned L'Enfant to plan the layout of the new capital city. To fuel his inspiration, Thomas Jefferson provided L'Enfant with various city maps, which he had brought from his journey to Europe in 1788. The maps included Frankfurt, Karlsruhe, Amsterdam, Paris, Orléans, Turin and Milan. L'Enfant's plan was modeled in the Baroque style and incorporated avenues radiating out from rectangles, providing room for open space and landscaping. His design also envisioned a garden-lined "grand avenue" approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) in length and 400 feet (120 m) wide in the area that is now the National Mall.
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"Washington, D.C. (pronounced /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən ˌdiːˈsiː/, WOSH-ing-tən DEE-SEE), formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790. Article One of the United States Constitution provides for a federal district, distinct from the states, to serve as the permanent national capital."
Why does this say "formally the District of Colombia"? Aren't the city of Washington and the District separate things? Like "Philadelphia, PA". 75.221.244.58 ( talk) 09:59, 18 July 2010 (UTC)
Since the District of Columbia functions as a state, it should be abbreviated as one, i.e. without periods. I would have changed it on here myself but there are 171 uses of it on this page. I believe it is also incorrect on many other wikipedia pages. I'd like to know anyone's reasoning for using periods in the first place. Thanks. $cammer ( talk) 18:16, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
I always thought that one thing that really increased the African-American population in the District of Columbia was the combination of the abolition of slavery before the Civil War and the Union Army's protection of the District of Columbia. This article states that fact. But in the paragraph where these facts are given, the sources really don't back up that fact. It appears the both citations are "This Day in History" articles from the Library of Congress. Can someone provide better sources? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.110.237.188 ( talk) 17:36, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
Doesn't Jersey City, NJ have a higher transit ridership rate? DC is listed as #2 for some reason. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.250.219.182 ( talk) 02:22, 7 October 2010 (UTC)
Hi. I restored the climate data section for the following reasons:
If any other editors wish to chime in on this, please do. Best, epicAdam( talk) 15:41, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
Hello!
I am kinda new to Wikipedia. I am trying to translate the Washington D.C. article in Bulgarian language. I suppose if the article is picked to be the best then this means the information in it is verified, so I won't have to do this too.
I began to check the references links (not all yet) and one of them is not working which is this: http://washpost.com/gen_info/history/timeline/index.shtml
I searched in google and found this: http://www.washpost.com/gen_info/history/timeline/frame_timeline.shtml -- NadyaD ( talk) 09:21, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
{{ edit semi-protected}} In the Washington, DC page under Education, please change the listing of universities "Many notable private universities are located in Washington, including George Washington University (GW), Georgetown University (GU), American University (AU), the Catholic University of America (CUA), Howard University, Gallaudet University, and the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)." to EITHER "Georgetown University (1789), George Washington University (1821), Gallaudet University (1864), Howard University (1867), the Catholic University of America (1887), American University (1893), and the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (1943)." OR please order them alphabetically. This request is because the current order is based on no logical prioritization, which is abnormal for an encyclopedic listing. Thank you. -JMC321
JMC321 ( talk) 12:38, 28 November 2010 (UTC)
The Redskins are 5-time NFL champions. The Super Bowl has only been around since 1967 (after the 1966 season). The NFL has been around since 1920. The Redskins were NFL champions in 1937 and 1942.
http://www.redskins.com/gen/articles/History_By_Decades_1391.jsp —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.241.227.90 ( talk) 21:16, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
What about it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.109.0.155 ( talk) 13:40, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
If the city is formally known as District of Columbia shouldn't the article be called that and the article start by mentioning its colloquial name? Mnealon ( talk) 02:47, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi All. I decided to be bold and change up the wording in the lead. The introduction had bothered me for quite awhile as I thought the writing was a little too technocratic for the average reader. I have instead revised the text to explicit explain the relationship of the District to the U.S. states (instead of the vague appositive "distinct from the states") as well as better explain what happened with the 1871 Organic Act. Hopefully this will be more useful and straight-forward to casual readers who are likely unfamiliar with all the details surrounding the District's legal status, etc. I welcome comments from other editors. Best, epicAdam( talk) 17:04, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
Congress has in fact acted in partial compliance with its obligations under the ICCPR when, in 1961, just a few years after the United Nations first ratified the ICCPR, it amended our fundamental charter to allow the United States citizens who reside in the District of Columbia to vote for the Executive offices. See U.S. Const. amend. XXIII.51 Indeed, a bill is now pending in Congress that would treat the District of Columbia as “a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives,” and permit United States citizens residing in the capitol to vote for members of the House of Representatives. See District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act, S. 160, 111th Cong. (passed by Senate, February 26, 2009) (2009).52
Reference: GREGORIO IGARTÚA ET AL v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ET AL (IGARTUA IV) -- Seablade ( talk) 05:56, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
I thought that DC was Diamond shaped, and crossed OVER the Potomac. To me, that means the maps used in the article must be wrong. What's the fact of the situation? LP-mn ( talk) 02:24, 10 January 2011 (UTC)
Yes, from my understanding both Maryland and Virginia gave up very small portions of their land to create what would become the capital city of Washington, DC. Maryland and Virginia each gave one-half of what was to become a diamond-shaped city. As the federal government began constructing its offices and buildings, most of them were erected on the eastern side of the diamond, the land Maryland offered. The western half, the land Virginia offered, was more residental-like and saw much less federal buildings. Virginia eventually asked if the land could be returned, and the federal government obliged. If you look at the shape of Arlington County, Virginia on a map, you can see it basically makes the other half of the diamond. -Personally, I think the federal government should have kept it; Washington could use the land area now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.251.112.134 ( talk) 01:53, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
Sorry, don't have editing privileges, but where non-profits are mentioned, it should link to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Non-profit_organizations_based_in_Washington,_D.C.
right? Thanks! ~ Saraabi ( talk) 20:53, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
This article appears to contend, or at least imply, that "Washington" is some kind of unofficial name that happens to be in popular use. I understand that for governmental purposes, it is just the "District of Columbia," but the city which comprises all of the District is officially named Washington. I think the intro needs to be reworded. john k ( talk) 19:51, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
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please change "The initial shape of the federal district was a square measuring 10 miles (16 km) on each side"
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"The initial shape of the federal district was a diamond measuring 10 miles (16 km) on each side"
146.115.139.225 ( talk) 19:08, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
Please refrain from removing the notation on the march Our Nation's Capital from the section Performing arts and music. Mention of the existence of an official city anthem is necessary in a section on the city's music history, as well as in any section on symbols of the city. It is particularly relevant as the march was written in the city by the leader of a military band based in the city. - Ken keisel ( talk) 21:21, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
Strikes me as too much info about USMC band; there's a separate article which discusses Sousa and it's of only passing relevance to D.C. Gerardw ( talk) 22:26, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
Washington DC is a federal district. Assuming that it is neither city nor state, it technically has no peer within the United States, and, strictly speaking I suppose its population should be compared to nothing at all in the infobox. Even if it is not a "city", it has the dimensions of one and offering a ranking among cities - which I haven't checked but I bet is sourced all over the place - is a useful metric for giving a quick sense of its size, far more than ranking it among the states which really accomplishes nothing except to raise the question in the mind of the reader, "hm, I wonder what state has fewer residents than DC?" It's almost a setup for a trivia question. The upshot is that I think the infobox should stay as it was, namely, ranking DC's population among cities, and leaving states out. JohnInDC ( talk) 15:08, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
I looked into how other federal districts are presented to get ideas. Australia has separate articles for
Canberra and the
Australian Capital Territory, each with its rank among cities and states, respectively, but there is area in the ACT that's outside Canberra. On the other hand,
Mexico City is a single coterminous city and federal district, so it's a direct equivalent of Washington, D.C. The infobox there uses population_rank to show its rank among states. There's no mention in the infobox of its rank among cities. For what it's worth, the
Template:Infobox settlement parameter description says to use it for the population "as ranked within its parent sub-division"—in this case, the nation.
Although the District of Columbia is like a city in many ways, it is, like states, directly under the nation in both geographical and political hierarchy. The only differences are in representation and internal governance. I understand that the District has a smaller area than any state, but there's no expectation that states are of a uniform geographical size: Alaska is bigger than 21 other states combined. Finally, the District is assigned electors in the Electoral College, where comparative population with the states is the whole point.
Anyway, I did like the population_rank field that Mexico City used, so I put the rank there. I acknowledge your points about it being useful to include the population among cities, too, so I added that as a parenthetical in the population_rank. – Blahblah29 ( talk) 15:04, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
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In the "Sports" section, please change the statement "and the Washington Wizards has won a single championship" to "and in 1978, the Washington Bullets (former name of the Washington Wizards) won the city's only NBA championship" because the team was not called the Wizards at the time of the championship win. Sources of this information include "33 years ago: Washington Bullets' Big Three, Hayes, Unseld, Dandridge, won NBA title" Washington Examiner. June 7, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2011. "Bullets Capture NBA Crown" Washington Post. June 8, 1978. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
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Both images of the Duke Ellington mural have been tagged for deletion and are likely to be removed for copyright violation. I have instead included Duke Ellington's image on the D.C. quarter. Let me know what you think. Best, epicAdam( talk) 20:21, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
Hello, small thing -- in the geography section, a sentence reads: "The United States government owns about 23% of the land in the District. On average, the federal government owns about 29% of the land in each state.[43]."
But looking at the source document, I believe that wording is misleading to the point of almost being wrong. The source document indicates that the federal government owns 29 percent of all land in the US, but NOT "29 percent of the land in each state." The percentage is skewed by a handful of western states; 35 states have less than 10 percent federally owned.
Maybe it's not exactly factually inaccurate, but it misleads readers into thinking DC doesn't have an unusually high amount of federal land, when it's got substantially more than 37 states. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.255.98.216 ( talk) 04:36, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
DC is not administered by the "federal govt", but by Congress per the Constitution. It is in effect a territory. Also, what specifically are included in "other outlying areas within the district"? If they are within the district, how can they be "outlying"?
Norm — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.39.110.172 ( talk) 04:20, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
Is there a reason DC is being called the "capital" in the first paragraph as opposed to the "capitol"? Thanks James — Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.246.207.200 ( talk) 17:02, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
Please see the official National Geodetic Survey and United States Geological Survey references for the District of Columbia at the List of U.S. states by elevation. Yours aye, Buaidh 14:00, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
did the city is built on the Latitude and the Longitude of the Geographical map of the earth ? ... is see the National Mall is sitting on Geographic lines. פארוק ( talk) 00:24, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
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Will someone please correct this common error: the seat of a government is spelled "capitol" in English,; the word "capital" is a financial term, as in "capitalist." The entire article needs this correction. Reference: any English dictionary.
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I would like to get the opinion of other editors as the video of the interior of the National Gallery of Art. I find the video to be of low quality and not representative of the city. It may be appropriate for the article on the gallery itself, but I fail to see how the video's inclusion better illustrates Washington, D.C., to the reader. - epicAdam( talk) 04:43, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi, could anyone tell me if Washington D.C. is a territory and the city is within that terrotory? In the basque wikipedia the article about D.C. says "Washinton Hiria" which means city, and I'm not quite sure if that's right. Drpolilla 81.36.235.127 ( talk) 19:52, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
I know "diversified economy" is a lovely buzzword, but in essence DC is a company town. When you add up government employees and contractors you'll see that they represent such a large part of the economic input that it is very hard to argue DC's economy is truly diversified. We should probably change this. 38.124.250.218 ( talk) 16:43, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
I was reading through this article, and noticed something worth discussion. Per WP:LEAD, the lead should be no more than four paragraphs, so why is it that this article has five lead paragraphs? Being that this is a FA, that is a bit strange. That being said, I wanted to bring it up here first, because I wasn't sure if this was an ignore all rules case, agreed upon by consensus. Even if it is, there is no point, as paragraphs 2 and 3 can be merged. I'll merge them myself, as long as no one objects, or signals that this was a consensus choice. Looking forward to hearing everyone's opinions! TRLIJC19 ( talk) 04:17, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi All. Somewhat in relation to this post, I revised the lead to hopefully clarify it a little better for the average reader. Take a look at the changes and let me know what you think! Thanks, epicAdam( talk) 14:08, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
I don't know if there's a good way for this to fit into the article, but I wish to state, for the record, that a nickname for Washington is "Hollywood for Ugly People." ( "Who says Washington is "Hollywood for ugly people"?: We trace a cliche back to its origins". The Washington Post. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2012.) -- BDD ( talk) 22:26, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
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It would be nice to add another external link (to the external links section) for a points of interest application for Washington, D.C. For example, the moderator can add:
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Is DC "unique" in that among cities with large black populations, African Americans have been there since the city's creation? Atlanta and New Orleans come to mind. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.103.38.201 ( talk) 15:17, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
It says "Formally known and District (of?) Columbia", might this not have really meant to be "formerly known as"?
There are probably hundreds of lobbying organizations headquartered in Washington, DC, many of them larger than HRC (e.g. AARP, National Asssociation of Realtors) and many older (NAACP, AMA). I don't see any particular reason that HRC should enjoy singular mention - particularly in the fourth paragraph of the article - and that is why I've removed it. If I'm missing something, let's discuss it here. Thanks. JohnInDC ( talk) 22:09, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
JohnInDC is correct that HRC should not be included in the lead. Since this is a main article, we strive to not mention any such organizations or businesses by name to avoid the article from becoming a list and to avoid any perception of bias by including one organization by name and not another. Best, epicAdam( talk) 00:08, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
What is the relevance of "Columbia" here? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.145.57.231 ( talk) 22:21, 6 November 2012 (UTC)
In my past reading on the history of Northern Virginia, I read somewhere that a primary reason for the request by Alexandrians to retrocede to Virginia concerned the investment made by the (Federal? DC?) decision makers in building the C&O canal for the economic betterment of Georgetown but an unwillingness to consider building a similar canal on the Virginia side of the Potomac. As I recall, the Alexandrians subsequently appealed to the State government in Richmond and were told that nothing could be done as long as Alexandria was part of the District of Columbia. Unfortunately I have no reference for this, but if there is someone familiar with this issue who can verify it, I would think it bears a mention in the section or retrocession. 66.92.145.165 ( talk) 19:02, 5 December 2012 (UTC)SMcK
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It should read: Washington, D.C., the District of Columbia and commonly referred to a.....
The District of Columbia is still a valid name. When was this changed? It wasn't. DC is the District of Columbia. 173.163.196.117 ( talk) 01:11, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
why Washington, D.C. with comma, seems like Washington is in other territory for example: ny, music as far as I know complete name is Washington D.C. ,did you notice ,not comma-- EEIM ( talk) 02:30, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
In the 'Crime' section the words 'but the level of violence then began to decline drastically' are used. Why is it 'drastic' that crime levels began to drop ? Surely the word 'drastic' should be replaced by the word 'significantly' or something similar ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by MacBeth1050 ( talk • contribs) 12:43, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
My edit to put commas after the names of states was reverted. They should always be there for the sentence to be grammatically correct. For example, "The District is bordered by Montgomery County, Maryland, to the northwest." Please see WP:COPYEDIT. Inglok ( talk) 15:07, 3 June 2013 (UTC)
What (if anything) does the September 11, 2001 attack have to do with "Civil rights and home rule"? Why is the mention under that heading? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.85.50.241 ( talk) 17:03, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
What (if anything) does the September 11, 2001 attack have to do with "Civil rights and home rule"? Why is the mention under that heading? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.85.50.241 ( talk) 17:03, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
This should be mandatory information.
The place/surname is named after the English town. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.244.5.71 ( talk) 16:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
I always thought of Washington as the name for this municipality when it is functioning as a city. (E.g., "He is the mayor of the City of Washington.") I always thought of the District of Columbia as the name for this municipality when it is functioning as a federated district. (E.g., "She is the representative from the District of Columbia.") However, after some research, it appears that the only official name for this municipality is, in fact, the District of Columbia, which in turn means that Washington is not in any way an official name.
Does this mean that Washington is simply a poetic, historical name for this municipality, as it used to be called the City of Washington when DC had more than one city inside it? If someone could help me understand, that would be great. — Wikipedian77 ( talk) 21:50, 6 July 2013 (UTC)
We should all get with the times and realize that lots of young people call DC "DCizzle" (pronounced DSizzle). We should make this change in the list of commonly referred to names. [1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by DCizz ( talk • contribs) 00:11, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
Why does it say Washington DC is home of Congress, The Supreme Court, and President. Can we at least make it "the President" or maybe change them to "DC is the home of the Judicial, Executive and Legislative Branch" something like that. Thanks -DJ Don — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.127.140.186 ( talk) 03:29, 26 May 2013 (UTC)
Why is the Washington Senators 1924 World Series Championship removed from the sports section?
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