Washington, D.C.

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Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States of America and home to the US Federal Government.

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Washington D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America. The formal name of the city is The District of Columbia, but the city is casually referred to as simply Washington (not to be confused with the state), the District, or simply D.C.

History

The District of Columbia was founded on July 16, 1790. Washington D.C. lies on the Potomac, a river which flows into the Chesapeake Bay. The city borders Virginia and Maryland. The original capital of the United States of America was located in New York, and then moved to Philadelphia (Location), Pennsylvania (Location). However, after a strike in Philly occurred, James Madison proposed a capital which was a district without a state. The south wanted the capital to be closer to them, near their interests. With that, Washington D.C. was made the Capital of the United States. The capital city has never been under foreign attack except for the war of 1812 and the attacks on September the 11, 2001. In the latter of which, a jet hijacked by terrorists was heading towards the White House to crash into it. The plan failed when passengers stormed the cockpit over Pennsylvania, causing the plane to crash into a field and killing everyone on board. A second plane did crash into the Pentagon Building, resulting in 125 deaths.

Government

Aerial view of two F-16 fighter Jets flying over downtown DC

Washington D.C. is a federal district, with the United States Congress holding supreme authority. In 1973, Home Rule was established which gave D.C. residents more control over their own governance. The city is governed by a mayor and a 13-member city council but the Congress retains veto rights over locally-elected laws. DC elects one shadow (non-voting) representative to the House of Representatives but elects no Senators. Residents may participate in Presidential elections.

Landmarks

The city contains a number of governmental building including the American Congress, the Supreme Court and the White House. Aside from these buildings the city is known for the following landmarks:

The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

The Lincoln Memorial (Location)

The Thomas Jefferson MemorialThe Washington Monument (Location)The Capitol Building

The Pentagon

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Museums

The Capitol Building

Washington contains a numerous assortment of museums, including:

The National Museum of Crime and Punishment

The Newseum

The International Spy Museum

The National Holocaust museum

The National Archives

The Smithsonian Institution, which is a group consisting of the following museums:

• National Air and Space Museum
• African Art Museum
• American Art Museum
• National Museum of American History
• American Indian Museum
• Anacostia Community Museum
• Arts and Industries Building
• Freer Gallery of Art
• Hirshhorn Museum
• National Zoo
• Natural History Museum
• National Portrait Gallery
• Postal Museum
• Smithsonian Castle

Trivia

The World Bank HQ is located in Washington D.C.

The City is home to the President of the Unites States, Congress, and the Pentagon.

Visitors are sometimes surprised to discover that the National Mall is not a shopping center but is actually a large field of grass bordered by museums, with the US Capitol Building at one end and the Washington Monument at the other.

The Tidal Basin is surrounded by cherry trees, which were a gift from the mayor of Tokyo in 1912. The Cherry Blossom Festival is held every spring.

Due to the presence of the government, D.C. has a very large population of lawyers. It is estimated that there is one lawyer for every 10 city residents.

The Washington Monument (Location) has an obvious color change about one third of the way up the obelisk. This is because building was halted during the Civil War. After the war ended, the production continued, but the rock was sent in from a different quarry, causing the change in color.

Washington D.C. plays a major role in Fallout 3 (Game). The player explores the remnants of the city and surrounding area after a devastating nuclear war and can explore the Capitol Building, ride up to the top of the Washington Monument (Location), fight on the National Mall, and more. Washington D.C. is also featured in Modern Warfare 2 and is shown as a war torn city.

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• Apocalypse (Game)
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• Free D.C! (Game)
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Washington, D.C.

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Games

• 18 Wheels of Steel American Long Haul (Game)
• 18 Wheels of Steel: Across America (Game)
• 24: The Game (Game)
• Ace Combat Assault Horizon (Game)
• Act of War: Direct Action (Game)
• Act of War: High Treason (Game)
• Aerobiz Supersonic (Game)
• Air Bucks (Game)
• Alien Front Online (Game)
• Angry Barry (Game)
• Apocalypse (Game)
• Battle Out Run (Game)
• Blitz: The League II (Game)
• Bombshell (Game)
• Burning Rubber (Game)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops (Game)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Game)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Game)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Game)
• Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (Game)
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Characters

• Has characters: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Character), The Boss (Character), Ben Wallace (Character), Michael Jordan (Character), Richard Hamilton (Character), Batista (Character), Sam Fisher (Character), Tom Reed (Character), Isaac Briggs (Character), Victor Coste (Character), Barack Obama (Character), Bill Clinton (Character), John McCain (Character), Al Gore (Character), Hillary Rodham Clinton (Character), Joe Biden (Character), Paul Phoenix (Character), Colonel Trautman (Character), Donald Trump (Character), Abraham Lincoln (Character), Agent 47 (Character), Vault Boy (Character), John McClane (Character), Herbert Hoover (Character), Theodore Roosevelt (Character), George Washington (Character), John Hancock (Character), Everett Ross (Character), Ronald Reagan (Character), Lone Wanderer (Character), Fox Mulder (Character), The Smoking Man (Character), Dana Scully (Character), Walter Skinner (Character), President Michael Dugan (Character), Tanya Adams (Character), Mike Pence (Character), Newt Gingrich (Character), Leroy Walker (Character), Ulysses S. Grant (Character), Mark Parchezzi III (Character), Henry Rollins (Character), Helena Harper (Character), Chase Edmunds (Character), Jack Bauer (Character), President David Palmer (Character), Vice President Jim Prescott (Character), David Bowers (Character), Charles Oakley (Character), Mark Price (Character), Christian Laettner (Character), Lucas Simms (Character), Moira Brown (Character), Stockholm (Character), Alphonse Almodovar (Character), Arkansas (Character), Armitage (Character), Betty (Character), Butch (Character), Carol (Character), Cherry (Character), Colonel Augustus Autumn (Character), Dave (Character), Deputy Weld (Character), Dukov (Character), Eulogy Jones (Character), Flak (Character), Grouse (Character), Hannibal Hamlin (Character), Ian West (Character), Mister Crowley (Character), President John Henry Eden (Character), Red (Character), Sarah Lyons (Character), Silas (Character), Smiling Jack (Character), Sticky (Character), Ted Strayer (Character), The AntAgonizer (Character), The Mechanist (Character), Abraham Washington (Character), Agatha (Character), Amata (Character), Bannon (Character), Biwwy (Character), Brick (Character), Butcher (Character), Charon (Character), Derek Pacion (Character), Dogmeat (Character), Donovan (Character), Dr. Madison Li (Character), Dr. Preston (Character), Elder Lyons (Character), Evan King (Character), Fawkes (Character), Gob (Character), Herbert "Daring" Dashwood (Character), Horace Pinkerton (Character), Jericho (Character), Ken Ewers (Character), Lucy West (Character), Mr. Lopez (Character), Mysterious Stranger (Character), Nova (Character), Reilly (Character), Robert MacCready (Character), Ronald Laren (Character), Seagrave Holmes (Character), Sierra Petrovita (Character), Star Paladin Cross (Character), Sydney (Character), Three Dog (Character), Uncle Roe (Character), Victoria Watts (Character), Wadsworth (Character), Rasheed Wallace (Character), Chris Webber (Character), Wes Unseld (Character), Bernard King (Character), Rick Barry (Character), Antawn Jamison (Character), Harvey Grant (Character), Scott Skiles (Character), Tom Gugliotta (Character), Calbert Cheaney (Character), Mitch Richmond (Character), Otis Thorpe (Character), Terry Davis (Character), Robert Pack (Character), Loy Vaught (Character), Anthony Peeler (Character), Rod Strickland (Character), Muggsy Bogues (Character), Jeff Malone (Character), Rex Chapman (Character), Alfonso Soriano (Character), Doctor Lesko (Character), Cindy Cantelli (Character), Father Clifford (Character), Jason Hudson (Character), John F. Kennedy (Character), Richard Nixon (Character), Cory Baxter (Character), Meena Paroom (Character), Newt Livingston III (Character), Sergeant Foley (Character), Norman Jayden (Character), Donovan McNabb (Character), Sam Dallas (Character), Gary Staley (Character), Francis York Morgan (Character), Senator (Character), John Clark (Character), Professor Genki (Character), Zinyak (Character), Dragan (Character), Adam Benford (Character), Ron Paul (Character), Amanda Waller (Character), Clements (Character), Bill Nye (Character), Shelly Harrison (Character), Ferrari F40 Driver (Character), Tallahassee (Character), Columbus (Character), Little Rock (Character), Wichita (Character), T.J. Grant (Character), Stephen Colbert (Character), Dr. Helmann (Character), David Aldridge (Character), Luke Voit (Character), Frank Mason (Character)

Concepts

• Has concepts: Saving the World (Concept), War (Concept), Ending Change Post-Release (Concept), Counter-Terrorist (Concept), Military (Concept), Henchman (Concept), Conspiracy (Concept), Political Thriller (Concept), Plot Armor (Concept), Radiation (Concept), Central Intelligence Agency (Concept), National Security Agency (Concept), National Basketball Association (Concept), Last Known Position (Concept), Democrat (Concept), Presidential Candidate (Concept), Federal Bureau of Investigation (Concept), Exploding Vehicles (Concept), Major League Baseball (Concept), Brotherhood of Nod (Concept), Invasion of the USA (Concept), Football Player (Concept), National Football League (Concept), Roaming the Countryside (Concept), Dog (Concept), Brotherhood of Steel (Concept), Nuclear Holocaust (Concept), Radscorpion (Concept), Vault (Concept), Fireworks (Concept), Republican (Concept), Global Defense Initiative (Concept), National Hockey League (Concept), D.C. United (Concept), Washington Diplomats (Concept), Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System (Concept), Washington Nationals (Concept), Green Flu (Concept), Agile Mutant/Undead Enemy (Concept), Fire Ant (Concept), Super Mutant (Concept), Mister Gutsy (Concept), Cockroach (Concept), Getting Stuck In Geometry (Concept), Zin Empire (Concept), Washington Commanders (Concept), Vault-Tec Corporation (Concept), Capital City (Concept), Games on Which Movies are Based (Concept), Invisible Wall (Concept), Task Force Talon (Concept), Bloatfly (Concept), Mirelurk (Concept), Yao Guai (Concept), United States Coast Guard (Concept)

Objects

• Has objects: Car (Object), Bottle (Object), Tank (Object), Adamantium (Object), Helicopter (Object), Skateboard (Object), Pizza (Object), Hamburger (Object), AK-47 (Object), Explosives (Object), Geiger Counter (Object), Gun (Object), Knife (Object), Silencer (Object), Baseball Bat (Object), Flamethrower (Object), M16A1 (Object), Uzi (Object), Armor (Object), Bomb (Object), Cardboard Box (Object), Banana (Object), Desert Eagle (Object), iPod (Object), Memorial (Object), MK.23 Socom (Object), Nuclear Bomb (Object), Stun Knife (Object), Top Hat (Object), Basketball (Object), Sports Jersey (Object), Exoskeleton (Object), Hammer (Object), Wrench (Object), Credit Card (Object), Soccer Ball (Object), Yo-Yo (Object), Sports Car (Object), Wumpa Fruit (Object), Heart (Object), Baseball (Object), Mobile Construction Vehicle (Object), Football (Object), FN P90 (Object), Giant Donut (Object), Banana Peel (Object), Doomsday Device (Object), Potion (Object), Apple (Object), Exploding Crates (Object), Lava (Object), Dynamite (Object), Landmaster Tank (Object), Football Helmet (Object), Dispenser (Object), Hot Dog (Object), Fruit (Object), Door (Object), UFO (Object), Med-X (Object), Pip-Boy (Object), Rad-X (Object), Thermonuclear Weapon (Object), Vertibird (Object), Hockey Puck (Object), Hockey Stick (Object), Jet (Object), M249 SAW (Object), Cake (Object), Tree (Object), Pills (Object), Voodoo Doll (Object), Lincoln's Repeater (Object), Weight (Object), Unicycle (Object), Lego (Object), .32 Caliber Round (Object), File Cabinet (Object), Mailbox (Object), Nuka-Cola Quantum (Object), Radiated Meat (Object), Rock-it Launcher (Object), Shishkebab (Object), Vault-Tec Lunchbox (Object), Sandbag (Object), Cherry Blossoms (Object), Orange (Object), Aqua Pura (Object), Rubber Chicken With a Pulley in the Middle (Object), Tiger I (Object), Zamboni (Object), Dance Mat (Object), Strange Meat (Object)

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