Here Are 13 Things They Don’t Teach You About Washington DC In School

During the War of 1812, the British troops stormed Washington and set the city ablaze in the hopes of destroying it. But a massive thunderstorm and tornado hit DC, putting out most of the fires and stopped the British from setting any other fires. The National Weather Service believes that more British soldiers were killed by the storm than by gunfire.

Before construction was finished, it was used for military encampments and medical facilities during the war.

George Washington ended his time as president in 1797 and passed away before the federal government moved to DC in 1800, making him the only president to not live in the White House.

An "E" was chiseled instead of an "F" in "future." But it was later touched up. If you look closely, you can still see it.

The Capitol building was designed by a British doctor. The White House was designed by an Irish architect, the Smithsonian is named for an Englishman and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial was sculpted in China.

One in twelve DC residents are lawyers.

The first capital was New York City and then it was Philadelphia. Congress met in DC for the first time in 1800.

The Washington Wizards were originally the Chicago Packers and the Washington Redskins were originally the Boston Braves.

The famous statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square is made of British Canons that were taken in the War of 1812.

The design of Washington DC’s flag was based on the shelf from George Washington’s family’s coat of arms.

It was supposed to include a serious of columns and 30 statues of famous individuals from the Revolution Wary. But budget constraints stopped those dreams.