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9 hours ago · Table 1: US Capitol Building Dimensions and Materials[^4] . Inside, the Capitol‘s artistic details illustrate the nation‘s founding principles. The Rotunda frieze depicts scenes from American history, while the Apotheosis of Washington in the dome‘s canopy shows the first president ascending to the heavens, surrounded by mythological figures representing liberty, victory, science, and ...
4 days ago · Public Broadcasting Service - A Capitol Fourth - The History of America's Independence Day; Military.com - The History of the Fourth of July; American Heritage - Making Sense of the Fourth of July
2 days ago · United States Capitol, meeting place of the United States Congress and one of the most familiar landmarks in Washington, D.C. Possibly the most culturally and historically important building in the United States, it has been home to Congress since 1800.
4 days ago · On July 4, 2018, Fleming sang in the PBS telecast A Capitol Fourth from the West Lawn of the US Capitol, performing "You'll Never Walk Alone" and, during the fireworks display, "America the Beautiful". On September 1, 2018, Fleming sang "Danny Boy" at the funeral service for Senator John McCain held at the Washington National Cathedral.
3 days ago · In 1790 the U.S. Congress established a 100-square-mile (260-square-km) territory to serve as the permanent seat of the federal government. (The territory was later named the District of Columbia, within which the city of Washington was built.)
1 day ago · Fire burns through the story of Virginia’s colonial Capitol. On Halloween 1698, the Virginia statehouse in Jamestown, the previous capital city, went up in flames. It was the fourth time that fire had evicted Jamestown’s legislators. 1 They decided to move the capital city to Williamsburg and set about constructing a Capitol building. It ...
2 days ago · Christianity (from 312) Constantine I [g] (27 February c. 272 – 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. [h] He played a pivotal role in elevating the status of Christianity in Rome, decriminalizing Christian practice and ceasing Christian ...
