The United States Congress fails to meet in Washington, D.C.
=== The rise to world power, the New Deal, and World War II ===The United States remained neutral from the outbreak of World War I in 1914 until 1917 when it joined the war as an "associated power" alongside the Allies of World War I, helping to turn the tide against the Central Powers
=== 1780s1820s: Formative Era ===Federalists and anti-federalists jostled for power in the early years as political parties became pronounced

