United States Capitol

:For other uses of "Capitol Hill," see Capitol Hill (disambiguation).

Major Events

The United States Capitol, as well as the grounds of Capitol Hill, have played host to major events. Every year since 1990, people gather on the west lawn on the Sunday before Memorial Day for the National Memorial Day Concert, broadcast on PBS.

Related Topics:
1990 - Memorial Day - PBS

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Every July 4, people gather on Capitol Hill to celebrate Independence Day.

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Among the major events the United States Capitol has hosted:

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• Presidential inaugurations
• Americans lying in state. Among them:
• President Abraham Lincoln (1865)
• President James Garfield (1881)
• President Warren Harding (1923)
• President William Howard Taft (1930)
• President Ronald Reagan (2004)
• Officer Jacob Chestnut and Detective John Gibson, the Capitol Police officers killed in the 1998 shooting incident.