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Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States and is named after George Washington. It has a population of around 600,000 people, over half of whom are black. The White House is located in Washington D.C. and is the home of the U.S. president. Washington D.C. became the capital in 1790 and is home to many famous sports teams, theaters, and has been the location for several major films.

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Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States and is named after George Washington. It has a population of around 600,000 people, over half of whom are black. The White House is located in Washington D.C. and is the home of the U.S. president. Washington D.C. became the capital in 1790 and is home to many famous sports teams, theaters, and has been the location for several major films.

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Washington, D.C.

, formally the District of Columbia is the


capital city of the United States. City got it's name after
George Washington, who was also the first president of the
United States. The city also shares it’s name with a federal
state of United States. About 600 thousand people live in
Washington. It’s very interesting that more than half the people
in Washington are black. The city is leaded by a locally elected
mayor. The White house is located in the middle of Washington.

It is the home of the president of U.S. Today, the president is


Barack Obama.

HISTORY
Before the U.S. was recognized as a country was Washington
part of European colony. But the Americans resisted and after
some time U.S. were recognized as a free country. The first
president was George Washington and they named the capital
city after him.

16. July 1790

On this day the U.S. congress decided, that the capital city of
the United States was going to be Washington D.C.
ENTERTAINMENT
sports:

There are lots of famous professional sports teams in


Washington: The famous team is the NBA team (wizards)

-DC United (MLS) - District of Columbia


-Washington Redskins (NFL) – District of Columbia
-Washington Mystics (WNBA) - District of Columbia
-Washington Wizards (NBA) - District of Columbia
-Washington Capitals (NHL) - District of Columbia

music:
In Washington there are some of the famous band managers in
the world, such as:
-Andy Tailor (Iron Maiden)
-Doc McGhee (Bon Jovi, Motley crew and Kiss)
-Allen Klein ( Rolling Stones and Beatles)...

In Washington there Is an event called the Wammies, where


they give out Wammies to the best music groups in
Washington D.C.

acting:
Washington has some great theaters:
-Arena stage
-Shakespeare theater
-Studio theater…
There were some great movies recorder in Washington like:
-Star Wars
-Journey 2
-The artist…
Some of the famous sights in Washington:

Lincoln Memorial

Washington monument

National World War II Memorial

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