112th Congress, 2nd Session
February 17, 1925
On this date, Florence Kahn of California won the special election to succeed her late husband Julius Kahn to the 69th Congress (1925–1927).
May 06, 1930
The House debated the merits of its own club sandwich and the House Restaurant.
January 03, 1936
On this date, during the second session of the 74th Congress (1935–1937), President Franklin D. Roosevelt held the first nighttime Annual Message.
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