. President Lincoln's 75,000 volunteers 11 External links In 2013 an episode of the Weather Channel documentary series When Weather Changed History entitled "The Thunderstorm That Saved D.C." was devoted to these events. 12 See also Washington D.C. Business Directory.
Being situated in an area rich in American history and American heritage has led to the Potomac being nicknamed "the Nation's River." George Washington the first President of the United States was born in surveyed and spent most of his life within the Potomac basin All of Washington D.C. the nation's capital city also lies within the watershed the 1859 siege of Harper's Ferry at the river's confluence with the Shenandoah was a precursor to numerous epic battles of the American Civil War in and around the Potomac and its tributaries such as the 1861 Battle of Ball's Bluff and the 1862 Battle of Shepherdstown. At the beginning of the war Washington's only defense was one old fort (Fort Washington 12 miles (19 km) away to the south) and the Union Army soldiers themselves. When Maj Gen George B McClellan assumed command of the Department of the Potomac on August 17 1861 he became responsible for the capital's defense. McClellan began by laying out lines for a complete ring of entrenchments and fortifications that would cover 33 miles (53 km) of land He built enclosed forts on high hills around the city and placed well-protected batteries of field artillery in the gaps between these forts, augmenting the 88 guns already placed on the defensive line facing Virginia and south in between these batteries interconnected rifle pits were dug allowing highly effective co-operative fire. This layout once complete would make the city one of the most heavily defended locations in the world and almost unassailable by nearly any number of men, Terminology Constitutional Convention 1787 On August 15 2012 the first Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner arrived at Washington Dulles it was Ethiopian Airlines' first 787 & the first 787 received by an African carrier. Historical reputation The city's local government particularly during the mayoralty of Marion Barry was criticized for mismanagement and waste. During his administration in 1989 the Washington Monthly magazine claimed that the District had "the worst city government in America." in 1995 at the start of Barry's fourth term Congress created the District of Columbia Financial Control Board to oversee all municipal spending. Mayor Anthony Williams won election in 1998 and oversaw a period of urban renewal and budget surpluses, For various reasons the census did not always include all of the slaves especially in the West California was admitted as a free state and reported no slaves However there were many slaves that were brought to work in the mines during the California Gold Rush. Some Californian communities openly tolerated slavery such as San Bernardino which was mostly made up of transplants from the neighboring slave territory of Utah. New Mexico Territory never reported any slaves on the census yet sued the government for compensation for 600 slaves that were freed when congress outlawed slavery in the territory. Utah was actively trying to hide its slave population from Congress and did not report slaves in several communities. Additionally the census did not traditionally include Native Americans and hence did not include Native American slaves or black slaves owned by Native Americans There were hundreds of Native American slaves in California, Utah and New Mexico that were never recorded in the census, Virginia Bluebells growing wild on Theodore Roosevelt Island. . Area code(s) 202 Government and politics, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization: Paris Subsequent operation of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. Mary cooked for Lincoln often during his presidency Raised by a wealthy family her cooking was simple but satisfied Lincoln's tastes which included imported oysters, Choice of location The members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms representing the people of a single constituency known as a "district" Congressional districts are apportioned to states by population using the United States Census results provided that each state has at least one congressional representative Each state regardless of population or size has two senators Currently there are 100 senators representing the 50 states Each senator is elected at-large in their state for a six-year term with terms staggered so every two years approximately one-third of the Senate is up for election. . The French detachment proved to be only about 50 men so Washington advanced on May 28 with a small force of Virginians and Indian allies to ambush them.[f] What took place was disputed but French forces were killed outright with muskets and hatchets French commander Joseph Coulon de Jumonville who carried a diplomatic message for the British to evacuate was mortally wounded in the battle French forces found Jumonville and some of his men dead and scalped and assumed that Washington was responsible. Washington placed blame on his translator for not communicating the French intentions. Dinwiddie congratulated Washington for his victory over the French. This incident ignited the French and Indian War which later became part of the larger Seven Years' War, Nevertheless incumbent members of Congress running for reelection have strong advantages over challengers. They raise more money because donors fund incumbents over challengers perceiving the former as more likely to win and donations are vital for winning elections. One critic compared being elected to Congress to receiving life tenure at a university. Another advantage for representatives is the practice of gerrymandering. After each ten-year census states are allocated representatives based on population and officials in power can choose how to draw the congressional district boundaries to support candidates from their party As a result reelection rates of members of Congress hover around 90 percent, causing some critics to accuse them of being a privileged class. Academics such as Princeton's Stephen Macedo have proposed solutions to fix gerrymandering in the U.S Both senators and representatives enjoy free mailing privileges called franking privileges; while these are not intended for electioneering this rule is often skirted by borderline election-related mailings during campaigns.
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