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#HouseIQ A: The Lindy Claiborne Boggs Congressional Women’s Reading Room. Learn more: http://1.usa.gov/15ydTMW
Former one-term Rep "Boss" Tweed of #NY escaped from prison in New York #OTD in 1875. http://1.usa.gov/1nqkqkA
#OTD in 1865, Rep Thaddeus Stevens of #PA called for a Jt Comm on Reconstruction to explore southern conditions. http://1.usa.gov/15ya6iH
1st #WomenInCongress, Jeannette Rankin's election certificate. Signed by #MT officials #OTD. http://1.usa.gov/15y9Hgn pic.twitter.com/MmP80hA4M5
The House convened the 34th Congress #OTD in 1855. 4 ballots later, they still did not have a #Speaker. http://1.usa.gov/15y8HIX
#Artifactoid: first single from Nashville’s own “bathtub baritone.” http://1.usa.gov/15y8oxN pic.twitter.com/SsC1vctnRN
“Freedom now stands on the Dome of the Capitol of the United States.” #OTD in 1863. http://1.usa.gov/11uKMaX
“All I want is to do the best I can for the rest of the term." Rep Elizabeth Andrews of AL died #OTD in 2002. http://1.usa.gov/11uKErW
The 54th Congress convened #OTD in 1895 with a record number of House freshmen and a sweeping #GOP majority. http://1.usa.gov/1DCC4nh
“In my wildest imagination I did not think I was going to become chairman.” Watch Rep Dellums’ #oralhistory. http://1.usa.gov/11uKwss
When Congress returned #OTD in 1879, the @USCapitol had made improvements to the chamber's ventilation. Whew! http://1.usa.gov/11uKscr
#OTD in 1845, the 29th Congress convened for a momentous 2 years dominated by war in the Southwest. http://1.usa.gov/15xkcAt
#HappyBirthday Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.! “Keep the faith, baby; spread it gently and walk together, children.” http://1.usa.gov/1xyz1Nj
She was a “suspicious watchdog” combing legislation carefully for her Baltimore constituents. Born #OTD in 1923. http://1.usa.gov/1xyyOtz
#Artifactoid: The event of the season hosted by the Dooling Association, #OTD in 1917. http://1.usa.gov/1xyyE5B pic.twitter.com/mOH1jZrRy2
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