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flag of Washington, D.C.: References & Edit History

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Modified link of Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of District of Columbia, United States.	Gloria Lotha	Feb 14, 2018
	Add new Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of District of Columbia, United States.	Aakanksha Gaur	Jan 16, 2015
	Add new Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of District of Columbia, United States.	Aakanksha Gaur	Jan 16, 2015
	New article added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Nov 10, 2005