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A month before the end of the war Polk was criticized in a United States House of Representatives amendment to a bill praising Major General Zachary Taylor for "a war unnecessarily and unconstitutionally begun by the President of the United States." This criticism in which Congressman Abraham Lincoln played an important role with his Spot Resolutions followed congressional scrutiny of the war's beginnings including factual challenges to claims made by President Polk the vote followed party lines with all Whigs supporting the amendment Lincoln's attack won lukewarm support from fellow Whigs in Illinois but was harshly counter-attacked by Democrats who rallied pro-war sentiments in Illinois; Lincoln's Spot resolutions haunted his future campaigns in the heavily Democratic state of Illinois and were cited by enemies well into his presidency. Washington D.C. Business Directory, Washington advised Congress in August 1783 to keep a standing army create a "national militia" of separate state units and establish a navy and a national military academy He circulated his "Farewell" orders that discharged his troops whom he called "one patriotic band of brothers" Before his return to Mount Vernon he oversaw the evacuation of British forces in New York and was greeted by parades and celebrations where he announced that Knox had been promoted commander-in-chief, The first flight of the Boeing 777-200 in commercial service a United Airlines flight from London Heathrow landed at Dulles in 1995! ! William Livingston New Jersey 2 Yes Yes British Airways: BA Lounge with Concorde Dining for first class passengers Etihad Airways: First and Business class lounge located opposite gate A15. Part of a series on Bight of Biafra (Igbo Tikar Ibibio Bamileke Bubi) 24.4 Many places and monuments have been named in honor of Washington most notably the nation's capital Washington D.C the state of Washington is the only state to be named after a president. . Kingdom of France: the traditional capital was Paris though from 1682-1789 the seat of government was at the Palace of Versailles located in a rural area southwest of Paris. By 1870 the District's population had grown 75% from the previous census to nearly 132,000 residents. Despite the city's growth Washington still had dirt roads and lacked basic sanitation Some members of Congress suggested moving the capital further west but President Ulysses S Grant refused to consider such a proposal, British Airways: BA Lounge with Concorde Dining for first class passengers Etihad Airways: First and Business class lounge located opposite gate A15.

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