Article by:
Maryalice Yakutchik
More than a city, but not quite a state, Washington, DC, was created by Congress in 1790 as a place to meet and transact the affairs of government.
Today, visitors to our nation's capital can keep infinitely busy with artsy, scientific, political and historic happenings. Watch a million dollars get printed; see a baby panda; learn about the Concorde aircraft; and relive the history behind the Hope Diamond.
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