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5 Fun Facts About June 3 In District Of Columbia History

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1. Georgetown University was founded on June 3, 1789. It is the oldest Catholic and Jesuit university in the United States, and is located in Washington, D.C.

2. The Battle of Fort Stevens took place on June 3-4, 1864, during the American Civil War. It was the only time during the war that a sitting U.S. President (Abraham Lincoln) came under direct enemy fire.

3. On June 3, 1943, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of wartime internment of Japanese-Americans in the case of Hirabayashi v. United States. It was a controversial decision at the time, and is now widely seen as a violation of civil rights.

4. The first streetcars in Washington, D.C. began running on June 3, 1862. The system eventually grew to be one of the largest in the world, but was dismantled in the mid-20th century due to competition from buses and automobiles.

5. On June 3, 2019, Washington, D.C. officially became the 51st state in the United States when the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill to grant statehood to the district. The bill was not passed by the U.S. Senate, however, and D.C. remains a federal district without full representation in Congress.
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