112th Congress, 2nd Session
March 22, 1886
On this day, Isabella Selmes Greenway of Arizona—the state’s first Congresswoman—was born in Boone County, Kentucky.
March 08, 1977
On this date, President Jimmy Carter signed a bill conferring a Congressional Gold Medal upon singer Marian Anderson.
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