The following is a list of events of the year 2023 in
Washington, D.C.
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Incumbents
State government
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Mayor
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Muriel Bowser
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Events
* January 7 –
Killing of Karon Blake
In the early morning of January 7, 2023, in Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C., the United States, Jason Lewis shot and killed 13-year-old Karon Blake.
Lewis, a Black 41-year-old father of four and longtime D. C. Parks and Recreation employee, h ...
* May 22 –
2023 Lafayette Square U-Haul crash
* June 4 –
2023 Virginia plane crash
* July 2 –
2023 White House cocaine incident
* November 4 –
National March on Washington: Free Palestine
* November 14 –
March for Israel
The March for Israel was a pro-Israel demonstration that took place at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on November 14, 2023. The rally was organized by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (CoP) and the Jewi ...
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2023 in the United States
The following is a list of events of the year 2023 in the United States.
The dominant political story of the year has been the 270-day long speakership of Representative Kevin McCarthy, whose slim majority in the House of Representatives has ...
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