Below are 5 interesting facts about February 11 in the history of District Of Columbia.

1. On February 11, 1801, the District of Columbia was incorporated as a municipal corporation by Congress, with a mayor and council. The first mayor of the city was Robert Brent.

2. In 1861, on February 11, President-elect Abraham Lincoln left Springfield, Illinois, for Washington, D.C., where he would be inaugurated as the 16th President of the United States on March 4.

3. On February 11, 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt unveiled a proposed plan to reorganize the federal government by consolidating a number of agencies and departments. The plan was eventually passed by Congress, resulting in the creation of the Executive Office of the President and the modern federal bureaucracy.

4. In 1964, on February 11, the first class of Peace Corps volunteers arrived in Colombia for training. The Peace Corps was established in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy as a way to promote peace and mutual understanding between the United States and other countries.

5. On February 11, 1990, Nelson Mandela, the leader of the African National Congress, was released from prison after 27 years. His release marked the beginning of the end of apartheid in South Africa and he went on to become the first black president of the country in 1994.