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    The flag of Washington, D.C. consists of three red stars above two red bars on a white background. It is an armorial banner based on the coat of arms granted...
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    The flag of Washington consists of the state seal, displaying an image of its namesake George Washington, on a field of dark green with gold fringe being...
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    Association of 150 American city flags, the Chicago city flag was ranked second-best with a rating of 9.03 out of 10, behind only the flag of Washington, D.C. The...
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    Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly called Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States...
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  • D.C. United is an American professional men's soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS)...
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    led by George Washington, in the Revolutionary War against Britain. The current design of the U.S. flag is its 27th; the design of the flag has been modified...
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    Vexillological Association of 150 U.S. city flags, the Denver city flag was ranked third best, behind the flags of Washington, D.C., and Chicago. "Denver...
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    defeat of American forces at the Battle of Bladensburg on August 24, 1814, a British army led by Major-General Robert Ross marched on Washington, D.C. That...
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    singer of the California-based Black Flag, as well as his own later Rollins Band, grew up in Washington, D.C., and was influenced by the music of Bad Brains...
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    an overview of and topical guide to District of Columbia: Washington, D.C., legally named the District of Columbia, in the United States of America, was...
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    arms. Washington coat of arms served as inspiration for the Flag of Washington, D.C. The coat of arms is also on the Purple Heart decoration awarded by the...
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    The U.S. federal district of Washington, D.C., first required its residents to register their motor vehicles in 1903. Registrants provided their own license...
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    characteristics such as growth of body hair and facial hair, traits associated with bears. Craig Byrnes created the bear flag in Washington, D.C. in 1995. Byrnes'...
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  • This is a list of prominent people who were born in, lived in, or are otherwise closely associated with Washington, D.C., and its surrounding metropolitan...
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    its 2001 survey of state flags with a survey of city flags in 2004. The flag of Washington D.C. came in first place while the flag of Pocatello, Idaho...
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    The Betsy Ross flag is a reconstructed early design for the flag of the United States, which is conformant to the Flag Act of 1777 and has red stripes...
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    51st state (redirect from 51 star flag)
    000-plus residents of D.C., in the proposed State of Washington, D.C., boundaries would be delineated between the State of Washington, D.C., and a much smaller...
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    Washington, D.C., has major league sports teams, popular college sports teams, and a variety of other team and individual sports. The Washington metropolitan...
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    Gothic, Washington, D.C.) is a photograph of Ella Watson, a charwoman, taken by the photographer Gordon Parks in 1942. It is a reimagining of the 1930...
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    A banner of arms is a type of heraldic flag, characterised by sharing its imagery with that of the coat of arms (i.e. the shield of a full heraldic achievement...
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    National Register of Historic Places as the Old Post Office and Clock Tower, is located at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. in Washington, D.C. It is a contributing...
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    The flags of the U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) exhibit a variety of regional influences and local histories...
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    a 2004 survey of the North American Vexillological Association, behind only the flags of Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Denver. The flag is also featured...
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  • 1905-1917) Flag of Washington, D.C. Flag of West Virginia Flag of Western Australia Flag of the Western European Union (1995-2011) Flag of Winnipeg Flag of Wisconsin...
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    dc.gov. Retrieved 2021-05-02. "GO-PER-201.25" (PDF). November 9, 2023. "A fashion change is coming for D.C.'s men and women in blue - The Washington Post"...
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    The Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of Cuba to the United States of America. It is located at 2630 16th Street Northwest, in...
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    The Washington Nationals are an American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C. The Nationals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a...
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    assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., a leading African-American civil rights activist, on April 4, 1968, Washington, D.C., experienced a four-day period of violent...
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    in the Cleveland Park neighborhood in Washington, D.C., United States. It was the residence of nine Republic of China ambassadors to the United States...
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    in the form of three stars representing DC, Maryland and Virginia. More simply, the stars are a reference to the flag of Washington, D.C., which is in...
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