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1995 Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres address both house of U.S. congress
1995 Congress party loses India national election 1994 House votes to end lobbyists buying meals and entertainment for Congress 1993 U.S. Court of Appeals rules congress must save all E-Mail 1993 Oliver R Tambo, chairman (African National Congress), dies at 75 1992 27th Amendment ratified, prohibits Congress from raising its salary 1992 Peru's President Alberto Fujimori suspend constitution and dissolved Congress 1991 ANC leader Nelson Mandela addresses congress 1991 Queen Elizabeth becomes 1st British monarch to address U.S. congress 1991 Congress ends railroad worker 1 day strike 1991 Nepalese Congress party wins general elections 1991 Following Iraq's capitulation in the Persian Gulf conflict, President Bush told Congress that "aggression is defeated. The war is over" 1991 U.S. Congress gives George Bush authority to wage war against Iraq 1991 Congress empowers Bush to order attack on Iraq 1991 U.S. Congress begins debate on Persian Gulf crisis 1990 United Somali Congress seizes Presidential Palace 1990 Federal judge sentenced former national security adviser John M Poindexter to 6 months for making false statements to Congress 1990 South Africa and African National Congress open talks to end apartheid 1990 Mikhail Gorbachev becomes president of the Soviet Congress 1990 South Africa says its reconsidering ban on African National Congress 1989 African National Congress (ANC) opens office in Amsterdam 1988 Congress votes $20,000 to each Japanese-American interned in WW II 1988 U.S. Congress discontinues aid to Nicaraguan contras 1988 Congress overrides Reagan's veto of sweeping civil rights bill 1987 Congress begins Iran-Contra hearings 1987 President Reagan's veto of Clean Water Act is overridden by Congress 1987 100th U.S. Congress convenes 1986 U.S. Congress forms Irangate committee 1986 Congress selects the rose as U.S. national flower 1985 Bill to balance the federal budget passed by Congress 1984 Rajiv Gandhi's Congress party wins election in India 1983 1st time Congress invokes War Powers Act 1983 Congress authorized President Reagan to keep 1,600 U.S. Marines in Lebanon 1983 U.S. Supreme Court ruled Congress could not veto presidential decisions 1983 Former EPA official Rita Lavelle indicted for contempt of Congress 1982 Dutch Queen Beatrice addresses U.S. Congress 1980 Indira Gandhi's Congress Party wins elections in India 1979 Congress' final approval to create Department of Education 1978 Congress approves Susan B. Anthony Dollar 1978 Kofi Busia, statesman, leader of the Ghana Congress Party, which became the United Party, Prime Minister, 2nd Republic of Ghana, 1969 - 1972, died 1976 Congress passes Toxic Substances Control Act 1976 Leonid Brezhnev opens 25th congress of CPSU 1975 Congress passes Metric Conversion Act 1974 Freedom of Information Act passed by Congress over President Ford's veto 1974 Congress authorizes U.S. citizens to own gold 1973 Congress authorizes bi-centennial quarter, half-dollar and dollar coin 1973 Congress passes and sends a bill to Nixon to lift football's blackout 1972 Congress approves Equal Rights Amendment (never ratified) 1970 Congress authorizes Eisenhower dollar coin 1969 John L Lewis, formed (Congress of Industrial Org), dies at 89 1969 The Palestine National Congress appointed Yasser Arafat head of PLO 1969 U.S. Congress doubles president salary 1969 Rep Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. seated by Congress 1968 Pope Paul VI opens Eucharistic congress in Bogota 1968 Lilian Harvey, British actress (Congress Dances), dies 1968 Congress of Political Party Radicals (PPR) forms in Netherlands 1968 Congress repeals requirement for a gold reserve 1967 Harlem (New York City) voters defy Congress and reelect Adam Clayton Powell Jr 1967 Indonesian congress deprives president Sukarno of authority 1965 Lyndon Baines Johnson asks congress to ensure everybody's right to vote 1964 U.S. Congress approves Gulf of Tonkin resolution 1964 Palestine National Congress forms the PLO in Jerusalem 1963 Congress authorizes Kennedy half dollar 1962 India Congress Party wins elections 1961 Soviet Party Congress unanimously approves a resolution removing Stalin's body from Lenin's tomb in Red Square 1961 22nd congress of CPSU opens in Moscow 1959 Congress passes a bill authorizing food stamps for poor Americans 1959 Henry Garat, actor (Congress Dances), dies at 57 1959 Hawaii's 1st U.S. election sends 1st Asian-Americans to Congress 1958 Peter R Mokaba, president, South African Youth Congress 1957 Congress passes Civil Rights Act of 1957 1957 Congress gives Post Office $41M; restoring Saturday mail delivery 1957 Saturday mail delivery restored after Congress givs PO $41 million 1957 U.S. Congress accepts the Eisenhower-doctrine 1957 Eisenhower asks Congress to send troops to the Mid East 1956 20th Congress of CPSU closes in Moscow 1956 20th Congress of CPSU opens in Moscow 1955 Congress authorizes all U.S. currency to say "In God We Trust" 1955 Congress orders all U.S. coins bear motto "In God We Trust" 1954 1st National People's Congress adopts Chinese constitution 1954 Congress passes revised organic act for Virgin Islands 1953 Congress cites research of New York City librarian Robert Henderson in proving 1952 19th congress of Communist Party meets in Moscow 1952 Rita Dove, born in Akron, Ohio, author, poet, won Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, Library of Congress 1993 1952 Puerto Rico's constitution approved by U.S. Congress 1952 American Bowling Congress approves use of an automatic pinsetter 1952 Dutch Queen Juliana speaks to U.S. Congress 1952 Nehru's Congress party wins general election in India 1951 President Truman asked Congress to formally end state of war with Germany 1951 American Bowling Congress begins 1st masters tournament 1951 Robert Mark, U.S. chairman (Caste World Congress), dies at 41 1950 1st congress of International Astronautical Federation opens in Paris 1950 American Bowling Congress ends all-white-males rule 1948 Arabic Congress names Abdullah of Trans Jordan, King of Palestine 1948 Margaret Chase Smith (R-Me) elected senator, 1st woman to serve in both houses of Congress 1948 Congress passes Marshall Aid Act to rehabilitate war-torn Europe 1948 President Truman urges congress to adopt a civil rights program 1947 Truman's veto of Taft-Hartley Act overridden by congress 1947 Congress proposes 2-term limitation on the presidency 1947 1st opening session of Congress to be televised 1945 Congress officially recognizes the Pledge of Allegiance 1944 U.S. Congress gives General Eisenhower his 5th star 1944 Congress establshes rank of General of Army (5-star General) 1944 Congress charters Central Intelligence Agency 1943 Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) founded 1943 National Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) organizes 1943 Congress of racial Equality (CORE) forms 1942 William L. Dawson elected to Congress from Chicago 1942 Mahatma Gandhi and 50 others arrested in Bombay after passing of a "quit India" campaign by the All-India Congress 1942 Legion of Merit Medal authorized by congress 1942 Congress advises Franklin D. Roosevelt that, Americans of Japanese descent should be locked up en masse so they wouldn't oppose the U.S. war effort 1941 Winston Churchill becomes 1st British Prime Minister to address a joint meeting of Congress, warning that Axis would "stop at nothing" 1940 Congress passes 1st peace-time draft law 1940 Mary Rose Oakar, born in Cleveland, Ohio, politician, first Democratic woman elected to U.S. Congress, member, U.S. House of Representatives 1940 Johnson P Mlambo, South African leader, Pan-African Congress 1938 National Semi-Pro Basketball Congress authorizes yellow basketball 1938 Congress approves Vinson Naval Act, which funds a two-ocean navy 1938 American Bowling Congress' largest tournament (24,765 competitors) 1937 National Gallery of Art established by Congress 1936 Pandit Jawaharlal follows Gandhi as chairman of India Congress Party 1935 Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) labor union forms 1935 U.S. Congress accepts FDR's "New Deal" 1935 World Congress for Women's Rights concludes in Istanbul 1935 Works Progress Administration, WPA, approved by Congress 1934 Congress approves "Lindbergh Act," makes kidnapping a capital offense 1934 U.S. Congress passes Johnson Debt Default Act 1934 U.S. Congress accepts Philippines independence in 1945 1934 Congress passes Migratory Bird Conservation Act 1933 International Zionists Congress opens in Prague 1933 Congress passes 1st minimum wage law (33 cents per hour) 1933 Congress authorizes Civilian Conservation Corps 1933 Congress is called into special session by FDR, and began its "100 days" 1933 U.S. Congress recognize independence Philippines 1932 International anti-war congress opens in Amsterdam 1932 Congress changes name "Porto Rico" to "Puerto Rico" 1932 1st Suriname union congress at Paramaribo 1932 Samuel Rutherford, lawyer, politician, businessman, jurist, Mayor of Forsyth, Georgia, served in Georgia House of Representatives, elected to 69th U.S. Congress, served for four terms, dies of a heart attack in Washington, D.C. 1931 Congress makes "Star-Spangled Banner" our 2nd national anthem 1931 Congress allows California to build Oakland-Bay Bridge 1930 Congress appropriates $50,000 for Inter-American highway 1930 Grain Stabilization Corporation authorized by Congress 1929 Ramsay MacDonald is 1st British premier to address U.S. Congress 1929 Congress creates Court of Customs and Patent Appeals 1929 Indian National Congress proclaims goal for India's independence 1928 U.S. Congress accept Jones-White Merchant Naval Act 1927 Stalin's faction wins All-Union Congress in U.S.S.R., Trotsky expelled 1927 4th Pan-African Congress meets (New York City) 1926 15th party congress CPSU ends/5 year plan begins 1926 1st congress of Paneuropabeweging opens in Vienna 1926 U.S. Customs Court created by congress 1926 Congress passes Air Commerce Act, licensing of pilots and planes 1925 14th congress of CPSU decides to accelerate industry 1925 Congress authorizes a special handling stamp 1925 U.S. Congress makes Surpreme Court appeal more difficult 1925 1st federal arbitration law approved by Congress 1923 Turkish National Congress selects Moestafa Kemal Pasja as president 1923 Margaret Bondfield, 1st woman chairman, Trades Union Congress 1922 IVVV (association) peace congress on war forms in Hague 1922 Neurenberg fusion congress USDP-SPD; picks Karl Kautsky 1922 Congress authorizes Grant Memorial $1 gold coin 1921 2nd Pan-African Congress meets (London, Brussels and Paris) 1921 John M Martin, last confederate congress member, dies 1921 Congress sharply curbs immigration, setting a national quota system 1919 Volstead Act passed by Congress, start prohibition over Wilson's veto 1919 U.S. Congress sign Volstead Act 1919 American Legion incorporated by an act of Congress 1919 1st congress of Communist International opens at the Kremlin 1919 Congress forms Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona 1919 Pan-African Congress, organized by W. E. B. Du Bois (Paris) 1919 WW I Peace Congress opens in Versailles, France 1918 American Jewish Congress holds it's 1st meeting 1918 Congress creates Distinguished Service Medal 1918 Congress authorizes time zones and approves daylight saving time 1917 Oliver Tambo, co-founder, African National Congress 1917 Pan-Russian Congress opens in Petrograd 1917 1st Congress of Soviets convene in Russia 1917 President Wilson asks Congress to declare war against Germany 1917 Congress passes 1st excess profits tax on corporations 1917 Congress overrides Wilson's veto, curtailing Asian immigration 1916 Workmen's Compensation Act passed by Congress 1916 Congress creates U.S. Naval reserve 1916 U.S. Congress accept Jones Act: Philippines independence 1916 Congress passes Federal Aid Road Act 1916 1st national congress of Sarekat Islam at Bandoeng Java 1916 Congress authorizes McKinley Memorial $1 gold coin 1915 Congress authorizes $1 and $50 Panama-Pacific International Expo gold coin 1914 U.S. Congress establishes mother's day 1914 U.S. Congress approves Burnett-anti-immigration law 1913 Zeph[ania L] Mothopeng, President South Afr Pan-African Congress, 1986- 1913 Kofi Busia, born in Wenchi, Ghana, statesman, leader of the Ghana Congress Party, which became the United Party, Catholic, Prime Minister, 2nd Republic of Ghana, 1969 - 1972 1913 William Knox, becomes 1st in American Bowling Congress to bowl 300 1911 Congress names San Francisco as Panama Canal opening celebration site 1910 6th International Congress of Esperantists held in Washington, D.C. 1910 National Institute of Arts and Letters incorporated by Congress 1908 World congress for Woman's rights opens in Amsterdam 1907 U.S. Congress raised their own salaries to $7,500 1904 Congress authorizes Lewis and Clark Expo $1 gold coin 1902 Congress authorizes Louisiana Purchase Expo $1 gold coin 1902 Henri Garat, born in Paris, France, actor, Congress Dances 1901 Congress creates National Bureau of Standards, in Department of Commerce 1900 Pan-African Congress meets in London 1899 56th Congress (1899-1901) convenes 1899 Congress authorizes Lafayette silver dollar 1899 U.S. Congress begins using voting machines 1899 American Social Science Association incorporated by Congress 1898 Congress passes Volunteer Army Act calling for a Volunteer Cavalry 1895 54th Congress (1895-97) convenes 1895 American Bowling Congress forms (New York City) 1895 George Washington Murray elected to Congress from South Carolina 1895 Congress authorizes a U.S. mint at Denver, Colorodo 1894 Congress passes Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act, which includes a graduated income tax later struck down by the Supreme Court 1894 Congress creates Bureau of Immigration 1893 53rd Congress (1893-95) convenes 1893 Congress authorizes 1st federal road agency, in Department of Agriculture 1891 52nd Congress (1st to appropriate $1 billion) holds 1st session 1891 52nd Congress (1891-93) convenes 1891 Congress creates U.S. Courts of Appeal 1890 Congress creates Weather Bureau 1890 Congress establishes Yosemite National Park 1890 Congress passes Sherman Antitrust Act 1888 Hamilton Fish, U.S. congress leader/isolationist 1888 Congress creates Department of Labor 1887 Congress grants Seal Rocks to San Francisco 1887 To avoid disputed national elections, Congress creates Electoral Count Act 1886 Philip Murray, founded Congress of Industrial Organizations, CIO 1885 49th Congress (1885-87) convenes 1885 Congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of federal government) 1885 Congress of Berlin, gives Congo to Belgium and Nigeria to England 1885 U.S. Congress condemns barbed wire around government grounds 1884 U.S. Congress accept 2nd Chinese Exclusion Act 1883 48th Congress (1883-85) convenes 1883 Congress authorizes the 1st steel vessels in U.S. navy 1882 1st international conference to promote anti-semitism meets Dresden Germany (Congress for Safeguarding of Non-Jewish Interests) 1882 Congress passes 1st law restricting immigration 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act: U.S. Congress ceases Chinese immigration 1881 47th Congress (1881-83) convenes 1880 Jeannette Rankin, born in Missoula, Montana, Representative-R-Montana 1917 - 1919 and 1941 - 1943, becomes 1st female member of Congress 1880 Jeannette Rankin, 1st woman elected to U.S. Congress, Rep-Montana 1880 Jeannette Rankin, Representative-R-Montana 1917 - 1919 and 1941 - 1943, 1st female member of Congress, died at age 92 from natural causes 1879 Congress passed 1st Timberland Protection Act 1879 Congress authorizes women lawyers to practice before Supreme Court 1878 Congress of Berlin discusses division of African colonization ends 1878 Congress of Berlin meets to divide African colonization 1878 DC is given a new government by Congress, 3 commissioners appointed by president (change in 1974) 1878 U.S. Congress accept decrease in dollar circulation 1878 U.S. congress authorizes large-size silver certificate 1877 45th Congress (1877-79) convenes 1877 Congress determines presidential election between Hayes-Tilden 1876 U.S. Congress decides to impeach Minister of War Belknap 1875 44th Congress (1875-77) convenes 1875 Congress authorizes 20 cent coin, lasts only 3 years 1875 Congress passes Civil Rights Act; invalidated by Supreme Court, 1883 1873 Congress authorizes federal departmental postage stamps 1873 U.S. Congress and government raise own salary, retroactively 1873 Congress abolishes bimetallism and authorizes $1 and $3 gold coins 1873 U.S. Congress begins investigating Credit Mobilier scandal 1872 Congress endorses penny post card 1871 Congress changes Indian tribes status from independent to dependent 1871 Congress establishes the civil service system 1871 Federal fish protection office authorized by Congress 1870 Congress authorizes registration of trademarks 1870 Congress creates Department of Justice 1870 Congress passes 1st Enforcement Act (rights of blacks) 1870 Samuel Rutherford, born in Culloden, Georgia, lawyer, politician, businessman, jurist, Mayor of Forsyth, Georgia, served in Georgia House of Representatives, elected to 69th U.S. Congress, served for four terms 1870 Hiram Rhodes Revels, is sworn in as 1st black member of Congress, Senator-R-Mississippi 1870 - 1871 1869 Congress increases number of Supreme Court judges from 7 to 9 1869 John Menard is 1st black to make a speech in Congress 1869 Elizabeth Cady Stanton becomes 1st woman to testify before Congress 1868 1st black elected to Congress (John W Menard, Louisiana) 1868 John Menard of Louisiana is 1st black elected to Congress 1868 U.S. Congress forms Wyoming Territory (Dakota, Utah and Idaho) 1868 Congress abolishes manufacturer's tax 1867 U.S. Congress commission looks into "impeachment" of President Andrew Johnson 1867 Congress creates 1st all-black university, Howard U in Washington D.C. 1867 President A Johnson defies Congress suspending Secretary of War Edwin Stanton 1867 Congress passed 3rd Reconstruction Act over President Andrew Johnson's veto 1867 Congress approves Lincoln Memorial 1867 Congress passes 2nd Reconstruction Act over President Johnson's veto 1867 Congress abolishes peonage in New Mexico 1867 Congress passed the 1st Reconstruction Act 1867 U.S. Congress creates the Department of Education 1866 Congress authorizes nickel 5 cents piece (replaces silver half-dime) 1866 Congress authorizes national soldiers' homes 1865 Congress of Confederate States of American adjourns for last time 1865 U.S. Confederate Congress calls on black slaves for field service 1865 Confederate congress approves final design of "official flag" 1865 Congress passes 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America (121-24) 1864 2nd session of congress of Confederate States of America reconvenes 1864 Congress passes legislation equalizing pay for Black soldiers 1864 Congress rules Black soldiers must receive equal pay 1863 Confederate congress passed resolution to kill black soldiers 1863 Congress authorizes a U.S. mint at Carson City, Nevada 1863 Gold certificates (currency) authorized by Congress 1863 Congress authorizes track width of 4'8" for Union Pacific Railroad 1863 Congress creates national banking system, comptroller of currency 1862 Confederate Congress adopts confederacy seal 1862 Congress authorizes Medal of Honor 1862 Congress outlaws polygamy (1st time); bad news for Utah 1862 Congress establishes U.S. Mint in Denver, Colorado 1862 U.S. Confederate Congress calls up all white males (18-35 years) 1862 Naval Engagement at Hampton Roads, Virginia CSS Virginia, Jamestown and Yorktown vs USS Cumberland, Congress and Monitor 1862 Congress forms U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing 1861 Confederate congress officially admits Missouri to Confederate Army 1861 Confederate state's congress began holding sessions in Richmond, Virginia 1861 Congress authorizes paper money 1861 In a special session of 27th Congress Lincoln requests 400,000 troops 1861 Provisionary Confederate Congress establishes Confederate Army 1861 U.S. Congress authorizes 1st stamped newspaper wrappers for mailing 1861 Confederate Provisional Congress declares all laws under the U.S. Constitution were consistent with constitution of Confederate states 1861 1st meeting of Provisional Congress of Confederate States of America 1861 Louisiana delegation except Mr. Bouligny withdraws from Congress 1860 Congress establishes Government Printing Office 1860 Congress accepts Pre-emption Bill: free land in West for colonists 1857 Congress outlaws foreign currency as legal tender in U.S. 1855 Congress approves $30,000 to test camels for military use 1855 Congress authorizes registered mail 1854 Congress passes Confiscation Act 1853 Transcontinental railroad survey is authorized by Congress 1852 Congress authorizes U.S.'s 2nd mint (San Francisco, California) 1851 Fire devastates Library of Congress in Wash, destroys 35,000 volumes 1851 U.S. Library of Congress catches fire; 35,000 books burn 1851 Congress authorizes smallest U.S. silver coin (3 cent piece) 1850 Congress passes Fugitive Slave Law as part of Compromise of 1850 1849 Elizabeth Harrison, U.S., educator, National Congress of Parents and Teachers 1849 U.S. Department of the Interior established by Congress 1848 Edwin Howland Blashfield, decorated the dome of Library of Congress 1846 Congress charters "nation's attic," Smithsonian Institution 1845 Texas Congress votes for annexation to U.S. 1845 Congress appropriates $30,000 to ship camels to western U.S. 1845 Congress authorizes ocean mail contracts for foreign mail delivery 1843 Congress appropriates $30,000 "to test the practicability of establishing a system of electro-magnetic telegraphs" by the US 1842 U.S. Naval Observatory authorized by an act of Congress 1839 Congress prohibits dueling in District of Columbia 1837 Congress increases Supreme Court membership from 7 to 9 1837 U.S. president Andrew Jackson and Congress recognizes Republic of Texas 1836 Congress forms Territory of Wisconsin 1835 Congress authorizes a U.S. mint at New Orleans Louisiana 1834 Congress creates Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) 1833 Norman Willis, union leader, Britain's Trades Union Congress 1831 National Congress selects Leopold von Saksen-Coburg as King of Belgium 1830 Congress authorizes Indian removal from all states to western prairie 1826 General Congress of South American States assembles at Panama 1826 Thomas Wilson, born in Staunton, Virginia, politician, lawyer, U.S. Representative from Virginia, served as member of Virginia Senate and Virginia House of Delegates, elected to the Twelfth Congress, as a Federalist, dies 1824 Simon Bolivar named dictator by the Congress of Peru 1822 In San Salvador, a congress proposes incorporation into US 1822 Congress combined East and West Florida into Florida Territory 1819 Congress of Angostura establishes Colombia's independence from Spain 1818 Congress of Aken returns to France from Libya 1818 Congress of Aken: Russia, Austria, Prussia, France and England 1818 Congress decided U.S. flag is 13 red and white stripes and 20 stars 1818 Congress approves 1st pensions for government service 1815 Burned Library of Congress reestablished with Jefferson's 6500 vols 1814 British forces destroy Library of Congress, containing 3,000 books 1813 Chilpancingo congress declares Mexico independent of Spain 1813 Congress authorizes use of steamboats to transport mail 1812 Congress authorizes war bonds to finance War of 1812 1808 Congress prohibits importation of slaves 1807 Congress passes Embargo Act, to force peace between Britain and France 1807 Congress bans slave trade effective January 1, 1808 1807 U.S. Coast Survey authorized by Congress 1804 Congress orders removal of Indians east of Mississippi to Louisiana 1803 Congress accepts Ohio's constitution, statehood not ratified till 1953 1802 John Beckley of Virginia appointed 1st Librarian of Congress 1802 Congress passes an act calling for a U.S. Capitol library 1800 Congress held 1st session in Washington D.C. in incompleted Capitol building 1800 Library of Congress establishes with $5,000 allocation 1800 Free black community of Philadelphia petitions Congress to abolish slave 1799 Congress standardizes U.S. weights and measures 1799 Congress passes 1st federal quarantine legislation 1798 Kentucky becomes 1st state to nullify an act of Congress 1797 Congress refuses to accept 1st petitions from American blacks 1794 Congress prohibits citizens from serving in foreign armed forces 1794 Congress passes Neutrality Act, bans Americans from serving in armed forces of foreign powers 1794 Congress bans U.S. vessels from supplying slaves to other countries 1794 Congress changes U.S. flag to 15 stars and 15 stripes 1792 Congress establishes Philadelphia mint 1792 Congress passes President Succession Act 1791 1st Jewish member of U.S. Congress, Israel Jacobs (PA), takes office 1791 Congress establishes U.S. Mint 1790 Congress meets in Philadelphia, new temporary U.S. capital 1790 Congress establishes District of Columbia 1790 Territory South of River Ohio created by Congress 1790 Congress passes Naturalization Act, requires 2-year residency 1790 Society of Friends petitions Congress for abolition of slavery 1789 1st congress adjourns 1789 Congress proposes Bill of Rights (10 of 12 will ratify) 1789 Congress creates Post Office 1789 1st loan is made to pay salaries of the presidents and Congress 1789 U.S. Treasury Department established by Congress 1789 Congress creates Department of War and Lighthouse Service 1789 Congress establishes Department of Foreign Affairs, State Department 1789 U.S. Marine Corps created by an act of Congress 1789 1st U.S. Congress begins regular sessions, Federal Hall, New York City 1789 1st Congress declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 reps) 1787 Congress sends Constitution to state legislatures for their approval 1787 Congress establishes Northwest Territory (excludes slavery) 1786 Congress adopts silver dollar and decimal system of money 1785 Congress resolves U.S. currency named "dollar" and adopts decimal coinage 1785 Continental Congress convenes in New York City 1784 Eastern Tennessee settlers declare their area an independent state and name it Franklin; a year later the Continental Congress rejects it 1784 Revolutionary War ends; Congress ratifies Treaty of Paris 1783 Congress ratifies peace treaty between U.S. and England 1782 Congress approves Great Seal of U.S. and eagle as it's symbol 1782 U.S. congress resolves establishment of a U.S. mint 1781 John Hanson elected 1st "President of U.S. in Congress assembled" 1781 Continental Congress adopts Articles of Confederation 1780 Continental Congress establishes court of appeals 1777 Articles of Confederation adopted by Continental Congress 1777 Congress, flees to York Pa, as British forces advance 1777 Continental Congress adopts Stars and Stripes replacing Grand Union flag 1776 Continental Congress negotiates a war loan of $181,500 from France 1776 Continental Congress renames "United Colonies," "US" 1776 Continental Congress resolves "these United Colonies are and of right ought to be Free and Independent States" 1776 Final draft of Declaration of Independence submitted to U.S. Congress 1776 Continental Congress create a committee to draft Declaration of Independence 1776 Continental Congress appoints a committee to write a Declaration of Independence 1776 Richard Lee moves Declaration of Independence in Continental Congress 1776 Continental Congress authorized a medal for George Washington 1776 Continental Congress approves enlistment of free blacks 1775 2nd Continental Congress formally establishes U.S. Navy 1775 Congress forms U.S. Marine Corps 1775 Continental Congress approves resolution barring blacks from army 1775 Continental Congress orders construction of a naval fleet 1775 Congress issues "Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms," listing grievances but denying intent to be independent 1775 Liberty Bell rang for the 2nd Continental Congress 1775 2nd Continental Congress convenes in Pennsylvania issues paper currency for 1st time 1775 2nd Continental Congress names George Washington, supreme commander 1774 1st Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia 1774 Continental Congress orders discouragment of entertainment 1774 1st Continental Congress is 1st to declare colonial rights, Philadelphia 1774 1st Continental Congress assembles, in Philadelphia 1774 1st Continental Congress convenes (Virginia) 1765 Stamp Act Congress met in New York, wrote declaration of rights and liberties 1765 Stamp Act Congress convenes in New York 1765 Thomas Wilson, born in Staunton, Virginia, politician, lawyer, U.S. Representative from Virginia, served as member of Virginia Senate and Virginia House of Delegates, elected to the Twelfth Congress, as a Federalist 1754 Albany Congress held by 7 British colonies and Iroquois indians 1731 Samuel Huntington, Gov-Ct, Continental Congress president 1644 1st European peace congress opens in Munster 1579 Congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands 1515 Congress of Vienna settles issues between Poland and Holy Roman Empire 1459 Pope Pius II opens congress of Mantua |
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