Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: Establishing the District of Columbia
This website contains a timeline of establishing the District of Columbia.
Arlington Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery Website: Pierre Charles L'enfant
This site from The Arlington National Cemetery contains a biography of L'Enfant (1754-1852) and information about the L'Enfant Monument. You will also find quotes about him, as well as by him. This site also includes several pictures.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Washington Navy Yard
An image of the Washington Navy Yard.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Tudor Place
A home, designed by Capitol designer Dr. William Thornton, and containing a collection of artifacts of George Washington and Martha Washington.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Newton D. Baker House
An image of the Newton D. Baker House.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Octagon House
Plantation owner's home lent to President Madison after the Burning of Washington in 1814.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: J. Carter Brown
Read about the life of John Carter Brown, long-time Director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. He is remembered for vastly expanding the gallery's collection and the breadth of its exhibitions, and for making world class...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "I Have a Dream" by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech to over 250,000 people from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. In this speech, King discusses racial...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Archives Center: Portraits of a City
Photographic archive, with thousands of images, documents the African American community of Washington, D.C., during the twentieth century.
Other
Metropolitan Washington Council: Afl Cio
This is the official website of the Washington D.C. branch of the AFL-CIO labor union. Read about the current events, programs it offers and other information.
Library of Congress
Loc: Today in History: August 19: British Troops Land in Maryland & Television
An account from the Library of Congress of the famous burning of Washington where Dolley Madison saved priceless treasures from the White House minutes before the British entered the city as well as other historical events, including...
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation
This is the text, audio, and video [3:08] of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's declaration of war against the Japanese the day after their attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Pension Building
An image of the Pension Building.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: American Peace Society
Headquarters of the American Peace Society from 1911 to 1948, in LaFayette Square Historic District.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Supreme Court Building
An image of the Supreme Court Building.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Volta Bureau
Founded in 1887 by Alexander Graham Bell "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge relating to the Deaf"; merged with the American Association for the Promotion and Teaching of Speech to the Deaf in 1908, and operates today as the...
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Congressional Cemetery
Burial place of early city residents and many members of Congress who died in office.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: St. Elizabeth's Hospital
An image of the St. Elizabeth's Hospital.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Constitution Hall
An image of the Constitution Hall.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: General Post Office
This post office is a fine example of restrained Neoclassical design. Built in phases between 1839 and 1866, the building features beautiful scaling and fine details.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Anderson House
An image of the Anderson House.
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Eye Witness to History: Washington d.c. 1800
This EyeWitness to History article offers personal accounts from Abigail Adams regarding her journey and arrival in the new national capital.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Frances Perkins House
A home of Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor and the first woman to serve in the United States Cabinet.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Blair House
An image of the Blair House.