<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Home_Rule_Act" id="mwAVQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="District of Columbia Home Rule Act">District of Columbia Home Rule Act</a> is passed, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to elect their own <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_government" id="mwAVU" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Local government">local government</a>.