Subjects – Longworth, Nicholas
Representative Nicholas Longworth of Ohio married Alice Roosevelt
February 17, 1906
Representative Nicholas Longworth of Ohio married Alice Roosevelt, daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt, in a White House ceremony.
A flight demonstration by the Wright brothers for Washington political luminaries including House Leaders
July 29, 1909
On this date, before a crowd of Washington political luminaries including House Speaker Joe Cannon of Illinois, Orville and Wilbur Wright conducted a test flight at Fort Myer outside of Washington, D.C.
The “Comebacks” of the 64th Congress
December 05, 1915
As the 64th Congress (1915–1917) began to organize itself, the House of Representatives experienced a monumental return of former Members to the House as more than nearly one-third of its Membership had not served is the prior Congress.
The Inauguration of President Calvin Coolidge in 1925
March 04, 1925
On this date, the first national radio broadcast of an inauguration occurred when President Calvin Coolidge took the oath of office on the East Front of the Capitol.
Hopi Indians from northern Arizona performed a series of sacred dances at the U.S. Capitol.
May 15, 1926
On this date, Hopi Indians from northern Arizona performed a series of sacred dances for the public and prominent U.S. government officials on the East Front of the Capitol.
A historic change in the Oath of Office
April 15, 1929
On this date, Speaker Nicholas Longworth of Ohio changed the tradition of swearing in new Members by state delegations to swearing in all Members simultaneously.
The swearing-in of Representatives Ruth Bryan Owen of Florida and Ruth Hanna McCormick of Illinois
April 15, 1929
On this date, Ruth Hanna McCormick of Illinois and Ruth Bryan Owen of Florida were sworn in with the other Members of the 71st Congress (1929–1931), for an extraordinary session called by President Herbert Hoover to address farm relief and tariff revision.
The opening of the 72nd Congress
December 07, 1931
On this date, the 72nd Congress (1931–1933) convened as Clerk William Tyler Page called the House to order at noon on opening day.
Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn’s portrait leaves the “Board of Education”
June 19, 1962
The House moved the portrait of Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas from its longtime home to the Speaker’s Lobby.
The Capitol’s first Attending Physician, Dr. George Calver
October 11, 1966
On this date, the first Attending Physician of the Capitol retired.