Pierre Charles L'Enfant ( August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. Events 400 BC-AD 1899 338 BC - Rise of Macedon: Philip II of Macedon crushes Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea. 216 BC - Punic Wars: In the... 2 August Events June 19 - The Albany Convention of New England Colonies proposes an American Union Duke of Saxony takes the Colditz Castle to his own use Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Mahmud I (1730-1754) to Osman III (1754-1757) Beginning of the French and Indian War in... 1754 – June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. Events 1381 - King Richard II of England meets the leaders of Peasants Revolt. 1645 - English Civil War: Battle of Naseby - 12,000 Royalist forces are beaten by 15,000... 14 June Events January 4 - King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies dies and is succeeded by his son Francis I of the Two Sicilies. February 9 - After no presidential candidate received a majority of electoral votes, the United States House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams President of the United States... 1825) designed the street plan of the Federal City in the The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America¹, the States, or (archaically) Columbia — is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii... United States, now known as Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Washington, DC. Born in France, he came to the American colonies as a A military engineer is primarily responsible for the design and construction of offensive and defensive structures for warfare. Other duties include the layout, placement, maintenance and dismantling of defensive minefields and the clearing of enemy minefields and the construction and destruction of bridges. In some cases an engineer may be... military engineer with General is a military rank, in most nations the highest rank, although some nations have the higher rank of Field Marshal. The title is used by land and sometimes air forces. In the navies of the world, the equivalent rank is Admiral. Its equivalent rank in the Royal Air Force... General Marie-Joseph-Paul-Roch-Yves-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette (September 6, 1757–May 20, 1834), was a French aristocrat most famous for his participation in the American Revolutionary War and early French Revolution. La Fayette is considered a national hero in both France and the United... Lafayette and became closely identified with the United States, adopting the name Peter. He was wounded at the siege of Savannah Savannah is a city located in Chatham County, Georgia. The population was 131,510 for the city (and 257,889 for the metropolitan area) in the 2000 census. It is located at latitude 32°50 North, longitude 81°60 West. The city is the county seat of... Savannah in Events The Iron Bridge is completed across the Severn river in Shropshire; the first all cast-iron bridge ever constructed. Boulton and Watts Smethwick Engine, now the oldest working engine in the world, is brought into service. The city of Tampere is founded in Finland. May 13 - War of... 1779, but recovered and served in General Washington's staff for the remainder of the Before the Revolution: The 13 colonies are in red, the pink area was claimed by Great Britain after the French and Indian War, and the orange region was claimed by Spain. The American Revolution refers to the series of events, ideas, and changes that resulted in the political separation of... Revolutionary War.

Following the war, he achieved some fame as an Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person licensed in the art of planning, designing and overseeing the construction of buildings, or more generally, the designer of a scheme or plan. See architecture or landscape architecture Architects and landscape architects are considered professionals on par with doctors... architect by designing The statue of George Washington in front of Federal Hall, on the site where he was inaugurated as the first U.S. President Federal Hall, once located at 26 Wall Street in New York City, was the first capitol building of the United States. The building was demolished in the... Federal Hall in This is an article about New York City; see also NYC, New York, and New York, New York. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005. New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States and is at... New York City. Shortly thereafter, he entered a competition for the design of a new federal capital and won the competition, and the layout was begun in Events January 25 - The British Parliament passes the Constitutional Act of 1791, splitting the old province of Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada March 3 - The U.S. Congress passes a resolution calling for the establishment of the United States Mint (U.S. Mint not created until next year). March... 1791.

Because of his irascible personality, L'Enfant's plan for the Federal City was only partially executed during his lifetime. He was dismissed from the execution of the project, and in anger, took his drawings with him. But much of the plan was reproduced from the memory of Benjamin Banneker (November 9, 1731 _ October 9, 1806) was born in Maryland. He was an African_American astronomer, clockmaker, and publisher and was instrumental in surveying the District of Columbia. Banneker was the son and grandson of freed slaves from Africa. His maternal grandmother was an indentured servant from England... Benjamin Banneker, a A mathematician is a person whose area of study and research is mathematics. Roles Mathematicians not only study, but also research, and this must be given prominent mention here, because a misconception that everything in mathematics is already known is widespread among persons not learned in that field. In fact... mathematician, who was working with Surveying is concerned with the application of mathematics and physics in obtaining accurate measurements for the determination of the position of points on the Earths surface. Surveying has been an essential element in the development of the human environment since the beginning of recorded history and it is a... surveyors Andrew and Joseph Ellicott (November 1, 1760 - August 19, 1826) was a surveyor, city planner, land office agent, canal commissioner and judge born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, of the Quaker faith. In 1790 his brother Andrew was hired by the federal government to survey the new federal district, which was to become... Joseph Ellicott. Because of this he was never paid, and fell into disgrace, spending much of the rest of his life trying to dun Congress for payment. He was offered a position as Professor of Engineering at Alternate meanings: West Point (disambiguation). The Chapel at West Point The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point and USMA, is a U.S. military academy and former Army fort. It is located in West Point, New York, on the west bank of the Hudson River about 50... West Point in Events January 1 - the Allgemeines Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch, the Austrian civil code enters into force in the Austrian Empire February 2 - Russia establishes a fur trading colony at Fort Ross, California February 7 - The strongest in a series of massive earthquakes near New Madrid, Missouri, est. >8 on Richter... 1812 but declined. L'Enfant died in poverty and was buried at the farm of a friend in Prince Georges County is a suburban county located in the state of Maryland immediately east of Washington, D.C.. It is notable as the wealthiest majority-African-American county in the country. The county was named for Prince George of Denmark, the brother of King Christian V of Denmark... Prince George's County, Maryland.

In 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). Events January-March January 1 - World celebrates what is regarded as the start of the new century. ( Zero-ists argument that new century should be celebrated in 1900 rejected worldwide). January 1 - The British colonies of New South... 1901 the McMillan Commission rediscovered the layout and used it as the cornerstone of its Events January-April January 28 - The Carnegie Institution is founded in Washington, DC with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie. France, Loisys Lévangile et lEglise which inaugurates the Modernist Crisis February 11 - Police beat up universal suffrage demonstrators in Brussels. February 15 – Berlin underground opened... 1902 report, which laid out a plan for a sweeping Facing west across the Mall, with ones back towards the United States Capitol. The Washington Monument is visible in the background, with the dome of the National Gallery of Art reaching above the trees to the right. The National Mall (or just The Mall) in Washington, DC is an... National Mall. His adopted nation finally recognising his genius, L'Enfant was reinterred in Arlington National Cemetery - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE55Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE60Fixes.css; /**/ Arlington National Cemetery From Wikipedia Arlington Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia, is an American military cemetery established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Robert E. Lee... Arlington National Cemetery with a ceremony at the Capitol Rotunda in 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). Events January – March January 16 - Ernest Shackletons expedition finds the magnetic South Pole. January 28 - United States troops leave Cuba after being there since the Spanish-American War. February 12 - The National Association for the Advancement... 1909 and honored with a monument at his grave in 1911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Events January-June January 1 - Northern Territory is separated from South Australia January 3 - In London, in what becomes known as the Siege of Sidney Street, the Metropolitan Police and the Scots Guards engage in a shootout... 1911.