From closed federal buildings and memorials to rallies on Capitol Hill, the October 2013 shutdown had a big impact on D.C. and the federal workforce.
Capitol Visitor Center tour guide Mary Ellen Anderson, of Alexandria, Va., calls over a group of visitors for the start of a tour on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013 in Washington. After a 16 day shutdown the Capitol Visitors Center reopened, barriers went down at National Park Service sites, and thousands of furloughed federal workers began returning to work throughout the country.
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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