Subjects – Congressional Gold Medal
Future President Zachary Taylor’s unprecedented three Congressional Gold Medals
May 05, 1848
Speaker of the House Robert Winthrop of Massachusetts signed the enrolled bill bestowing a third Congressional Gold Medal on Major General Zachary Taylor.
The first time Congress replaced a Congressional Gold Medal
March 14, 1904
The House of Representatives voted to approve the striking of a duplicate Congressional Gold Medal previously awarded to John Horn, Jr.
Thomas Edison’s Congressional Gold Medal
May 21, 1928
The House of Representatives voted to approve H.J. Res. 243, to award inventor Thomas A. Edison a Congressional Gold Medal.
A Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the crew of the first transatlantic flight
February 09, 1929
On this date, Congress awarded a Congressional Gold Medal to a naval aviation crew for the successful completion of the first transatlantic flight.
Congressional Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals awarded to the members of Rear Admiral Richard Byrd’s first Antarctic expedition
May 23, 1930
On this date, President Herbert Hoover signed legislation by which the 71st Congress (1929–1931) awarded Congressional Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals to the members of Rear Admiral Richard Byrd’s first Antarctic expedition.
The George Cohan Congressional Gold Medal
May 28, 1936
The Committee on the Library reported favorably on H.R. 4651, to award the Congressional Gold Medal to entertainer George M. Cohan.
The youngest Congressional Gold Medal recipient, 11-year-old Ronald Boucher
April 23, 1941
Representative Robert Secrest of Ohio, chairman of the House Committee on the Library, reported favorably to the House on legislation to present a Congressional Gold Medal to 11-year-old Ronald Boucher of Vermont.
The Roberto Walker Clemente Congressional Gold Medal
May 14, 1973
On this date, President Richard M. Nixon formally approved P.L. 93–33 (87 Stat. 71), the Roberto Walker Clemente Congressional Gold Medal.
The Congressional Gold Medal for singer Marian Anderson
March 08, 1977
On this date, President Jimmy Carter signed a bill conferring a Congressional Gold Medal upon singer Marian Anderson.
Representative Leo Ryan of California
November 18, 1978
On this date, a delegation led by Congressman Leo Ryan of California was ambushed and shot in the South American jungle of Guyana (a former British colony) leaving five dead including Representative Ryan.
The 1980 Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the U.S. Summer Olympic Team
July 30, 1980
On this date, President James Earl “Jimmy” Carter presented 450 U.S. Olympic athletes with Congressional Gold Medals on the Capitol steps.
The Congressional Gold Medal awarded to Louis L’Amour
August 26, 1982
President Ronald Reagan awarded fiction author Louis L’Amour the Congressional Gold Medal
Charles M. Schulz receives a Congressional Gold Medal
June 20, 2000
On this date, President William Jefferson Clinton signed a bill passed by Congress to posthumously award Charles M. Schulz the Congressional Gold Medal.
President Ronald W. Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan the Congressional Gold Medal
July 27, 2000
On this date, during the 106th Congress (1999–2001), H.R. 3591 was signed into law, awarding President Ronald W. Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan the Congressional Gold Medal.
An address by Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom to a Joint Meeting of Congress
July 17, 2003
On this date, Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom addressed a Joint Meeting of Congress.
The honoring of civil rights icon Rosa Parks
October 30, 2005
On this date, civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks was honored in the U.S. Capitol.