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2007 Nancy Pelosi is elected Speaker of the House, by a vote of 233-202
2001 Dagmar, blonde, Broadway Open House, dies at 79 2000 Carl Albert, politician, Speaker of the House from 1971-1977, dies at 91 1998 House of Representatives approves two articles of impeachment, charging President Clinton with lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice 1998 House of Representatives approves impeachment inquiry of President Clinton 1998 House Judiciary Committee recommends a full impeachment inquiry 1997 "Doll's House," closes at Belasco Theater 1997 "Doll's House," opens at Belasco Theater New York City 1997 Barry Evans, actor (Dr. Upton-Dr. in the House), dies at 53 1997 Newt Gingrich, narrowly re-elected speaker of the House 1996 Preston Lockwood, actor (House of Windsor, Black Candle), dies at 83 1996 John Bobbitt is put under house arrest in Las Vegas for 120 days 1996 Edmund Happold, structural engineer, founded engineering constituency, Buro Happold, worked on Sydney Opera House, dies at 65 1995 Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres address both house of U.S. congress 1995 James Brady, former white house press sect, suffers a heart attack 1995 Thelma Hulbert, English house painter, dies at 81 1995 Edwin "Russell" House, saxophonist, dies at 65 1995 Sinn-Fein leader Gerry Adams visits White House 1995 Mississippi House of Representatives formally abolishes slavery and ratifies 13th Amendment 1995 London finance house of Barings collapse after losses in Singapore by trader Nick Leeson 1995 Newt Gingrich becomes speaker of the House 1994 House votes to end lobbyists buying meals and entertainment for Congress 1994 Fire Department puts out smokey electrical fire in White House 1994 Cessna crashes in White House front yard 1994 Nancy Keene Lancaster, US/British architect (Binnen House), dies at 96 1994 Jean-Pierre E Plooij, Dutch writer (Bird House), dies at 48 1994 House passes the assault weapons ban 1994 John Preston, U.S. writer (Gay House, Big Gay Book), dies at 48 1994 Tip O'Neill, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1977 - 1987, Speaker of the House, dies of cancer at 81 1993 NAFTA passes House of Representatives 1993 U.S. House of Representatives approve Nafta 1993 Harry R "Rob" Haldeman, White House chief of staff (Nixon), dies at 67 1993 Troops of President Yelsin occupy Russian White House (parliament) 1993 Alex Lyon, English Labor Lower house leader (1966-83), dies at 61 1993 "In the Summer House" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 25 performances 1993 "In the Summer House" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 25 performances 1992 Mother Clare Hale, cared for New York City AIDS babies (Hale House), dies at 87 1992 Richard H Ichord, U.S. leader of House Un-American Act Comm, dies 1992 Harry Ellerbe, actor (House of Usher, Magnetic Monster), dies at 91 1992 House votes 280 to 128 to give FCC control of cable TV rates 1992 Patrick A Devlin, England, judge/lead house of Lords, dies 1992 Jacquelyn Hyde, actress (Dark, House of Terror), dies at 61 1991 Sam Rabin, speaker of house, dies at 88 1991 White House Chief of Staff John Sununu resigns 1991 "Full House" 100th episode-twins are born 1990 Joan Bennett, U.S. actress (House Across the Bay), dies at 80 1990 Exiled emir of Kuwait visits White House 1990 Tour de France champion Greg LeMond visits White House 1990 U.S. House of Representatives vote 254-177 to stop U.S. flag burning, doesn't pass 1990 Robin Harris, actor (House Party, Mo' Better Blues), dies at 36 1989 TV cameras permitted in British House of Commons 1989 Burma government puts author Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest 1989 William Ching, actor (Moonlighter, Terror in Haunted House), dies 1989 Margaret Ray pleads guilty to breaking into David Letterman's house 1989 Speaker of House Jim Wright resigns 1989 Margaret Ray pleads guilty to breaking into David Letterman's house 1989 Maxwell House coffee runs ads during "Roe vs Wade" movie despite threat of boycott by right-to-lifers 1988 Largest house (130 rooms) on Long Island sold for $22 million 1988 King Hussein dissolves Jordan's House of Representatives 1988 Australia's new parliament house is opened by Queen Elizabeth 1988 Arizona House of Representatives vote to impeach Republican Governor Evan Mecham 1987 Scott McKay, actor (Guest in House, 30 Seconds over Tokyo), dies at 71 1987 Donald Regan resigned as White House chief of staff 1986 Jeffery Wood, actor, Austin Warren-In The House 1986 House Dems select majority leader Jim Wright as 48th speaker 1986 Senate joins House of Representatives voting for sweeping tax reforms 1986 House of Representatives impeaches Judge Harry E. Claiborne on tax evasion 1986 Tip O'Neill, Representative-D-Massachusetts, refuses to let Reagan address House 1986 Ashley Olsen, twin actress, Michelle-Full House 1986 Mary Kate Olsen, twin actress, Michelle-Full House 1985 Random House buys Richard Nixons memoires for $3,000,000 1985 Sara Trollinger forms House of Hope in Orlando 1985 Philadelphia Police bomb a house held by group "Move," kills 11 1985 Britains House of Lords debate 1st televised 1984 Dorothy Arnold, actress (House of Fear, Phantom Creeps), dies at 66 1984 Kenny Delmar, comedian (School House), dies at 74 1984 Sunny Johnson, actress (Animal House), dies cerebral hemorrhage at 30 1983 Bomb attack on Harrod's war house in London, 5 killed, 94 injured 1983 U.S. House of Representatives votes, 416 to 0, in favor of a resolution condemning Russia for shooting down a Korean jetliner 1983 Vitas Gerulatis bets his house that Martina Navratilova can't beat 100th ranked male tennis player 1983 John Sain of South Bend, Indiana builds 3.91 m house of cards 1983 House Foreign Affairs Committee endorses nuclear weapons freeze with U.S.S.R. 1983 Reginald Denham, director/writer (Death at BC House), dies at 89 1982 Rolling Stone Keith Richard's house burns down 1982 Jodie Sweetin, actress, Stephanie Tanner-Full House 1981 Oliver North is assigned to White House duty 1979 Pope John Paul II is 1st Pope to visit White House 1979 Julian Orchard, actor (Perfect Friday, Bless this House), dies at 49 1979 House of Representatives begins live television broadcasts via C-SPAN 1978 H R Haldeman, Nixon's White House chief of staff released from jail 1978 Karl Swenson, actor (Lara-Little House on the Prairie), dies at 70 1978 House of Representatives approves (233-169), 39-month extension for ERA 1978 Tracie Spencer, born in Waterloo, Iowa, singer, songwriter, actress, model, performed pop, rhythm and blues, dance pop, quiet music genres, 'This House' reached Billboard Hot 100, guest on ABC sitcom Family Matters, sang background vocals for Eve, Kanye West, 50 Cent 1978 Karel G Bakker, actor (Coffee House), dies at 66 1978 U.S. House of Representatives allows live radio coverage 1978 Shiloh Strong, actor, Maybe This Time, House of Cards 1978 John Selwyn Brooke Selwyn Lloyd, speaker of house of commons, dies 1978 Marines terminate Molukse action in Province house (1 dead) 1978 Moluccans "suicide commandos" occupies Province house 1977 U.S. House establishes permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 1977 Former White House chief of staff home run Haldeman enters prison 1977 U.S. House of Representatives begin 90 day test of televising its sessions 1976 R. J. Williams, actor, General Hospital, Full House 1976 Andrea Barber, actress, Kimmy Gibbler-Full House 1976 Alvar Aalto, architect (Finlandia House), dies at 78 1976 Candace H. Cameron Bure, actress, DJ Tanner-Full House 1976 Sarah Caldwell is 1st woman to conduct at New York's Metropolitan Opera House as she led orchestra in a performance of "La Traviata" 1975 Scott E Weinger, New York City, actor, Steve Taylor-Family Man, Full House 1975 House of Representatives votes to restore citizenship to General Robert E. Lee 1975 Keri Houlihan, actress, Molly-Our House 1975 House of Commons is broadcast live by radio for 1st time 1975 House of Representatives pass $21.3 billion anti-recession tax-cut bill 1974 House Judiciary Committee votes on 3rd and last charge of "high crimes and misdemeanors" to impeach President Nixon in the Watergate cover-up 1974 2nd impeachment vote against Nixon by House Judiciary Committee 1974 House Judiciary Committee votes 27-11 recommends Nixon impeachment 1974 House Judiciary approves 2 Articles of Impeachment against President Nixon 1974 House Judiciary Committee releases evidence on Watergate inquiry 1974 Henry Aaron addresses House of Representatives 1974 Chad Allen Lazzari, born in Cerritos, California, actor, David-Our House, St. Elsewhere 1974 House Judiciary Committee begin formal hearings on Nixon impeachment 1974 President Nixon said he will release edited tapes made in White House 1974 1st performance at new Grand Ole Opry House at Opryland in Nashville 1974 U.S. House of Representatives begins determining grounds for impeachment of Nixon 1973 Shalom Harlow, born in Toronto, Canada, model, House of Style, Harper's Bazaar 1973 President Nixon's attorney, J Fred Buzhardt, reveals presence of 18 minute gap in a White House tape recording related to Watergate 1973 President Nixon released 1st White House tapes on Watergate scandal 1973 Nixon agrees to turn over White House tape recordings to Judge Sirica 1973 Queen Elizabeth II opens Sydney Opera House 1973 President Nixon refuses to release Watergate tapes of conversations in the White House relevant to the Watergate investigation 1973 David Friedman, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Jason-Little House on the Prairie 1973 Amber Valletta, born in Phoenix, Arizona, model, Face, House of Style, Bazaar 1972 Missy Francis, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Little House on the Prairie 1972 Martin Dies, (Rep)/1st chairman of House Un-American, dies 1972 Damon House, kayak alternate for 1996 Olympics 1972 White House "plumbers" break into Democratic National headquarters at the Watergate Hotel 1972 Entire population of Istanbul under 24 hour house arrest 1971 Bennett Cerf, (Random House)/panelist (What's My Line), dies at 73 1971 Elsie Baker, actress (Ghosts of Hanley House), dies at 78 1971 White House Plumbers unit formed to plug news leaks 1971 Tricia Nixon and Edward F Cox marry at White House 1971 Shannen Doherty, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Little House, Bev Hills 90210 1971 Richard Nixon installs secret taping system in White House 1971 John Guares "House of Blue Leaves," premieres in New York City 1970 Lindsay Greenbush, Louisiana, twin actress, Carrie-Little House on Prairie 1970 Sidney Greenbush, Louisiana, twin actress, Carrie-Little House on Prairie 1969 British House of Commons votes 343-185 abolishing the death penalty 1969 Canada's House of Commons approves equality of French-English lang 1969 1st Jewish worship service at White House 1969 Supreme Court rules suspension of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. from House 1969 Students occupies Magden House Amsterdam 1969 Turtles play White House, Mark Volman falls off stage 5 times 1969 Bernadette Devlin elected to British house of commons 1969 Lindsay Kennedy, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Jeb-Little House on the Prairie 1968 Tisha Campbell, Newark, New Jersey, actress, Gina-Martin, House Party 1968 George P Gooch, English historian/House of Commons leader, dies 1968 Joseph Martin, Jr., Speaker of the House, dies at 83 1967 Lyndon Johnson's daughter Lynda marries in White House 1967 House Peters, silent film actor (Kansas Territory), dies at 87 1967 Ex-president Sukarno under house arrest in Indonesia 1967 CBS radio cancels "House Party" 1967 Lori Loughlin, born in Queens, actress, Edge of Night, New Kids, Full House 1967 Human Beatbox, Darren Robinson, rocker, Fat Boys-Jail House Rock 1967 Edward Hopper, U.S. painter (House by Railroad), dies at 84 1967 J. D. Roth, born in Beverly Hills, California, TV host, Fun House 1967 House of Representatives expels Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (307 to 116) 1966 Matthew Laborteaux, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Albert-Little House on Prairie 1966 Kool Rock, Damon Wimbley, rapper, Fat Boys-Jail House Rock 1966 2,400 persons attend White House Conference on Civil Rights 1966 Prince Markie D, Mark Morale, rocker, Fat Boys-Jail House Rock 1966 Metropolitan Opera House opens in Lincoln Center 1965 House of Representatives joins Senate establish Department of Housing and Urban Develop 1965 Patrick Laborteaux, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Albert-Little House on Prairie 1964 Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Hillside House Ladies' Golf Open 1964 Walt Disney awarded Medal of Freedom at White House 1964 Melissa Gilbert Brinkman, Louisiana, actress, Little House on the Prairie 1964 U.S. House of Representatives accept Law on the civil rights 1963 John F. Kennedy's body, lay in repose in East Room of White House 1963 John Stamos, born in Cypress, California, actor, General Hospital, Full House 1963 British House of Commons debates Profumo-Christine Keeler affair 1962 Leslie Landon, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Etta Plum-Little House on Prairie 1962 Melissa Sue Anderson, Cal, actress, Little House on the Prairie 1962 House passes bill requiring equal pay for equal work regardless of sex 1962 1st lady Jacqueline Kennedy conducts White House tour on TV 1962 Alison Arngrim, actress, Nellie-Little House of the Prairie 1961 Reginald Hudlin, director, House Party 1961 Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House for 17 years, dies at 79 1961 Samuel Rayburn, Representative-D-Texas, speaker of the House, 1940 - 1957, died of pancreatic cancer at age 79 1961 Billy House, actor (Imitation of Life, Bedlam, Egg and I), dies at 71 1961 Beatles 1st gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club 1961 Graham "Suggs" McPherson, Sussex, rock vocalist, Madness-Our House 1961 Adam Clayton Powell elected Chairman of House Education and Labor 1960 Cathy Moriarty, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Raging Bull, Bless This House 1960 San Francisco's White House department store 1st to accept BankAmericard 1960 House packed with wedding celebrants collapses killing 30 (Pakistan) 1960 1st date in James Clavell's novel "Nobel House" 1960 House investigating committee, looking into payola questions 1960 Guy Chadwick, English singer and songwriter, House of Love 1959 David Coulier, Detroit, actor, Joey Gladstone-Full House 1959 Hugh Laurie, born in Oxford, England, James Hugh Calum Laurie, actor, writer, musician, comedian, comedy partner, Stephen Fry, known for the Fry and Laurie double act, appears in successful Fox television drama House, playing role of Dr. Gregory House 1959 1st house with built-in bomb shelter exhibited in Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania 1959 U.S. House joins Senate approving Hawaii statehood 1959 Carl Chas Smash Smyth, rock bassist, Madness-Our House 1958 1st women in English House of Lords 1958 1st 4 women named to peerage in House of Lords 1958 Neil Finn, rocker, Split Enz-I Got You, Crowded House 1958 House of Lords passes bill allowing women in 1957 Joshua Mostel, New York City, actor, Delta House, At Ease 1957 Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visits White House 1957 Laura Ingalls Wilder, U.S. author (Little House on Praries), dies at 90 1956 Chris Foreman, guitarist, Madness-Burning Down the House 1956 Bob Saget, Philadelphia, comedian, Full House, America's Funniest Home Video 1955 New Vienna Opera house opens (Austria) 1955 Linwood Boomer, Vancouver, actor, Adam-Little House on the Prairie 1955 1st black executive on White House staff, E. Frederic Morrow 1955 Tony Snow, born in Kentucky, political commentator, columnist, radio, television news anchor, White House Press Secretary 1955 "House of Flowers" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 165 performances 1955 Stephen Furst, born in Norfolk, Virginia, actor, Animal House, Elliot-St. Elsewhere 1954 "House of Flowers" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 165 performances 1954 4 Puerto Ricans open fire in U.S. House of Representatives injuring 5 representatives 1953 1st White House Press Conference (President Eisenhower and 161 reporters) 1953 Martha Smith, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Animal House, playmate, July 1973 1953 David Morse, Beverly Massachusetts, actor, St. Elsewhere, House, Inside Moves 1953 "House of Wax," 1st 3-D movie, released (New York City) 1953 Pamela Roylance, born in Seattle, Washington actress, Sarah-Little House on Prairie 1952 Waldorf Astor, House of Lords and Commons/owner of Observer, dies 1952 Tim Finn, rocker, Split Enz, Crowded House, Puberty Blues 1952 David Byrne, guitarist and vocalist, Talking Heads-Burning Down the House 1951 Greg Gluffria, born in Washington D.C., rock keyboardist, House of Lords-Sahara 1951 Lee Wilkof, born in Canton, Ohio, actor, WEB, Delta House, Elliot-Newhart 1951 Jonathan Hogan, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, House on Carroll St 1951 Jan Franssen, born in Hilversum, North Holland, politician, Dutch liberal political party, in 2006, named Queen's Commissioner in South Holland, previously served as city councilor, Nederhorst den Berg, President, House of Representatives 1982 - 1994, mayor of Zwolle, 1994 - 2000 1951 Ray Benson, born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, country singer, House of Blue Lights 1951 South Carolina House urges "Shoeless Joe" Jackson be reinstated 1951 Earl Howe, born in England, British politician, Conservative, front bench member, House of Lords, Health spokesman 1950 Puerto Rican nationalists try to kill President Truman at Blair House 1950 Sally Geeson, born in Sussex, England, actress, Bless This House 1950 Peter Hain, born in Nairobi, Kenya, politician, Labor Party, Leader of the House of Commons, Cabinet member for Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, Member of Parliament for Neath 1950 Gail Rebuck, CEO, Random House 1949 Stephanie Tubbs Jones, born in Ohio, Member, U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio 1949 Helene Hayman, born in England, Baroness Helene Hayman, Helene Valerie Hayman, Member of Parliament, Life Peer, Lord Speaker of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom 1948 1st U.S. house completely sunheated is occupied (Dover Massachusetts) 1948 Britain's House of Commons votes to nationalize steel industry 1948 Lillian Brainthwaite, British actress (Man About the House), dies at 75 1947 Tim Matheson, born in California, actor, Animal House, Fletch, Up the Creek 1947 David Mamet, Chicago, playwright/dir, Speed the Plow, House of Games 1947 Joe Mantegna, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, House of Games, Weeds 1947 Lyndon Harrison, born in Britain, Baron Harrison, life peer, House of Lords, Member of the European Parliament 1989 - 1999 1947 1st edition of Anne Frank's "The Back of House" published 1947 House of Representatives approves Taft-Hartley act 1947 Peter Riegert, born in New York City, actor, Animal House, Crossing Delancey 1946 John F. Kennedy elected to House of Representatives 1946 John Astor, born in Britain, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, businessman, Conservative Party, House of Lords, Shadow Minister of Defense 1945 Jeremy Hanley, British Lower house member 1945 Michael Martin, born in Glasgow, Scotland, politician, Member of Parliament for Glasgow North East, Speaker of the House of Commons 1944 Surprise attack on House of Keeping Axe, 29 prisoners freed 1944 JW Ummels, Dutch resistance fighter (House of Saxon-Nazi), dies 1944 Deidre Hall, Milwaukee, actress, Days of our Lives, Our House 1944 Raid on Jewish childrens house in Secretan/St-Mande 1944 Janric Craig, born in England, born Janric Fraser Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon, served in the House of Lords 1944 Karen Grassle, born in Berkeley, California, actress, Caroline-Little House on Prairie 1944 1st black reporter accredited to White House, Harry McAlpin 1943 Kenny Vance, born in New York City, New York, musician, singer, producer, member of Jay and the Americans, guest singer on Saturday Night Live, supervised music for film Animal House 1943 Udo Zimmermann, born in Dresden, Germany, composer, conductor, artistic director, music director, Leipzig Opera House 1943 Ray Buktenica, born in Greenwich Village, New York City, actor, Rhoda, House Calls 1943 David Downing, born in New York City, actor, Backstairs at the White House 1943 Barry Evans, actor, Dr. Upton-Dr. in the House, Mind Your Language 1943 Newt Gingrich, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Georgia 1979 - 1999, Speaker of House 1995 - 1997 1943 John Montagu, born in England, 11th Earl of Sandwich, elected as a hereditary peer in the House of Lords, related to 4th Earl who popularized the sandwich 1943 Jonathan Lynn, born in Bath, England, actor, Danny-Doctor in the House 1943 Larry Coryell, born in Galveston, Texas, jazz guitarist, 11th House 1943 Tom McNally, born in England, Thomas McNally, Baron McNally, politician, Liberal Party, Liberal Democrat leader in the House of Lords, life peer, Baron of Blackpool in the County of Lancashire 1943 Gayle Hunnicutt, Ft. Worth, Texas, actress, Legend of Hell House, Dallas 1943 Richard Moll, Cal, actor, Night Court, House, Dungeonmaster, Survivor 1942 Tessa Blackstone, born in England, Baroness Blackstone, politician, university administrator, Labor Party, life peer, House of Lords, Baroness Blackstone of Stoke Newington in Greater London 1942 Isabel Allende, born in Lima, Peru, writer, novelist, of Spanish and Portuguese descent, wrote 'The House of Spirits', 'City of the Beasts' 1942 Anne Frank's family goes into hiding in After House, Amsterdam 1942 Walter Richard Sickert, British painter (Free House!), dies at 81 1941 German occupying army do a house search in Paris looking for Jews 1941 Charlie Norwood, born in Georgia, Army Captain, politician, member, U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia 1941 American Flag House (Betsy Ross' Home) given to city of Philadelphia 1941 England's House of Commons and Holborn Theater destroyed in a blitz 1941 British House of Commons votes for Churchill (477-3) 1941 Joni Evans, New York City, publisher, Simon and Schuster, Random House 1940 Samuel T. Rayburn of Texas elected speaker of House 1940 Eric Burdon, rock singer, House of Rising Sun-Animals, War 1940 Mary Rose Oakar, born in Cleveland, Ohio, politician, first Democratic woman elected to U.S. Congress, member, U.S. House of Representatives 1939 Charles Lyell, born in England, born Charles Lyell, 3rd Baron Lyell, politician, Conservative Party, whip, House of Lords, Peerage of the United Kingdom 1939 English Spook house Borley Rectory destroyed in a fire 1939 Paul Gillmor, born in Ohio, member, U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio 1939 Gene Cox becomes 1st girl page in U.S. House of Representatives 1938 John Dean III, former White House counsel, Watergate figure 1938 House on un-American Activities forms 1938 Marianne V von Werefkin, Russian/German/Swiss house painter, dies at 77 1937 Anna Massey, actress, De Sade, Doll's House 1936 Joanna Dunham, actress, Possession, House the Dripped Blood 1936 Charles Anderson enters Kentucky House of Representatives 1935 Esmond Bulmer, English cider brewer/Conservative Lower house leader 1935 Patrick Garland, director, Doll House 1935 James Graham, born in Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, Africa, 8th Duke of Montrose, the only Duke with a seat in the House of Lords as a hereditary peer 1935 Airplanes are no longer permitted to fly over the White House 1934 Michael Dunn, Shattuck, Oklahoma, actor, House of the Damned, Ship of Fools 1934 Wilford Brimley, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor, Gus-Our House, Cocoon 1934 Simon Mackay, born in Scotland, born Simon Mackay, Baron Tanlaw of Tanlawhill in the County of Dumfries, Lord Tannlaw, crossbench member of the House of Lords, director or family company Inchape 1934 Sam Donaldson, born in El Paso, Texas, ABC White House correspondent, Prime Time 1934 [Navarre] Scott Momaday, U.S. author, House Made of Dawn, Pulitzer 1969 1933 Peter Hartling, born in Chemnitz, Germany, writer, poet, managing director, S. Fisher Verlag publishing house, editor, Der Monat, magazine 1933 Eric Parker, deputy CEO, Trafalgar House 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt authorizes 1st swimming pool built inside the White House 1933 Wayne Rogers, born in Birmingham, Alabama, actor, M*A*S*H, House Calls, Chiefs 1933 House of Representatives completes congressional action to repeal Prohibition 1932 Jeremy Isaacs, general director, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 1932 John Gavin, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Felony, Jennifer, House of Shadows 1932 Richard Thomas, born in Britain, admiral, served as Black Rod, House of Lords 1992 - 1995, UK Military Representative to NATO 1989 - 1992 1932 John Vernon, Canada, actor, Animal House, Chained Heat, Dirty Harry 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 Cornerstones laid for Opera House and Veteran's Building 1931 Paul Green's "House of Connelly," premieres in New York City 1931 British House of Commons agrees for sports play on Sunday 1930 Edmund Happold, born in England, structural engineer, founded engineering constituency, Buro Happold, worked on Sydney Opera House 1930 Clive Revill, born in Wellington, New Zealand, actor, Legend of Hell House 1930 Bill Benyon, English large landowner/Conservative Lower house leader 1929 Christopher Plummer, Toronto, actor, Sound of Music, Doll's House 1929 Eileen Barton, Brooklyn, singer, Broadway Open House 1929 Marilyn Clark, Spokane, Washington, actress, House of Party Beach 1929 Queen-mother Emma opens Antonie van Leeuwenhoek House in Amsterdam 1929 Shirley Ann Grau, author, Keepers of the House 1929 Arthur Hill, born in Brompton Square, London, Arthur Robin Ian Hill, 8th Marquess of Downshire, the Hereditary Constable of Hillsborough Fort. Conservative Party, House of Lords 1929 1st telephone installed in White House 1929 Tom Foley, born in Spokane, Washington, Representative-D-Washington 1965 - 1995, majority whip and speaker of house 1928 Tom Lantos, born in Hungary, Holocaust survivor, Member, U.S. House of Representatives from California 1927 John Dillon, Irish nationalist and British Lower house leader, dies at 75 1927 Robert Orben, magician, comedy writer, author, specializes in observational comedy, wrote, 'Encyclopedia of Patter', 'Speaker's Handbook of Humor', speechwriter for Vice President Gerald R. Ford, became Director, White House Speechwriting Department 1927 Baruch Spinosa's house of mourning opened as a museum 1927 1st national opera broadcast from a U.S. opera house (Faust, Chicago) 1926 Dagmar, Huntington, West Virginia, actress, Broadway's Open House 1926 H R Haldeman, former White House Chief of Staff, Watergate figure 1926 Louise L. Hay, born in Los Angeles, California, motivational author, professional speaker, self-help and motivational writer, 'You Can Heal Your Life', 1984, on the New York Times Bestseller list, sold 35 million copies in 30 languages, made into movie of the same title, founder, Hay House Publishing 1926 Buddy Greco, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, jazz singer, Away We Go, Broadway Open House 1926 Harriett Elizabeth Byrd, politician, Wyoming house of Reps 1925 Faith Domergue, born in New Orleans, actress, House of 7 Corpses 1925 Lord Graham of Edmonton, House of Lords, chief opposition whip 1925 Japan's House of Representatives recognizes male suffrage 1925 Peter Lane, born in England, Baron Lane of Horsell, Lord Land of Horsell, politician, businessman, Conservative Party, served in Royal Navy, life peer, House of Lords 1923 England's House of Lords accepts new divorce law 1923 Miles Wingate, deputy master, Trinity House 1923 Maxine Audley, born in London, actress, Peeping Tom, Ricochet, House of Cards 1923 Robert L Bernstein, New York City, publisher, Random House 1922 Jim Wright, born in Fort Worth, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1987 - 1989, Speaker of House 1922 Royal Dano, New York City, actor, Red Badge of Courage, Cocaine Wars, House II 1922 BBC begins domestic radio service from 2LO at Marconi House 1922 Denholm Elliott, London, actor, Alfie, Cuba, Doll's House, King Rat 1922 Radio arrives at the White House 1922 Lord James Hanson, English industrialist/House of Lords, Conservative 1921 Martin Buckmaster, born in England, born Martin Stanley Buckmaster, 3rd Viscount Buckmaster, diplomat, served in the House of Lords 1920 George Bernard Shaw's "Heartbreak House," premieres in New York City 1919 U.S. House of Representatives restricts immigration 1919 Lord Aberdare, committee chairman, House of Lords 1919 Eileen Heckart, born in Columbus, Ohio, actress, Doll's House, Trauma Center 1919 Amelia Barr, writer, novelist, wrote for religious periodicals, novels include 'The Lone House', 'Shela Vedder', dies 1918 Donald Regan, White House staffer and U.S. Secretary of Treasury, 1981 - 1985 1918 Anne Gwynne, Waco, Texas, actress, Ride 'em Cowboy, House of Frankenstein 1918 Malcolm Shepherd, born in England, born Malcolm Newton Shepherd, Lord Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd of Spalding, politician, Labor Party, Leader of the House of Lords 1918 House of Representatives passes amendment allowing women to vote 1918 Jorn Utzon, Danish architect, Sydney Opera House 1918 House of Representatives accepts American Creed written by William Tyler 1917 Dave Street, born in Los Angeles, California, actor/singer, Broadway Open House 1917 41 suffragists are arrested in front of White House 1917 Margaret Taylor Burroughs, U.S. author/house painter, Black Queen 1917 10 suffragists arrested as they picket White House 1917 Jeannette Rankin becomes 1st women member of U.S. House of Representatives 1917 Dabbs Greer, born in Fairview, Missouri, actor, Gunsmoke, Little House on Prairie 1917 Jane Bowles, born in New York, New York, writer, playwright, wrote 'Two Serious Ladies', 'In The Summer House', works admired by Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, John Ashbery 1916 Lord Ryder of Eaton hastings, CEO, International Publishing House 1915 Baroness Llewelyn-Davies of Hastoe, deputy speaker, House of Lords 1915 William Goyen, born in Trinity, Texas, writer, storyteller, married actress Doris Roberts, wrote The House of Breath, The Fair Sister, Wonderful Plant 1915 House of Representatives rejects proposal to give women right to vote 1914 Kenneth More, born in England, actor, 39 Steps, Doctor in the House 1914 British House of Commons passes Irish Home Rule 1914 Lord Murton, of Lindisfrarne, deputy chairman, Comm House of Lords 1914 Woodrow Wilson's daughter Eleanor marries in White House 1914 British House of Lords rejects women suffrage 1914 Donald Stokes, born in Plymouth, England, born Donald Gresham Stokes, Baron Stokes, Lord Stokes, industrialist, life peer in the House of Lords, managing director of British Leyland Motor Corporation 1913 Woodrow Wilson's daughter Jessie marries in White House 1913 British House of Commons accepts Home-Rule Law 1913 British House of Commons rejects woman's right to vote 1913 House of Lords rejects Irish Home Rule Bill 1913 British House of Commons accepts Home-Rule for Ireland 1912 Tip O'Neill, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1977 - 1987, Speaker of the House 1912 Tip O'Neill, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1977 - 1987, Speaker of the House 1912 Preston Lockwood, actor, House of Windsor, Black Candle 1912 Ernest Clark, born in London, England, actor, Doctor in the House 1911 Parliament Act reduces power of House of Lords 1911 Queen Wilhelmina opens Rembrandt house in Amsterdam 1911 Vincent Price, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, House on Haunted Hill, Fly, Laura 1911 British house of commons accept Parliament Bill 1910 Artie Shaw, Arthur Arshawsky, New York City, bandleader, Come'on my House 1909 2nd viscount Camrose, British Conserv Lower house leader, 1941-45 1908 Stuart Hamblen, Texas, singer/composer, This Old House 1908 Karl Swenson, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Lara-Little House on the Prairie 1908 Carl Albert, D, speaker of the House 1908 Carl Albert, U.S. speaker of house, 1971-77 1908 Rhodes Opera House burns in Boyertown Pa, killing 170 1907 Jacques Barzun, France, author, The House of Interlect 1907 Ralph Michael, born in London, England, actor, Quest, Doctor in the House 1907 Sutro's ornate Cliff House in San Francisco destroyed by fire 1906 Henrik Johan Ibsen, Norwegian playwright (Doll House), dies at 78 1906 Theodore Roosevelt's daughter Alice marries in the White House 1905 Leila Hyams, New York City, actress, Big House, Ruggles of Red Gap 1905 Clara "Mother" Hale, U.S. social worker, Hale House 1904 Norbert E Fonteyne, Flemish writer, Guest house Vives 1903 Enrico Caruso U.S. debut (Metropolitan Opera House, New York) in "Rigoletto" 1903 Anais Nin, born in Paris, novelist, Winter of Artifice, House of Incense 1902 Prussian Upper house gives 350 million marks to Poland 1902 Eddie James "Son" House, folk blues musician, Delta Blues 1901 Theodore Roosevelt renames "Executive Mansion," "The White House" 1900 Polly Adler, Russia, bordello proprieter/author, House is not a Home 1898 U.S. House of Representatives accept annexation of Hawaii 1898 Bennett Cerf, publisher, Random House, panelist, What's My Line 1898 Alvar Aalto, Finland, architect, Finlandia House 1897 1st reporter, William Price (Washington Star), assigned to White House 1897 Barbara baroness Wootton of Abinger, English Lower house leader 1896 Lilia Skala, Vienna, actress, House of Games, Flashdance, Charly 1896 Sutro Baths (SF) opens by Cliff House (closed Sept 1, 1952) 1894 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Empty House" 1893 Kay Fisker, Danish architect, Hornbeck House, Copenhagen 1892 New York City Metropolitan Opera House catches fire 1892 James Keir Hardie chosen 1st socialist in British Lower house 1891 John W. McCormack, D, Speaker of House, 1962-70 1890 Billy House, Minnesota, actor, Imitation of Life, Bedlam, Egg and I 1890 Alice Sanger becomes 1st female White House staffer 1888 Joyce Cary, Anglo-Irish, male, writer, House of Children 1887 Cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes 1883 Original Metropolitan Opera House (New York City) grand opening (Faust) 1882 Edward Hopper, U.S. painter, House by the Railroad 1882 Samuel Rayburn, born in Kingston, Tennessee, Representative-D-Texas 1913 - 1961, speaker of the House, 1940 - 1957 1881 Gas lamp sets fire to Nice France opera house; 70 die 1880 House Peters, England, silent film actor, Kansas Territory 1878 1st White House telephone installed 1878 Phonograph shown for 1st time at Grand Opera House 1878 1st Lady Lucy Hayes begins egg rolling contest on White House lawn 1877 1st Easter egg roll held on White House lawn 1874 U.S. Grant's daughter Nellie marries in the White House 1874 I D Shadd elected Speaker of lower house of Miss legislature 1871 Jefferson Long of Georgia is 1st black to make an official speech in House of Representatives (opposing leniency to former Confederates) 1870 Joseph Rainey (SC) became 1st black sworn into House of Reps 1870 Joseph H Rainey, 1st black in House of Representatives (SC) 1870 1st (4) blacks elected to House of Reps 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 1868 House of Representatives vote 126 to 47, to impeach President Andrew Johnson 1867 1st telegraph ticker used by a brokerage house, Groesbeck and Co, New York 1867 Laura Ingalls Wilder, Wisconsin, kid book author, Little House on Prarie 1866 House passes 14th Amendment (Civil rights for blacks) 1865 James Cooke walks tightrope from Cliff House to Seal Rocks, SF 1865 Flag flown at full staff over White House, 1st time since Lincoln shot 1865 Chicago's Crosby Opera House opens 1865 Henry Highland Garnet, is 1st black to speak in U.S. House of Reps 1864 Skirmish at Culp's (Kulp's) House, Georgia 1864 Battles at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia 1864 Battle of Antietam, Virginia (Spotslyvania Court House, Laurel Hill) 1863 Cliff House opens in San Francisco (1st of many on site) 1863 Battle of Brady Station, Virginia (Culpeper Court House, Bristoe Station) 1863 Battle of Suffolk, Virginia (Norfleet House) 1863 Battle of Grand Gulf MS and Dinwiddie Court House VA 1862 Battle of Hanover Court House, Virginia (Slash Church, Peake's Station) 1861 Skirmish at Boone Court House WV and Blue Creek WV 1861 1st skirmish in Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Virginia 1861 Maryland's House of Delegates votes against seceding from Union 1861 U.S. House unanimously passes resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state 1860 John Ackersdijk, Dutch state house builder, dies at 69 1860 1st rabbi to open House of Representatives, Morris Raphall of New York City 1858 Abraham Lincoln says "A house divided against itself cannot stand" 1856 Covent Garden Opera House destroyed in a fire 1851 John Dillon, Irish nationalist and British Lower house member 1850 Zachary Taylor, 12th President (1849-50), dies in White House at 65 1849 Pack destroys Astor Place opera house in New York City (22 killed) 1849 Oskar Lassar, German dermatologist, bath house 1848 Gas lights 1st installed at White House (Polk's administration) 1846 Charles S Parnell, English/Irish Home Rule Party-Lower house member 1844 Charles Bulfinch, 1st U.S. pro architect (Mass State House), dies at 80 1844 Recontre between Reps Weller and Shriver, U.S. House of Representative 1842 John Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in White House 1841 Catherine McAuley, founder, the Sisters of Mercy, established 12 foundations in Ireland, 2 in England, inherited fortune from father, used money to care for, educate, homeless women and children, dies at her House of Mercy 1833 1st U.S. college fraternity to have a fraternity house founded 1831 James Hoban, architect who designed White House, dies 1831 Former President John Quincy Adams takes his seat as member of House of Representatives 1831 Amelia Barr, born in Ulverston, England, writer, novelist, wrote for religious periodicals, novels include 'The Lone House', 'Shela Vedder' 1830 Adolph Sutro, San Francisco mayor, built Cliff House, railways, tunnels 1829 Unruly crowd mobs White House during President Jackson inaugural ball 1828 John Quincy Adam's son John marries in White House 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 1825 House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams 6th U.S. president 1824 House of Representatives begins to end election deadlock between JQ Adams, 1822 House slave betrays Denmark Vesey conspiracy (37 blacks hanged) 1820 James Monroe's daughter Maria marries in the White House 1818 Official reopening of the White House 1812 Lord Byron makes his maiden speech in House of Lords 1809 Royal Opera House in London opens 1809 Dartmoor Prison opens to house French prisoners of war 1806 James Madison Randolph, Jefferson's grandson, 1st born in White House 1804 Nathaniel Hawthorne, Massachusetts, author, House of 7 Gables, Scarlet Letter 1801 House breaks electoral college tie, chooses Jefferson President over Burr 1800 John Adams is 1st President to move into the White House 1800 White House completed and President and Mrs. John Adams move in 1798 Rep Matthew Lyon, Vermont spits in face of Rep Roger Griswold,Connecticut, in U.S. House of Representatives, after an argument 1797 John Wilkes, English journalist/Higher/Lower house leader, dies at 72 1793 Curacao Island Council forbids criticism on House of Orange 1792 Washington lays cornerstone of Executive Mansion (White House) 1792 Robert Adam, Scottish architect (Syon House, Middlesex), dies at 63 1789 President-elect George Washington moves into Franklin House, New York 1789 House of Representives 1st meeting 1789 House of Representatives 1st full meeting, New York City, F Muhlenberg 1st speaker 1787 Maagden House opens in Amsterdam 1781 Battle of Guilford Court House, North Carolina (British suffer heavy losses) 1774 English House of Lords rules authors do not have perpetual copyright 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 1764 John Wilkes thrown out of English House of Commons for "Essay on Women" 1763 Charles Bulfinch, born in Boston, Massachusetts, 1st U.S. pro architect, Mass State House 1759 British Museum opens in Montague House, London 1758 George Washington admitted to Virginia House of Burgess 1744 Mayer Amschel Rothschild, Frankfurt, founder, House of Rothschild 1724 George Stubbs, England, animal painter, House Frightened by Lion 1689 Lord Halifax becomes Speaker of English House of Lords 1679 English house of Commons accept Exclusion Bill 1653 Cromwell routes English parliament to house 1643 John Pym, English House of Commons member, dies at about 59 1640 English Upper house accept Act of Attainder 1629 English king Charles I leaces house of commons 1627 Cornelis van Aerssen, Flemish Clerk of the House, dies at about 81 1619 House of Burgesses Virginia forms, 1st elective U.S. governing body 1610 King James I addresses English House of Commons 1609 Judith J Leyster, Dutch house painter, baptised 1604 Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen, Maurits House 1531 "Women's Revolt" in Amsterdam: wool house in churchyard aborted 1480 Rene, last heir of house of Anjou, dies 1360 Louis, founder of house of Anjou |
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