Why Isn't Washington, D.C. a State?

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Why Isn't Washington, D.C. a State?

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A new bill aims to make Washington, D.C. the U.S.'s 51st state -- but why wasn't it created as a state to begin with, and why have similar bills failed in the past? Learn the history of the District of Columbia in this episode of BrainStuff.
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