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National and Patronal Church. of the United States of America. View from south in 2010. Location of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. 38°56′0″N 77°0′02″W. / 38.93333°N 77.00056°W / 38.93333; -77.00056. Location. Washington, D.C., U.S. Address.
38°54′05″N 77°02′46″W. / 38.901444°N 77.046167°W / 38.901444; -77.046167 ( Cleveland Abbe House) Cleveland Abbe, a prominent meteorologist who became known as the father of the National Weather Service, lived in this house from 1877 to 1909. Previous occupants in the early decades of the 19th century included James ...
List of birds of Washington, D.C. The wood thrush is the official bird of the District of Columbia. [1] According to Bird Checklists of the World (Avibase), the capital city of the United States, Washington, D.C., has 346 species of birds as of June 2021. Of them, 63 are considered rare or accidental, two are extinct, and one has been extirpated.
Each Christmas, the cathedral holds special services, which are broadcast to the world. The service of lessons and carols is distributed by Public Radio International. Christmas at Washington National Cathedral is a live television broadcast of the 9:00 a.m. Eucharist on
The Norwegian Christmas Tree in Washington, D.C., is an annual gift from the people of Norway to the United States that is displayed in Washington Union Station. The tradition began in 1997 after the idea by Ambassador Tom Vraalsen to note the number of Norwegian Americans compared to the population of Norway.
History. On May 31, 1911, 110 years after the founding of the Supreme Council, Grand Commander James D. Richardson broke ground on the spot where the House of the Temple now stands in Washington, D.C. Grand Master J. Claude Keiper, of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia, laid the cornerstone in the northeast corner on October 18, 1911.
Georgetown is a historic neighborhood and commercial district in Northwest Washington, D.C., situated along the Potomac River. Founded in 1751 as part of the colonial-era Province of Maryland, Georgetown predated the establishment of Washington, D.C. by 40 years. Georgetown was an independent municipality until 1871 when the United States ...
The 2004 Christmas Eve United States winter storm was a rare weather event that took place in Louisiana and Texas in the United States on December 24, 2004, before the storm moved northeast to affect the coastal sections of the Mid-Atlantic states and New England in the succeeding few days. This was a different storm from the historic event ...