112th Congress, 2nd Session
August 05, 1879
Benjamin Jones—the longtime manager of the House Republican Cloakroom—was born in East St. Louis, Illinois.
November 28, 1940
The establishing of the last Thursday of November as the legal holiday for Thanksgiving.
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