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1998 Bella Abzug, Congressional representative, dies at 77 1997 97th U.S. Golf Open: Ernie Els shoots a 276 Congressional CC Bethesda Md 1994 Congressional hearings begin on White Water 1993 Paul Henry, U.S. Republicans Congressional leader, dies at 51 1992 Ted Weiss, despite dying on 14th, wins congressional New York City seat 1992 Constitutional amendment barring mid-term congressional raises passes 1990 President Bush awards Jesse Owen the Congressional Gold Medal 1987 Congressional committee reports on Iran-Contra affair 1987 Lt Col Oliver North concludes 6 days of Congressional testimony 1976 58th PGA Championship: Dave Stockton shoots a 281 at Congressional MD 1971 President Nixon rejects 60 demands of Congressional Black Caucus 1971 Congressional Black Caucus organizes 1971 Congressional Black Caucus organizes 1968 Rev Walter Fauntroy, is 1st non-voting congressional delegate from DC 1964 64th U.S. Golf Open: Ken Venturi shoots a 278 at Congressional CC MD 1960 Continental League, a proposed third major league, gets an assurance of congressional support from New York Senator Kenneth Keating 1959 Congressional Committee of Astronautics meets Project 7 astronauts 1958 Democrats win U.S. congressional election 1949 1st U.S. Congressional standing committee headed by Negro (W Dawson) 1947 1st black reporter in Congressional press gallery (Percival Prattis) 1947 William Dawson becomes 1st black to head congressional committee 1944 Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. receives congressional medal of honor 1943 "Congressional Limited" train derails near Frankfort Pa, kills 79 1940 Walter Johnson, won 416 games for Washington Senators, loses Maryland congressional race (R) 1937 1st congressional session in air-conditioned chambers 1933 House of Representatives completes congressional action to repeal Prohibition 1923 1st Congressional open session broadcast via radio (Washington D.C.) 1920 Bill Monroe, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, newscaster, NBC-TV, Congressional Report 1915 F F Fletcher is 1st Admiral to receive Congressional Medal of Honor 1890 Desire de Haerne, Belgian priest/Congressional leader, dies at 85 1871 2nd Enforcement Act gives federal control of congressional elections 1861 1st military action to result in Congressional Medal of Honor 1804 Desire de Haerne, Belgian priest/Congressional leader 1801 Washington D.C. placed under Congressional jurisdiction 1792 Thaddeus Stevens, U.S. Radical Republican congressional leader, Rep-R 1789 1st U.S. congressional act becomes law (on administering oaths)

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