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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 1995 Mississippi House of Representatives formally abolishes slavery and ratifies 13th Amendment 1993 NAFTA passes House of Representatives 1993 U.S. House of Representatives approve Nafta 1990 U.S. House of Representatives vote 254-177 to stop U.S. flag burning, doesn't pass 1988 King Hussein dissolves Jordan's House of Representatives 1988 Arizona House of Representatives vote to impeach Republican Governor Evan Mecham 1986 Senate joins House of Representatives voting for sweeping tax reforms 1986 House of Representatives impeaches Judge Harry E. Claiborne on tax evasion 1983 U.S. House of Representatives votes, 416 to 0, in favor of a resolution condemning Russia for shooting down a Korean jetliner 1979 House of Representatives begins live television broadcasts via C-SPAN 1978 Representatives of Israel and Egypt open talks in Washington 1978 House of Representatives approves (233-169), 39-month extension for ERA 1978 U.S. House of Representatives allows live radio coverage 1977 U.S. House of Representatives begin 90 day test of televising its sessions 1975 House of Representatives votes to restore citizenship to General Robert E. Lee 1975 House of Representatives pass $21.3 billion anti-recession tax-cut bill 1974 Henry Aaron addresses House of Representatives 1974 U.S. House of Representatives begins determining grounds for impeachment of Nixon 1967 House of Representatives expels Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (307 to 116) 1965 House of Representatives joins Senate establish Department of Housing and Urban Develop 1965 Generalissimo Francisco Franco meets with Jewish representatives to discuss legitimizing Jewish communities in Spain 1964 U.S. House of Representatives accept Law on the civil rights 1954 4 Puerto Ricans open fire in U.S. House of Representatives injuring 5 representatives 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 1949 Stephanie Tubbs Jones, born in Ohio, Member, U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio 1947 House of Representatives approves Taft-Hartley act 1946 John F. Kennedy elected to House of Representatives 1941 Charlie Norwood, born in Georgia, Army Captain, politician, member, U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia 1940 Mary Rose Oakar, born in Cleveland, Ohio, politician, first Democratic woman elected to U.S. Congress, member, U.S. House of Representatives 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 1936 Charles Anderson enters Kentucky House of Representatives 1933 House of Representatives completes congressional action to repeal Prohibition 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. 1928 Tom Lantos, born in Hungary, Holocaust survivor, Member, U.S. House of Representatives from California 1925 Japan's House of Representatives recognizes male suffrage 1919 U.S. House of Representatives restricts immigration 1918 House of Representatives passes amendment allowing women to vote 1918 House of Representatives accepts American Creed written by William Tyler 1917 Jeannette Rankin becomes 1st women member of U.S. House of Representatives 1915 House of Representatives rejects proposal to give women right to vote 1898 U.S. House of Representatives accept annexation of Hawaii 1871 Jefferson Long of Georgia is 1st black to make an official speech in House of Representatives (opposing leniency to former Confederates) 1870 Joseph H Rainey, 1st black in House of Representatives (SC) 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 1860 1st rabbi to open House of Representatives, Morris Raphall of New York City 1831 Former President John Quincy Adams takes his seat as member of House of Representatives 1825 House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams 6th U.S. president 1824 House of Representatives begins to end election deadlock between JQ Adams, 1798 Rep Matthew Lyon, Vermont spits in face of Rep Roger Griswold,Connecticut, in U.S. House of Representatives, after an argument 1789 House of Representatives 1st full meeting, New York City, F Muhlenberg 1st speaker |
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