Discover how Washington, D.C. was chosen as the U.S. capital through the Compromise of 1790. Learn about the politics, history, and decisions that shaped the federal city. Often, people wonder before ...
On this day in 1790, President George Washington signed into law the Residence Act, which granted him the power to choose a new site for a capital of the United States of America on the east bank of ...
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