1. In 1963, President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy arrived in Washington D.C. following their trip to Texas, where the President was assassinated just three days prior.

2. In 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington D.C. The memorial includes the names of over 58,000 soldiers who died or went missing during the Vietnam War.

3. In 1998, Marion Barry, the former mayor of Washington D.C., was elected to the D.C. City Council. Barry had previously served as mayor from 1979 to 1991, and again from 1995 to 1999.

4. In 2010, the Smithsonian National Museum of American History reopened after a two-year renovation. The museum is home to a vast collection of objects and artifacts that tell the story of the United States.

5. In 2019, the Washington Nationals baseball team celebrated their first-ever World Series Championship with a victory parade through the streets of Washington D.C. The team had defeated the Houston Astros in seven games to win the title.