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Congress Created
First day that Congress met, in New York City. -
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History of United States Congress
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First State of the Union Address
George Washington gave the first State of the Union Address -
First Speaker
Henry Clay Elected speaker -
Declare first war
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New Capital
The capital was rebuilt -
California Crisis
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Dome finished
Bronze figure/dome finished -
Slavery abolished
No move slavery! -
Revolt against rule committee
No more speaker -
Declaration of war
(Germany) -
Pearl Harbor
Attacked by japan -
Civil Rights Act
Civil Rights Act of 1964 is passed in Congress; it was the most comprehensive civil-rights bill in the history of the nation. -
First man lands on the moon
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Republican wins both houses
The Republican Party wins control of both houses of Congress for the first time since 1954.