1783 – George Washington returned home to Mount Vernon, after the disbanding of his army following the Revolutionary War. 1788 - Maryland voted to cede a 100-square-mile area for the seat of the national government. About two-thirds of the area became the District of Columbia. 1823 – The poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” (“‘Twas the night [...]
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