1991 Event Norway and Denmark recognize independence of former U.S.S.R. Baltic reps 1991 Event 9 of 15 Soviet reps officially approve new union treaty 1980 Event NY Federal jury finds Reps Thompson D-New Jersey and Murphy, D-NY, guilty 1977 Event Egypt and Israel reps gather in Cairo for 1st formal peace conference 1968 Event North Vietnam agrees to meet U.S. reps to set up preliminary peace talks 1966 Event Player reps elect Marvin Miller, as executive director of Players' Association 1953 Event Baseball player reps Ralph Kiner (NL) and Allie Reynolds (AL) hire John Norman Lewis at $15,000 to give legal advice to players in negotiation 1926 Birthday Harriett Elizabeth Byrd, politician, Wyoming house of Reps 1870 Event Joseph Rainey (SC) became 1st black sworn into House of Reps 1870 Event 1st (4) blacks elected to House of Reps 1865 Event Henry Highland Garnet, is 1st black to speak in U.S. House of Reps 1844 Event Recontre between Reps Weller and Shriver, U.S. House of Representative 1789 Event 1st Congress declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 reps)
