20th Century
July 4, 1906–The District
January 2, 1975–The newly
Building, on 14th Street and
elected Mayor Walter Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue, becomes
and first elected council take
the official City Hall.
office.
1914–The Lincoln Memorial
February 3, 1976–The first
is complete.
election for advisory neighbor-
hood commissioners is held.
March 29, 1978–The first
segment of the Metrorail Red
January 2, 1992–Mayor
Line opens.
Sharon Pratt Dixon, the first
woman mayor, takes office.
August 22, 1978–Congress
approves the District of Columbia
January 2, 1995–Marion Barry
Voting Rights Amendment,
takes office for an unprecedented
which would give District resi-
fourth term as mayor of the District
July 1, 1952–
dents voting representation in the
of Columbia.
The
House and Senate. The proposed
Reorganization Plan of 1952
constitutional amendment was
transfers the functions of more
not ratified by the necessary num-
April 17, 1995–President
than 50 boards to the three
ber of states (38) within the allot-
Clinton signed the law creating a
commissioners.
ted seven years.
presidentially appointed District of
Columbia financial control board
and a mayor-appointed chief
March 29, 1961–The 23rd
January 2, 1979–Mayor
financial officer.
Amendment to the Constitution
Marion Barry takes office. JsM will take place
gives District residents the right to
August 1–6 in
vote for president.
July 13, 1995–The newly
2009. For all details
November 4, 1980–District
appointed financial control board
pertaining to the
April 22, 1968–
electors approve the District
holds its first public meeting.
District resi-
meeting, visit
of Columbia Statehood
dents receive the right to elect a
www.amstat.org/
Constitutional Convention
Board of Education.
of 1979, which became DC
February 14, 1996–Mayor
meetings/2009/jsm.
Law 3–171 and which called
Barry announces a transforma-
December 24, 1973–
for convening a state constitu-
tion plan to reduce the size of
Congress approves the District of
tional convention.
government and increase its effi-
ciency.
Columbia Self-Government and
Governmental Reorganization
November 2, 1982–After
Act, P.L. 93–198, which estab-
the constitutional convention,
January 2, 1999–Former may-
lishes an elected mayor and
a constitution for the State of
or-appointed chief financial officer
13-member council.
New Columbia is ratified by
Anthony A. Williams begins his first
District voters.
term as mayor of Washington, DC.
May 7, 1974–Voters of the
District of Columbia approve by
October 1, 1984–The
21st Century
referendum the District charter
District enters the municipal September 11, 2001–Terrorist
and the establishment of advisory
bond market. attack destroys part of the Pentagon.
neighborhood commissions.
General elections are held for
mayor and council on November
1992–The House of January 2, 2007–Adrian
5, 1974.
Representatives approves state- Fenty is the fifth elected mayor of
hood for Washington, DC, but Washington, DC.
the Senate does not.
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