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Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia, also known as Washington or D.C. or locally simply as the District, is the capital city and federal district of the United States. It is located on the east bank of the Potomac River, which forms its southwestern and southern border with the U.S. state of Virginia, and it shares a land border with the U.S. state of Maryland on its other sides. The city was named for George Washington, a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, and the federal district is named after Columbia, the female personification of the nation. As the seat of the U.S. federal government and several international organizations, the city is an important world political capital. It is one of the most visited cities in the U.S., with over 20 million annual visitors as of 2016.

The U.S. Constitution provides for a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of Congress; the district is not a part of any U.S. state (nor is it one itself). The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of the capital district located along the Potomac River near the country's East Coast. The City of Washington was founded in 1791, and Congress held its first session there in 1800. In 1801, the territory, formerly part of Maryland and Virginia (including the settlements of Georgetown and Alexandria), officially became recognized as the federal district. In 1846, Congress returned the land originally ceded by Virginia, including the city of Alexandria; in 1871, it created a single municipal government for the remaining portion of the district. There have been efforts to make the city into a state since the 1880s, a movement that has gained momentum in recent years, and a statehood bill passed the House of Representatives in 2021.

When he was young, he was sick, deaf in both ears and blind in both eyes. At the age of seven, Anne Sullivan became her tutor and became her mentor and mentor for 50 years. With the help of Sullivan, he entered the university and graduated with honors. When she was in college, she wrote "the Story of my Life", which tells how she overcame the disabled and inspired thousands of disabled and normal people. The book has been translated into 50 languages and spread all over the world. Since then, many words and several autobiographical novels have been written to show that darkness and silence do not exist. Later, Keller became an outstanding social reformer, making speeches all over the United States, Europe and Asia, raising money for the blind and deaf-mute. During World War II, she visited a number of hospitals to comfort blind soldiers, and her spirit was respected by people. 1964
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