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jun 20, 1790 - "The Room Where it Happens"

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- Congress debates where the capital should be placed…
- Virginia as the nation’s capital
- Jefferson helps convince Maddison
- Maddison purposes Potomac

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jun 20, 1790
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~ 236 years ago