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. ; On July 9 70 sailors and marines landed at Yerba Buena and raised the American flag Later that day in Sonoma the Bear Flag was lowered and the American flag was raised in its place. There is no record of early settlers having observed marine mammals in the Potomac but several sightings of Atlantic Bottle-nosed Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) were reported during the 19th century in July 1844 a pod of 14 adults and young was followed up the river by men in boats as high as the Aqueduct Bridge (approximately the same location occupied by Key Bridge today)!

Alexander Hamilton Washington D.C. Business Directory his article is about the capital of the United States For the state on the U.S West Coast see Washington (state) For the former district in the Pacific Northwest see Columbia District For the history of the District of Columbia as a separate legal entity see District of Columbia (until 1871) for other uses see United States capital (disambiguation) and Washington (disambiguation). Richard Smith New Jersey 1 Yes 1.1 Origins The Senate has an important check on the executive power by confirming Cabinet officials judges and other high officers "by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate" it confirms most presidential nominees but rejections are not uncommon Furthermore treaties negotiated by the President must be ratified by a two-thirds majority vote in the Senate to take effect As a result presidential arm-twisting of senators can happen before a key vote; for example President Obama's secretary of state Hillary Clinton urged her former senate colleagues to approve a nuclear arms treaty with Russia in 2010 the House of Representatives has no formal role in either the ratification of treaties or the appointment of federal officials other than in filling a vacancy in the office of the vice president; in such a case a majority vote in each House is required to confirm a president's nomination of a vice president. See also: List of newspapers in Washington D.C and List of television shows set in Washington D.C, Further information: Saint Patrick's Battalion, African Union: Addis Ababa and Midrand (Johannesburg). A statute enacted as part of the compromise prohibited the slave trade but allowed slavery itself in the District of Columbia. Southerners in Congress were unanimous in opposing that provision which was seen as a concession to the abolitionists but they were outvoted. 14 See also Demographics Maj Gen, Power in the chamber Lawmakers who spend serious time along the "rail of the House floor or in the Senate cloakroom ministering to the needs of their colleagues" Famous legislator Henry Clay in the mid-19th century was described as an "issue entrepreneur" who looked for issues to serve his ambitions.:34. In July 1777 British General John Burgoyne led the Saratoga campaign south from Quebec through Lake Champlain and recaptured Fort Ticonderoga with the objective of dividing New England including control of the Hudson River But General Howe in British-occupied New York blundered taking his army south to Philadelphia rather than up the Hudson River to join Burgoyne near Albany. Meanwhile Washington and Lafayette rushed to Philadelphia to engage Howe and were shocked to learn of Burgoyne's progress in upstate New York where the Patriots were led by General Philip Schuyler and successor Horatio Gates Washington's army of less experienced men were defeated in the pitched battles at Philadelphia, On July 9 1799 Washington finished making his last will; the longest provision concerned slavery All of his slaves were to be freed after the death of his wife Martha Washington said he did not free them immediately because his slaves intermarried with his wife's dower slaves He forbade their sale or transportation out of Virginia His will provided that old and young freed people be taken care of indefinitely; younger ones were to be taught to read and write and placed in suitable occupations. Washington freed over 160 slaves that included 25 slaves he had acquired from his wife's brother in payment of a debt freed by graduation. He was among the few large slave-holding Virginians during the Revolutionary Era who emancipated their slaves, In 1885 Congress proclaimed Washington's birthday to be a federal holiday. Twentieth-century biographer Douglas Southall Freeman concluded "The great big thing stamped across that man is character." Modern historian David Hackett Fischer has expanded upon Freeman's assessment defining Washington's character as "integrity self-discipline courage absolute honesty resolve and decision but also forbearance decency and respect for others".