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Edition for Educators – The House Page Program

by History on April 22, 2014

For more than two centuries, young people served as Pages in the U.S. House of Representatives and enjoyed an unparalleled opportunity to observe and participate in the legislative process in “the People’s House.” Learn more about the origins of the House Page Program and the traditions that made it unique.

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Categories: Education, House Pages

Isidor and Ida: The True Love Story of the Titanic

by History on April 15, 2014

The Titanic
Those who think that James Cameron told the great love story of the Titanic missed the boat. The plight of the Titanic, sinking in the icy waters of the North Atlantic during its maiden voyage from England to the United States in April 1912, is well known. But few may know that among those who perished in the wreck were a former Member of Congress and his wife.

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A Mob in Search of a Speaker

by History on April 8, 2014

Robert M. T. Hunter
During the chaotic first two weeks of the 26th Congress (1839–1841) in December 1839, three separate men presided over the House of Representatives: Clerk Hugh Garland of the previous Congress, Representative John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts in an entirely invented position, and finally Robert M. T. Hunter of Virginia, the youngest Speaker of the House ever to hold the office.

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Categories: Firsts & Milestones, Speakers of the House

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