News88 Blog Of The Day 05/22/2005: Part 6 Of 8 Paragraph Essay: WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Please refer back to the blog of the day for 03/05/2005. Saturday, March 05, 2005 for your information, for more information.

Yesterdays blog: Part 5 Of 8 Paragraph Essay: WASHINGTON, D.C.
Todays blog: Part 6 Of 8 Paragraph Essay: WASHINGTON, D.C.
Tomorrows blog: Part 7 Of 8 Paragraph Essay: WASHINGTON, D.C.

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On Aug. 22, 1978, Congress passed a proposed constitutional amendment to give Washington, DC, voting representation in the Congress. The amendment had to be ratified by at least 38 state legislatures within seven years to become effective. It died in 1985. A petition asking for the district's admission to the Union as the 51st state was filed in Congress on Sept. 9, 1983, and new statehood bills were introduced in 1993. The district is continuing this drive for statehood.

TO BE CONTINUED..........................

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P.S.S. Source of this article: Time Almanac 2005. Washington, D.C. has already been covered with the link to Politics1 Washington, D.C. page, Congress.org Washington, D.C. links on their states map, and also Wikipedia. Sorry, and Thanks!