Flag of the District of Columbia The flag of Washington, D.C. consists of three red stars above two red bars on a white background. It is based upon the design of the coat of arms of the family of George Washington. For heraldic reasons, the stars are properly called "mullets." Image File history File links Flag_of_Washington,_D.C..svg The flag of Washington, D.C. It is from openclipart. ...
Image File history File links Flag_of_Washington,_D.C..svg The flag of Washington, D.C. It is from openclipart. ...
Arms of the head of the Washington Family The coat of arms of George Washington, President of the United States of America from 1789 to 1797, were first used to identify the family in the twelfth century, when one of George Washingtons ancestors took possession of Washington manor in...
Heraldry in its most general sense encompasses all matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of officers of arms. ...
In heraldry the term mullet or molet refers to a charge or a difference in the conventional shape of a star - by default one with five points (compare pentagram). ...
For over a century, the District of Columbia was without an official flag and flew several unofficial banners — usually the flag of the D.C. National Guard. In 1938, Congress established a commission to choose an official, original design. The commission ended up choosing in a public competition a design by Charles A.R. Dunn, a graphic designer. His design was officially adopted on October 15, 1938. Dunn had first proposed this design for the D.C. flag in 1921. Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: Country United States Federal District District of Columbia Government - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) - City Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D...
Type Bicameralism Houses Senate House of Representatives United States Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D, since January 4, 2007 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D, since January 4, 2007 Members 535 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups (as of November 7, 2006 elections) Democratic Party Republican...
Saul Basss poster for the film The Man with the Golden Arm - a highly regarded work of graphic design. ...
October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years). ...
Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
In 2002, the D.C. city council debated a proposal to change the flag in protest of the District's lack of voting rights in Congress. The new design would have added the letters "D.C." to the center star and the words "Taxation Without / Representation" in white to the two red bars. The change presumably would have been temporary and revoked once the city achieved equal representation or statehood. It passed the city council on a 10-2 vote but support for the proposal soon eroded and then-Mayor Anthony Williams never signed the bill. The Council of the District of Columbia is the legislative branch of the local government of Washington, D.C.. As such, it is analogous to the city councils of other cities in the United States, but in some manners it is also analogous to state legislatures. ...
Many democracy activists argue for District of Columbia voting rights—i. ...
In a 2004 poll on the North American Vexillological Association website, Washington, D.C.'s flag was voted the best design among United States city flags [1]. It had previously placed eighth in their survey of North American state and provincial flags [2]. NAVA flag The North American Vexillological Association (NAVA) is a body devoted to the study of flags. ...
See also The Great Seal of the District of Columbia depicts Lady Justice hanging a wreath on a statue of George Washington; the motto of the District of Columbia, JUSTITIA OMNIBUS (Latin: Justice for All); and 1871, the year of the seals creation. ...
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