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The President of the United Stated of America has selected you to be a Washington DC tour guide for the summer.
This is a very prestigious honor.   You must become an expert on a Washington D.C. landmark.

You must:
1)  do some  research about that landmark

2)  write a fact sheet about this landmark

3) write a paragraph to present back to the President for his approval.

The President has full confidence in your work so don't let him down!

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1) Watch the video and list all the attractions mentioned.

2) Choose one of the attractions you listed.

3) Click on the corresponding link in 'step 2' to find important information about this attraction

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The International Spy Museum opened in DC in 2002. It is the only public museum in the United States solely dedicated to espionage and the only one in the world to provide a global perspective on an all-but-invisible profession that has shaped history and continues to have a significant impact on world events.

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

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Welcome to the National Air and Space Museum

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Student orientation video for school groups planning a visit to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on the National Mall in Washington, DC. See http://www.nasm.si.edu/visit/ for more information.

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http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/monuments/whitehouse/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/about/inside-white-house

https://www.whitehousehistory.org/questions

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Deconstructing History: White House | History

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https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/presidents/thomas_jefferson_memorial.html

https://www.citywalkingguide.com/westnationalmall/factsaboutthejeffersonmemorial

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Jefferson Memorial, Washington DC - USA Travel Guide

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Take a tour of Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC, United States -- part of the World's Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats. The Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. can sometimes be lost among the taller, older monuments in the city.

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https://www.tripsavvy.com/arlington-national-cemetery-guide-1039284

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Since 1868, Arlington National Cemetery has been the focal point of national Memorial Day commemorations. As the United States honors its fallen military heroes, explore eight surprising facts about one of the most sacred pieces of ground in America.

1. Arlington National Cemetery is located on Confederate General Robert E. Lee's confiscated estate.
Days after resigning from the U.S. Army on April 20, 1861, to take command of Virginian forces in the Civil War, Robert E. Lee left the Arlington estate where he had married Mary Lee and lived for 30 years. He would never return. After Virginia seceded from the Union on May 23, 1861, Union troops crossed the Potomac River from the national capital and occupied the 200-acre property and house that been built by George Washington Parke Custis, Mary's father and the step-grandson of George Washington. After Mary Lee, confined to a wheelchair, sent a representative instead of appearing personally to pay a $92.07 tax bill, the government seized the property in 1864. With Washington, D.C., teeming with dead soldiers and out of burial space, Quartermaster General Montgomery C. Meigs formally proposed Arlington as the location of a new military cemetery. On May 13, 1864, 21-year-old Private William Christman of Pennsylvania, who had died of peritonitis, became the first military man buried at Arlington. To ensure the house would forever be uninhabitable for the Lees, Meigs directed graves to be placed as close to the mansion as possible, and in 1866 he ordered the remains of 2,111 unknown Civil War soldiers killed on battlefields near Washington, D.C., to be placed inside a vault in the Lees' rose garden.

2. A Supreme Court ruling in 1882 could have resulted in the exhumation of 17,000 graves.
More than a decade after Lee's death, the Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. government had seized his estate without due process and ordered it returned to his family in the same condition as when it was illegally confiscated. If followed, the ruling could have required the exhumation of all of Arlington's dead, but instead Lee's son officially sold the property to Congress for $150,000 in 1883.

3. The cemetery hosted the first national Memorial Day commemoration in 1868.
In 1868, General John A. Logan, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, officially proclaimed May 30 as Decoration Day "for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion." The first national commemoration took place at Arlington on May 30, 1868, with General Ulysses S. Grant in attendance and General James Garfield as the featured speaker. Decoration Day was eventually renamed Memorial Day.

4. Arlington is the only national cemetery to hold servicemen from every war in U.S. history.
Although the first military burial at Arlington National Cemetery didn't occur until 1864, the burial ground holds the remains of those who fought in every war since the Revolution. In 1892, soldiers killed in the Revolutionary War were reinterred from a Georgetown cemetery, and casualties from the War of 1812 have been reburied at Arlington as well.

5. Three World War II enemy combatants are buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Scattered among America's honored dead are two Italian prisoners of war and one German prisoner of war captured during World War II. The three enemy combatants died in captivity in the Washington, D.C., area, and the Geneva Conventions required proper burials. With Arlington being the closest national cemetery, the men were buried there. In total, there are approximately 60 foreign nationals interred in Arlington, most being allied servicemen who perished in air disasters that included American soldiers.

6. Nearly 4,000 former slaves are buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
After seizing Lee's estate, the federal government set aside acreage to be a model community for emancipated, freed and fugitive slaves. Freedman's Village included farmland, homes, a hospital, a school and a mess hall before shuttering in 1900. African-Americans who lived at the village were buried on the property, and their graves were incorporated into Section 27 of Arlington National Cemetery. Their headstones are inscribed with "citizen" or "civilian."

7. There may never be another addition to the Tomb of the Unknowns.
Among the 5,000 unknowns entombed at Arlington are the unidentified remains of World War I, World War II and Korean War servicemen buried at the Tomb of the Unknowns. An unknown from the Vietnam War was entombed in 1984, but the remains were exhumed in 1998, positively identified by DNA testing as those of Air Force First Lieutenant Michael Joseph Blassie and reinterred at a military cemetery in Missouri. Advancements in DNA testing may mean that all future remains will be able to be positively identified and no future interments at the Tomb of the Unknowns will occur.

8. Soldiers plant flags in front of every tombstone on Memorial Day weekend.
On every Memorial Day weekend since 1948, troops in the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment-the Army's official ceremonial unit known as the "Old Guard"-have placed small American flags in front of all of Arlington's tombstones. Each flag is planted precisely one foot in front of a grave marker and perfectly centered. This year, 1,700 soldiers participated in the tradition known as "Flags-In." They planted approximately 220,000 flags on the Thursday evening before Memorial Day, and they will be removed at the holiday's conclusion.

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Arlington National Cemetery: 8 Surprising Facts - History in the Headlines

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Since 1868, Arlington National Cemetery has been the focal point of national Memorial Day commemorations. As the United States honors its fallen military heroes, explore eight surprising facts about one of the most sacred pieces of ground in America. 1. Arlington National Cemetery is located on Confederate General Robert E.

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https://www.aoc.gov/facts/capitol-hill#question-532

https://www.citywalkingguide.com/washingtondceastmall/interesting-facts-about-the-us-capitol-building

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United States Capitol Facts for Kids | KidzSearch.com

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The first capital city of the United States was New York City. At this time, Congress met in City Hall ( Federal Hall) from 1785 to 1790. When the capital was moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 1790 to 1800, the Philadelphia County Building ( Congress Hall) became the capitol.

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https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc71.htm

https://www.citywalkingguide.com/westnationalmall/factsaboutthelincolnmemorial

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The Lincoln Memorial - EnchantedLearning.com

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The Lincoln Memorial: The Lincoln Memorial commemorates the life of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial, Washington

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This large memorial, which opened in 1997, honors Franklin D. Roosevelt, president of the United States of America from 1933 until 1945. The memorial covers a total of about 7.5 acres, or 3ha.

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We call our national parks our national inheritance. We call them our nation's gems - our legacy for future generations. We talk about the places they protect and the stories they preserve so that we never forget, never take for granted the struggles it took to forge this nation of ours.

Of the many narratives that have shaped our collective heritage, that of our armed forces stands apart.

Our military history is made up of tales of extraordinary heroism, determination, and sacrifice. These tales are interwoven into the National Park System - not only in battlefield and military parks, but also into our nation's most iconic gems like Yosemite National Park and Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

In fact, if you were to examine the list of most-visited sites in the National Park System, you'd find a popular - and moving - place where you can learn about the courage and service of our military women and men at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Located on the northwest corner of National Mall and Memorial Parks, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is an exceptional national park site where you can pay tribute to the men and women who served and who lost their lives during the Vietnam War. Within the site, visitors have the opportunity to honor the names of the fallen who are inscribed on the Memorial Wall, visit the Three Servicemen statue, look upon the Vietnam Women's Memorial statue, and reflect at the In Memory plaque.

Having welcomed over 5.5 million people last year, our veterans' stories continue to resonate with visitors at this national park site. Their grit and sacrifice continue to inspire us to give thanks for their service and to never take for granted the cost of our freedom.

The next time you have the opportunity to visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, let these fascinating facts help guide you through the powerful stories and symbolism enshrined within this national park.

The Memorial Wall

The Three Servicemen statue

Vietnam Women's Memorial statue

In Memory Plaque

On Veterans Day of 2004, the In Memory plaque was added to the memorial site.

It is located at the northeast corner of the memorial plaza surrounding The Three Servicemen statue.

It is meant to recognize the soldiers whose life was cut short as a result of their service in the war, but whose names were not eligible for inscription on the Memorial Wall.

The causes of death that were attributed to their service in Vietnam included PTSD-related illness, Hodgkin's and Parkinson's, exposure to chemicals such as Agent Orange, and cancer.

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is one of many sites in the National Park System that preserve and honor the contributions of our military women and men. Visit the battlefields, military parks, historic sites, and memorials that stand as reminders of their sacrifice, learn about their struggles and experiences defending our values, and give thanks for their valor.

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24 Things to Know When Visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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We call our national parks our national inheritance. We call them our nation's gems - our legacy for future generations. We talk about the places they protect and the stories they preserve so that we never forget, never take for granted the struggles it took to forge this nation of ours.