Subjects – World War I
Speaker of the House James Beauchamp “Champ” Clark of Missouri
March 07, 1850
James Beauchamp “Champ” Clark of Missouri, the 39th Speaker of the House (1911–1919), was born in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky.
Representative Jeannette Rankin of Montana
June 11, 1880
Jeannette Rankin, the first woman to serve in the U.S. Congress, was born on this date near Missoula, Montana.
The swearing in of the first woman elected to Congress, Representative Jeannette Rankin of Montana
April 02, 1917
Jeannette Rankin of Montana, the first woman elected to Congress, was sworn into the House.
The House declaration of war against Germany in 1917
April 06, 1917
On this date, the House adopted a war resolution against Imperial Germany—formally committing the United States to intervention in the First World War.
A House Reception for Boris Bakhmetieff from Russia
June 23, 1917
On this date, Boris Bakhmetieff, the Russian Ambassador to the United States, spoke before the House of Representatives at a reception in the House Chamber.
President Woodrow Wilson’s Joint Session outlining his vision for a program for world peace
January 08, 1918
President Woodrow Wilson delivered an address outlining his vision for a program for world peace to a Joint Sessions and Meetings of Congress in 1918.
The House’s 1918 passage of a constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote
January 10, 1918
The House passed a constitutional amendment granting Women in Congress the right to vote by a count of 274 to 136
President Woodrow Wilson’s Joint Session regarding the Central Powers’ response to his Fourteen Points peace plan
February 11, 1918
On this date, President Woodrow Wilson addressed a Joint Session of Congress in the House Chamber regarding the Central Powers’ response to his outline of the Fourteen Points peace plan (which Wilson had delivered to Congress a month earlier).
The House’s decision to conduct business during the 1918 influenza pandemic
October 15, 1918
Absent a quorum, the House conducted business in the midst of the 1918 “Spanish” influenza pandemic.
President Woodrow Wilson’s Joint Session Address Regarding the World War I Armistice
November 11, 1918
On this date, President Woodrow Wilson dramatically announced to a Joint Session of Congress, “The war thus comes to an end.”
President Woodrow Wilson’s 1919 Annual Message
May 20, 1919
On this date, a White House emissary read President Woodrow Wilson’s Annual Message (later known as the State of the Union) to the House.
A bonus for World War I veterans
May 02, 1922
On this date, a Hearst newspaper truck from New York City delivered a petition to the Capitol bearing more than one million signatures in support of a bonus for World War I veterans.
A Joint Session of Congress memorializing President Woodrow Wilson
December 15, 1924
On this date, Dr. Edwin Anderson Alderman, president of the University of Virginia, addressed a Joint Session of Congress memorializing his close friend, the late President Woodrow Wilson.
World War I veterans bonus bill
June 15, 1932
On this date, by a vote of 211 to 176, the House passed a $2.4 billion World War I veterans bonus bill sponsored by Wright Patman of Texas.
A pay cut for Representatives during the Great Depression
March 20, 1933
In response to the financial crisis of the Great Depression, the House on this day approved a bill that reduced the salaries of Representatives and Senators from $9,000 to $8,500 per annum.
The Veterans Day (Armistice Day) holiday
November 11, 1978
On this date, the nation returned to celebrating Veterans Day (Armistice Day) on November 11.