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1
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Capitol hill original name and what they wanted to call it

A

Jenkins hill

Capitoline

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Speaker on first time magazine

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Joseph cannon

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Speaker who married roosevelt

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Nicholas longsworth

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4
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Longest serving speaker

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Sam rayburn

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5
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Civil war not over until southern president elected

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Richard russel

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At the signing of civil right

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Mckinley dirksen

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The conscienc of the senate

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Philip hart

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“The castle”

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The smithsonian museum

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9
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Smithsonian?

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James smithson

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10
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Plane to break sound barrier

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Bell X-1

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Architect for national gallery of srt and jefferson memorial and national archives

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John Russel Pope

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12
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The only leonardo da vinci painting

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Ginevra de benci

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13
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Architect for east wing

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IM Pei

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14
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Two presidents burried in national cemetary

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President William Howard Taft and Kennedy

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15
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How many steps in tomb of the unknown

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21

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What battelship was destroyed in cuba

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USS Maine

17
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Song called what with horn?

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TAPS

18
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Photographer of world war 2 memorial

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Joe rosenthal

19
Q

Maneuvar performed by air force

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“Bomb burst”

20
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Founder of eastern air lines and pilot of war

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Eddie rickenbacker

21
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Designer of DC

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Pierre chalres Le enfant

22
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Church in DC

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Basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception

23
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Who was burried in a church?

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Woodrow wilson in the national cathedral

24
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What theatre was president lincoln killed in?

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Fords theatre

25
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What play was lincoln watching when assasinated

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Our American Cousin

26
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Main hotel in DC

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The Willard Hotel

27
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First american bishop

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John carrol

28
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Washignton monument

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555ft and 5 inches

29
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Lake in DC

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The tidal basin

30
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Fanne fox nickname

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“The argentine Firecracker”

Willbur mills

31
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Sculpture of the Abrhaman lincoln memorial

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French Daniel french

32
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FDR memorial dog

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FALA

33
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Deputy assitant secretary of defense for the western hemisphere

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Dr. FRANK mora

34
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WW2 memorial how many stars

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4,048

100 people per star

35
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16 patrols in korean war memorial

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16

36
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Who designed vietnam memorial?

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Maya lin

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