112th Congress, 2nd Session
December 11, 1941
On this date, the House approved a declaration of war against Axis Powers Germany and Italy—just three days after Congress had declared war against Japan.
October 13, 1949
Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru of India addressed a House Reception.
March 09, 1977
Representative Frances Bolton of Ohio, a civil rights advocate and one-time leading woman in Congress, died.
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