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Why does it state Washington was the first president when he was the ninth?[edit]
So many sources provide information correlating John Hanson was the first and Washington congratulated him, after voting him in. Why do we continue saying Washington was first? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.130.6.70 (talk) 07:47, 2 August 2019 (UTC)Reply[reply]
This is a tangential article and not the right place for this, but Hanson was President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation, not of the United States, which did not come into being until the U.S. constitution was ratified. Washington was therefore first President of the United States. There were 14 presidents of Congress, who simply presided over the legislature, not over the nation. And technically, Hanson wasn't the first presiding legislative officer either. Acroterion(talk) 11:56, 2 August 2019 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The sentence beginning with "Mills' Baltimore monument with cornerstone..." is quite long and difficult to read clearly. ORSfan (talk) 17:50, 15 April 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I've worked on it some. Other editors are welcome to improve more. —ADavidB 15:15, 16 April 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Has anyone hacked the Washington monumemt wiki page lately[edit]
I would appreciate it if teachers would stop saying wiki is not accurate and then turn around and quote wiki thank you come again 2603:8000:F93C:420D:D579:C66F:1C44:6339 (talk) 04:27, 1 June 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
List of tallest buildings in Washington, D.C. says "The tallest structure in the city, excluding radio towers, is the Washington Monument ... The structure, however, is not generally considered a high-rise building as it does not have successive floors that can be occupied." The Washington Monument is not ranked in the list of buildings at that article, it is only included for comparative purposes. That list says the Basilica is the tallest building in the city. History of the world's tallest buildings says "Since the completion of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. in 1884, the world's tallest structure has generally not simultaneously been the world's tallest building." It also says "The non-profit international organization Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), which maintains a set of criteria for determining the height of tall buildings, defines a 'building' as '(A) structure that is designed for residential, business or manufacturing purposes' and that 'has floors'". GA-RT-22 (talk) 20:31, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]