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See also: List of railroads in Washington, D.C. Union Station, the 10th-busiest rail station in the nation Washington Metro, the second-busiest rapid rail system in the U.S. based on average weekday ridership after the New York City Subway

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Directly south of the mall, the Tidal Basin is a human-made reservoir surrounded by pedestrian paths that feature rows of Japanese cherry trees. Every spring, millions of cherry blossoms bloom, an event which attracts visitors from across the world as part of the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival. [235] The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, George Mason Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, and the District of Columbia War Memorial are around the Tidal Basin. [234] Other landmarks The Jefferson Memorial viewed from across the Tidal Basin Protesters in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building The city is home to many non-profit organizations that engage with issues of domestic and global importance by conducting advanced research, running programs, or advocating on behalf of people. Many of these organizations are headquartered or have major offices in the city. Among these organizations are the UN Foundation, Human Rights Campaign, Amnesty International, and the National Endowment for Democracy. [ citation needed] Crew, Harvey W.; Webb, William Bensing; Wooldridge, John (1892). Centennial History of the City of Washington, D.C. Dayton, OH: United Brethren Publishing House. pp. 101–103. Tom (July 24, 2013). "Why Is Washington, D.C. Called the District of Columbia?". Ghosts of DC. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019 . Retrieved February 20, 2019. The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified in 1961, granting the district three votes in the Electoral College for the election of president and vice president, but still not affording the city's residents representation in Congress. [56]

Reilly, Mollie (May 12, 2012). "Washington's Myths, Legends, and Tall Tales—Some of Which Are True". Washingtonian. Archived from the original on April 17, 2012 . Retrieved August 29, 2011. a b "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . Retrieved May 24, 2021. Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . Retrieved May 4, 2021. Williams, Paul Kelsey (2004). Washington, D.C.: the World War II years. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-1636-3. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015 . Retrieved June 16, 2015. a b Kelly, John (April 1, 2012). "Washington Built on a Swamp? Think Again". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 9, 2015 . Retrieved November 29, 2015.

See also: List of law enforcement agencies in the District of Columbia Washington, D.C. police on Harley-Davidson motorcycles escort the March for Life protest on Constitution Avenue in January 2018. Average Conditions: Washington DC, USA". BBC Weather. Archived from the original on October 30, 2012 . Retrieved August 30, 2010. Cochrane, Emily (April 22, 2021). "House Approves D.C. Statehood, but Senate Obstacles Remain". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021 . Retrieved April 23, 2021. There are several river islands in Washington, D.C., including Theodore Roosevelt Island in the Potomac River, which has trails and is home to the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial. [256] Columbia Island, also in the Potomac, is home to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove, the Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial, and a marina. Kingman Island, in the Anacostia River, is home to Langston Golf Course and a public park with trails. [ citation needed]The Washington Capitals, an NHL team, and the Washington Wizards, an NBA team, both play at Capital One Arena. With over 30,000 participants, the annual Marine Corps Marathon, held annually in October, is the largest non-prize money marathon in the country. [259] The city's teams have won a combined 13 professional league championships over their respective histories. The Washington Commanders (named the Washington Redskins until 2020), have won two NFL Championships and three Super Bowls; [262] D.C. United has won four; [263] and the Washington Wizards, then named the Washington Bullets, Washington Capitals, Washington Mystics, and Washington Nationals have each won a single championship. [264] [265]

Councilmembers, Washington, D.C. Accessed March 20, 2023. "Thirteen Members make up the Council: a representative elected from each of the eight wards; and five members, including the Chairman, elected at-large." A new federal city was then constructed on the north bank of the Potomac River, to the east of Georgetown. On September 9, 1791, three commissioners overseeing the capital's construction named the city in honor of President Washington. The same day, the federal district was named Columbia, a feminine form of Columbus, which was a poetic name for the United States commonly used at that time. [33] [34] Congress held its first session there on November 17, 1800. [35] [36] Crew, Harvey W.; Webb, William Bensing; Wooldridge, John (1892). Centennial History of the City of Washington, D.C. Dayton, OH: United Brethren Publishing House. p.101. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021 . Retrieved June 1, 2011. Bordewich, Fergus M. (2008). Washington: the making of the American capital. HarperCollins. p.272. ISBN 978-0-06-084238-3. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015 . Retrieved June 16, 2015.The National Archives is headquartered in a building just north of the National Mall and houses thousands of documents important to American history, including the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. [246] Located in three buildings on Capitol Hill, the Library of Congress is the largest library complex in the world with a collection of more than 147million books, manuscripts, and other materials. [247] The United States Supreme Court is located immediately north of the Library of Congress. The United States Supreme Court Building was completed in 1935; before then, the court held sessions in the Old Senate Chamber of the Capitol. [248] Washington, D.C., is a prominent center for national and international media. The Washington Post, founded in 1877, is the city's oldest and most-read local daily newspaper. [304] " The Post", as it is popularly called, is well known as the newspaper that exposed the Watergate scandal. [305] It had the sixth-highest readership of all news dailies in the country in 2011. [306] The Washington Post also publishes a Spanish language newspaper El Tiempo Latino, a leading Spanish-language news source for the Washington area. The Post is headquartered at One Franklin Square just north of Franklin Square in Downtown Washington.