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Brief Guide To The Capital of USA Washington DC

02 August 2010

Washington D.C. is the United States of America’s capital city and serves as one of the most popular destinations in the country as far as tourism is concerned. With many museums, federal buildings, hotels and restaurants, the District of Columbia is well equipped to handle millions of tourists every year, and the small federal city in fact thrives on the tourism.

D.C. initially stands out to people because it’s the quintessential “American” city. Although the USA isn’t always the most popular country around the globe, many people are still interested in the country that was essentially birthed of immigrants and rose to prominence as one of the most powerful countries on the planet.

America’s first president, George Washington, selected the small square area that would eventually become Washington D.C. in the late 1700s. Before the federal city was located on the easternmost border of the state of Virginia, it had been located in New York City and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Princeton Club - a private club for alumni of USA's most elite universities

30 November 2009

New York City is extremely well-known for having many extravagant and exclusive clubs. The Princeton Club of New York, one of the city’s oldest, was founded in December of 1899.

Although Princeton is located in New Jersey, just a stone’s throw across the river, New York City was the perfect place to open up an establishment catering to the faculty and alumni of the prestigious Princeton University. When it first opened the Princeton club had four separate homes. Today, the club is situated in a single building, located at 15 W. 43rd Street in Manhattan.

As with many of the early elitist alumni clubs in the area, only men-white men-were allowed membership. However, Princeton’s private club would eventually loosen their standards and accept women as members in the 1970s. Minorities were soon to follow.

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