Washington DC compensated emancipation 1862

Washington, DC ended slavery before the Emancipation Proclamation

9 months earlier

In 1862, the Compensated Emancipation Act freed about 3,100 people in Washington, DC. It did so nine months before the Emancipation Proclamation.

The Pantheon still has the largest unreinforced concrete dome

Lighter material near the dome’s top, hidden chambers in the rotunda, and an open hole at the peak all reduce its structural load.

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