The Eighth Amendment (Amendment VIII) of the United States Constitution prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishment. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that this amendment's Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause also applies to the states. The phrases in this amendment originated in the English Bill of Rights of 1689. This amendment was adopted on December 15, 1791, along with the rest of the United States Bill of Rights.
BaltimoreâWashington International Airport. Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (IATA: BWI, ICAO: KBWI, FAA LID: BWI) is an international airport located in Linthicum in northern unincorporated Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The airport is 9 miles (14 km) south of downtown Baltimore and 32 miles (51 km) northeast of Washington, D.C.
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. BWI is the closest airport to Columbia, at approximately 18 miles east of the town. Major airlines servicing BWI include, but are not limited to, American Airlines, U.S. Airways, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Delta and British Airways.ulles International Airport is approximately 45 miles southwest of Columbia in Fairfax County, Virginia. As Dulles is an international hub, you may depart from there if you are traveling to Europe or destinations beyond the Western Hemisphere in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.