Subjects –
Johnson, Lyndon B.
The Civil Rights Act of 1957
June 18, 1957
On this date, the House of Representatives passed the initial version of what eventually became the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
A rare Christmas Eve session
December 24, 1963
On this date, the House of Representatives capped off one of the longest continuous sessions in congressional history on the eve of a national holiday.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
July 02, 1964
On this date, the House of Representatives passed the final version of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
August 03, 1965
On this date, by a vote of 328 to 74, the House approved the Voting Rights Act (VRA)—a landmark in the long civil rights movement.
Representative Lera Millard Thomas of Texas
March 26, 1966
On this day, Representative Lera Millard Thomas of Texas won the special election to succeed her late husband Albert Thomas for remainder of his term in the 89th Congress (1965–1967).