John Fitzgerald Kennedy

John F. Kennedy was born on May 29th 1917. He was the 35th president. He served as president from 1961 until 1963 when he was assassinated. Most people know John F. Kennedy as JFK. When he was elected president he was the second yougest president to be in office. He was the first president that was born in the 20th century. These are JFK's brothers and sisters names Joseph Patrick, Robert Francis, Edward Moore, Kathleen, Patricia, Jean, Eunice,and Rosemary.On September 12th 1953 Kennedy married Jacqueline Bouvier. they had three children together. John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas Texas on November 22nd 1963. JFK was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Novmber 25th 1963.

The Pentagon

The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense.The Pentagon became a place for protests during the Vietnam war during the late 60's. The pentagon was attacked on September 11th 2001. There was a group of 5 AL-Qaeda terrorists that took over American Airlines Flight 77. They took over the plane and deliberately crashed into the south side of the Pentagon. All 64 people were killed that were on the plane, there was 125 people that were killed in the Pentagon. The Pentagon is 27.8 acres long. There is also 5.1 acres of land in the center of the Pentagon.

Arlington national cemetery

This cemetery is right next to the Potomac River. it stands on a hill overlooking the river and Washington DC. Construction for the cemetery began in 1802. There are over 250,000 military graves sites in this cemetery. this cemetery was not intended to be national cemetery. One of the people buried in this cemetery is President John F. Kennedy.He was buried there after he got assassinated on November 22nd 1963. He was laid to rest on November 25th 1963. Arlington for many years was the estate of Robert E. Lee. The unknown soldier tomb is located in the center of the cemetery. It is one of the main areas tourists visit when they are at the cemetery.

US Department of Treasury

The Department of Treasury is located in Washington DC. The Treasury building started being built in 1836 and was completed in 1869. It took 33 years to build the building. The east and center wings of the building was designed by Robert Mills. The last part of the building that was completed was the north wing. It took three years to complete the north wing. The Treasury building is one of the most historical buildings in Washington DC.This building was served as a temporary White house for Andrew Johnson when Lincolns assassination happened. When the building was compleated in 1869 it was one of the biggest office buildings in Washington DC at the time.



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The Lincolon memorial

The Lincoln memorial is a monument that honors the 16Th president for his commitment to his country. The monument is located west of the mall strip. This monument was designed by Henry Bacon. Congress passed a bill in 1910 for the construction of the Lincoln memorial to begin. In 1914 construction started, and in 1922 the memorial was open to the public. The statue of Lincoln stands 19 feet tall. It took four years to carve the statue. The person that carved the statue was Daniel Chester French. In 1963, people crowded around the Lincoln memorial for Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech. The monument is visited by over a million people per year.

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The Capitol building

The Capitol building is located in Washington DC. The site that the Capitol building is by is the Smithsonian Museum.The Capitol building is one of the most important buildings in Washington DC because that is where the house of represenitves and the senate meet at. The Capitol building has been built, burned, rebuilt, extended, and restored. The Capitol building symbolizes the government and the freedom that we americans have. The capitol also has some very important pieces of art. construction for the capitol building began in 1793. In the 1800's the US congress met in the first time in the part of the building that was compleated. the part of the building that was compleated was the North Wing. The capitol building is a work place but it also is a tourist area.

White House

(The picture above is the interior design of the White House)
The White House is located in Washington DC. The White House is the place where the President lives and works at. The first floor is where all the work happens the second floor is where the president and his family lives at. In 1814 the white house was set on fire by the British Army. There was alot of damage done to the interior and it left the exterior charred. The first president to live in the White House was John Adams and first lady Abigail.

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