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[[Image:Dcww2andlicmor.jpg|thumb|300px|A view from the top of the [[Washington Monument]] of the [[World War Two]] Memorial and the [[Lincoln Memorial]].]]'''Washington, D.C.''', also known as the '''District of Columbia''', since 1800 has been the capital of the [[United States]] <ref>http://www.senate.gov/reference/reference_item/Nine_Capitals_of_the_United_States.htm</ref> Pierre L'Enfant designed much of the city, including the city's interesting quadrant formation. The city is divided into four quadrants, which meet at a central point at the [[United States Capitol]]. The Northwestern quadrant is by far the largest quadrant, and locations in this quadrant include the [[White House]], Ford's Theater (where [[Abraham Lincoln]] was assassinated in 1865), the National Zoo, and a number of the Smithsonian Museums. L'Enfant was fired over a dispute involving [[Thomas Jefferson]] before the city's design was completed. <ref>http://www.exploredc.org/index.php?id=3</ref>
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In 1814, the British army attacked the city as a part of the [[War of 1812]] and burned a number of public buildings in the city, including the [[White House]]. First Lady [[Dolly Madison]] famously saved a portrait of [[George Washington]] from the White House before the building was burned. <ref>http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/washingtonsack.htm</ref>
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[[Image:WashingtonDC1.gif|thumb|200px|A view of the Washington Monument and United States Capital In Washington D.C]]
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The city is located along the [[Potomac River]]. The Anacostia River branches off this, and runs through parts of the Southeastern and Northeastern Quadrants. This river has had problems with pollution.
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Washington, D.C. is served by the [[Metrorail]] subway system.
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On March 9, 2007, a [[U.S. Court of Appeals]] struck down Washington, D.C.'s ban on private [[handgun]] possession as an infringement on the [[Second Amendment]], which guarantees the right of individual citizens to keep and bear firearms.  The sole dissenting judge dissented because she held that the District of Columbia is not a [[state]] and therefore the [[Second Amendment]] does not apply within the District of Columbia.  Washington, D.C.'s handgun ban was one of the most restrictive [[gun control]] laws in the nation.  <ref>http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2007-03-09T223851Z_01_N09246717_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-GUNS-RULING.xml&src=rss</ref>
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License plates in Washington, D.C. read "taxation without representation", referring to the fact that citizens of the District pay federal income taxes but do not have voting representation in either the [[Senate]] or [[House of Representatives]]. <ref>http://dmv.dc.gov/serv/plates/tax.shtm</ref>
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Since 1992, Washington, D.C. has offered [[domestic partnership]]s, which are similiar to [[same sex marriage]].<ref>[http://www.answers.com/topic/domestic-partnership-in-the-united-states Answers.com]</ref>
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