 In the almanac this morning, it was this date in 1790, Washington, D.C. was established as the permanent capital of the country, replacing Philadelphia. You remember the reason why? It was part of a plan to appease pro-slavery states who feared a northern capital as being too sympathetic to abolitionists. It was this date in 1935 the world's first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in this date in 1995.