Washington, D.C. (The Eagle Looks to the Right)

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as "Washington", "the District", or simply "D.C.", is the capital of the United States. The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of a capital district located along the Potomac River on the country's East Coast. The U.S. Constitution provided for a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Congress and the District is therefore not a part of any state.

On September 11, 2001, Washington, D.C. was targeted by Al-Qaeda terrorists that managed to hijack United Airline Flight 93 and crash it into the Capitol Building. It was the first time since the War of 1812 that the capital of the United States was attacked by a hostile foreign belligerent.