On this day, 16 July, 1790, US President George Washington signed the Residence Act into law. The act founded the new US capital that would become Washington D.C and have this flag. (upload.wikimedia.org)
Here’s the Wikipedia article on the flag, which is quite extensive: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Washington,_D.C....
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