112th Congress, 2nd Session
August 01, 1822
Matthew Lyon,one of a handful of U.S. House Member to represent two states, died.
February 01, 1877
On this date, a Joint Session of the 45th Congress (1877–1879) met for the first time to count the electoral votes in the 1876 presidential election.
November 04, 1880
On this date, Representative James Garfield of Ohio become the first (and still the only) sitting House Member to be elected President of the United States.
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