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A Documentary History Of The Capitol City Of The United States Of America, Presented In The Highest DVD Quality MPG Video Format Of 9.1 MBPS As An Archival Quality All Regions Format DVD! #WashingtonDC #USCapitol #CapitolBuilding #CapitolHill #WashingtonMonument #Obelisks #LibraryOfCongress #NationalMall #ExecutiveMansion #WhiteHouse #ExecutiveResidence #WorldsTallestStructures #WorldsTallestStoneStructure #WorldsTallestObelisk #NationalParkService #AmericanHistory #USHistory #HistoryOfTheUS #DistrictOfColumbia #DC #Washington #TheDistrict #CapitalCities #WesternCulture #WesternCivilization #WesternTradition #StoryOfCivilization #DVD

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Of Monuments And Myths (Color, 1988, 28 Minutes)
Washington D.C.’s statues and monuments, and the true and tall tales about them, humorously and authoritatively reported by host Bryson B. Rash.

Wartime In Washington (Color, 1987, 28 Minutes)
Daniel Schorr’s comprehensive account of how Washington, D.C. transformed from a sleepy southern city to a bustling modern capitol during World War II.

Memory & Imagination: New Pathways To The Library Of Congress (Color, 1992, 58 Minutes)
The world's greatest library in terms of its holdings, the form of its construction and the future of its development is visited, revisted and imagined in a manner appropriate to each of its disciplines. We're guided through these archived pathways of learning by the best and brightest in their fields, including (in order of appearance) RIchard Saul Wurman, Sam Waterston, Gore Vidal, Isaac Stern, James H. Billington, Vartan Gregorian, Henry Steele Commager, Julia Child, Ted Koppel, James D. Watson, Pete Seeger, John Hope Franklin, Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Feinstein, Penn & Teller, Senator Albert Gore, Jr., Steve Jobs And Stewart Brand


Washington, D.C. was incorporated as a city on May 3, 1802. As the seat of the United States federal government and several international organizations, Washington is currently the important world political capital. It is also one of the most visited cities in the world, with more than 20 million tourists annually. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as D.C., Washington, or The District, is the capital of the United States. Founded after the American Revolution as the seat of government of the newly independent country, Washington was named after George Washington, the first president of the United States and a Founding Father. As the seat of the United States federal government and several international organizations, Washington is an important world political capital. The city, located on the Potomac River bordering Maryland and Virginia, is one of the most visited cities in the world, with more than 20 million tourists annually. The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of a capital district located along the Potomac River on the country's East Coast. The U.S. Constitution provided for a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress, and the District is therefore not a part of any U.S. state. The states of Maryland and Virginia each donated land to form the federal district, which included the pre-existing settlements of Georgetown and Alexandria. The City of Washington was founded in 1791 to serve as the new national capital. In 1846, Congress returned the land originally ceded by Virginia, including the city of Alexandria; in 1871, it created a single municipal government for the remaining portion of the District. Washington had an estimated population of 702,455 as of July 2018, making it the 20th most populous city in the United States. Commuters from the surrounding Maryland and Virginia suburbs raise the city's daytime population to more than one million during the workweek. Washington's metropolitan area, the country's sixth largest (including parts of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia), had a 2017 estimated population of 6.2 million residents. All three branches of the U.S. federal government are centered in the District: Congress (legislative), the president (executive), and the Supreme Court (judicial). Washington is home to many national monuments and museums, primarily situated on or around the National Mall. The city hosts 177 foreign embassies as well as the headquarters of many international organizations, trade unions, non-profits, lobbying groups, and professional associations, including the World Bank Group, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Organization of American States, AARP, the National Geographic Society, the Human Rights Campaign, the International Finance Corporation, and the American Red Cross. A locally elected mayor and a 13-member council have governed the District since 1973. However, Congress maintains supreme authority over the city and may overturn local laws. D.C. residents elect a non-voting, at-large congressional delegate to the House of Representatives, but the District has no representation in the Senate. District voters choose three presidential electors in accordance with the Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1961. For statistical purposes, the District of Columbia is treated as a state-equivalent (and a county-equivalent) by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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