Washington, D.C. (usa)

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. ranks 27th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo, and Munich. Memorable people born in Washington, D.C. include Al Gore, Marvin Gaye, and Raymond Davis Jr.. Memorable people who died in Washington, D.C. include Abraham Lincoln, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and John von Neumann. Washington, D.C. has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and military personnels. Washington, D.C. is located in United States.

Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia and commonly known as simply Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with Maryland to its north and east. It was named after George Washington, the first president of the United States. The district is named for Columbia, the female personification of the nation. Read more on Wikipedia