U.S. House History

@ushousehistory

Official account of History, Art & Archives of the U.S. House of Representatives: history.house.gov. Specific inquiries: history@mail.house.gov.

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U.S. House History@ushousehistory· 23d

Humid in the morning and pouring in the afternoon as shown in a 1933 postcard. Some things don't change. #Summer

Postcard of the Capitol with puddles from a rainstorm

U.S. House History@ushousehistory· 24d

"I remember watching the landing on the moon, and taking pictures of the TV when they landed. And to actually think that I was part of this; this committee authorized funding for this." -House Science Committee staffer Tish Schwartz #oralhistory https://loom.ly/cT15qeY

Early staff on the science committee pose with a space shuttle model

U.S. House History@ushousehistory· 25d

"A great new American enterprise" Read JFK’s speech to Congress that started the space race and ended with the Apollo 11 moon landing #OTD 1969. #HouseRecords https://history.house.gov/HouseRecord/Detail/15032436116

Copy of JFK's state of the union speech with handwritten annotations

U.S. House History@ushousehistory· 25d

Get some ice cream from the House Restaurant in 1946 for the high price of 15¢! #IceCreamDay https://history.house.gov/Collection/Detail/25769806833

Inside of a House Restaurant menu from 1946

U.S. House History@ushousehistory· 25d

Ice cream led to a sticky situation @USCapitol in 1921. #HistoryBlog #HouseCollection #IceCreamDay https://history.house.gov/Blog/2015/June/6-29-photo-ice-cream/

A cow in the Cannon House Office Building courtyard

U.S. House History@ushousehistory· 26d

#OTD 1882, Robert Smalls of #SC successfully contested his election and unseated incumbent Rep George Tillman. 📷: @LibraryCongress https://history.house.gov/HistoricalHighlight/Detail/35956?ret=True

Robert Smalls poses for a formal black and white picture

U.S. House History@ushousehistory· 26d

Just in time for summer, a slew of newly digitized prints and postcards from the #HouseCollection show how visitors and armchair travelers pictured the Capitol over the past two centuries. #HistoryBlog

U.S. House History@ushousehistory· 27d

Carlottia Scott, chief of staff to Rep Ron Dellums, remembers coordinating Nelson Mandela's first U.S. visit in 1990. #OralHistory #MandelaDay https://history.house.gov/OralHistory/Search?mediaID=25769810499

Carlottia Scott shakes Nelson Mandela's hand while standing next to Rep Ron Dellums.

U.S. House History@ushousehistory· Jul 14

Everyone give it up for the @USHouseHistory's favorite fighting Frenchman. #BastilleDay #HouseCollection https://history.house.gov/Collection/Listing/2005/2005-018-000/

U.S. House History@ushousehistory· Jul 13

#RIP Alexander Hamilton. One of history's favorite Broadway stars lives on in our #HistoryBlog. https://history.house.gov/Blog/2020/July/7-1-EforE-HamHouse/

Print of the Hamilton - Burr duel. Two men face each other. One shoots forward, one shoots up. Other men are observing.

U.S. House History@ushousehistory· Jul 11

#HappyBirthday John Quincy Adams of #MA—Rep AFTER he was POTUS. https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/A/ADAMS,-John-Quincy-(A000041)/

U.S. House History@ushousehistory· Jul 10

#OTD in 1950, PL 81-603 allowed two large landscape paintings of the American West by Thomas Moran, formerly on view in the US Capitol, to be transferred to the Department of the Interior. https://history.house.gov/HouseRecord/Detail/15032450291

Document SJ Res 170 as reported out of the Senate

U.S. House History@ushousehistory· Jul 9

"FY 1789." The government's first budget, submitted #OTD in 1789, can be found in #HouseRecords.

Yellowed document handwritten in script with numbers in the ledger

U.S. House History@ushousehistory· Jul 9

How did Congress celebrate the nation's Bicentennial in 1976? Time capsules, luncheons with royalty, and Magna Carta. #HistoryBlog #America250 https://loom.ly/gWdgPb4

U.S. House History@ushousehistory· Jul 7

Bossie the Cow showed up as part of a dairy moo-vement in Congress in 1921. #CowAppreciationDay https://history.house.gov/Collection/Detail/15032425064

A brown cow stands in the Cannon Building courtyard

U.S. House History@ushousehistory· Jul 5

Happy #IndependenceDay from @USHouseHistory! #HouseCollection #America250 https://history.house.gov/Collection/Detail/15032399729?ret=True

Postcard with an eagle and American Flag. Capitol in background.

U.S. House History@ushousehistory· Jul 4

The Glorious Fourth in #HouseCollection. #America250

Postcard with the Capitol, statue of George Washington, and wreathes with red white, and blue ribbons. Top text reads "The Glorious Fourth."

U.S. House History@ushousehistory· Jul 4

Happy Independence Day from Uncle Joe and @USHouseHistory! #HouseCollection #America250 https://loom.ly/yf00_h0

magazine cover with bearded man holding an American flag

U.S. House History@ushousehistory· Jul 4

Happy #IndependenceDay! #America250 #HouseCollection https://loom.ly/3Sc1AoQ

colorful postcard with American flags, Capitol, and stars

U.S. House History@ushousehistory· Jul 4

The US celebrates the #Semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence tomorrow. Join us in looking at how the Revolutionary period influenced the early Federal Congresses and how Congress has celebrated America's major anniversaries since. #America250 https://loom.ly/Cok-aaI

U.S. House History@ushousehistory· Jul 3

Cakes, ice cream, and balloons are nice, but in 1976 the House of Representatives prepared for the 200th birthday of the United States by passing legislation to name #ValleyForge a National Historical Park. #HistoryBlog #America250 https://loom.ly/Y1zxWwM

U.S. House History@ushousehistory· Jul 2

The House passed the #CivilRightsAct #OTD 1964. Read & hear more in #oralhistory. https://history.house.gov/Oral-History/Events/Civil-Rights/

Public Law 88-352, printed on yellowed paper with red border.

U.S. House History@ushousehistory· Jun 29

Hitting the road for summer vacation? The Federal Highway Act passed #OTD in 1956 funded the construction of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, fundamentally changing how people and goods moved around the country. https://history.house.gov/HouseRecord/Detail/15032436197

H.R. 10660 the bill that became the Federal Highway Act of 1956

U.S. House History@ushousehistory· Jun 29

Rep Sala Burton of #CA—"the popular Burton"—was sworn into the House #OTD 1983. Succeeding her late husband Phillip, a leading House progressive, Burton represented "people who don't have a lot of lobbying being done for them." https://loom.ly/nJJZT24

U.S. House History@ushousehistory· Jun 26

White shoes and straw hats: favorite summer garb @USCapitol and in #HouseCollection. https://history.house.gov/Collection/Detail/15032404528

1930s photograph of Capitol visitors crowded in a hallway. Many are wearing white shoes and straw hats.

U.S. House History@ushousehistory· Jun 25

In anticipation of America’s 100th anniversary on July 4, 1876, the U.S. House of Representatives prepared for the nation’s biggest independence celebration yet: the United States Centennial Exposition. #HistoryBlog #America250 https://loom.ly/KahtqIY

U.S. House History@ushousehistory· Jun 23

This Brother Activator 800T served Rep Bill McCollum of #FL well. #TypewriterDay #HouseCollection https://loom.ly/lCxUI3A

Off white and black plastic brother typewriter

U.S. House History@ushousehistory· Jun 16

Summer is time for some congressional "vent elation" in 1928. #HouseCollection #HistoryBlog https://loom.ly/kGzmZ6M

Cool Summers by Act of Congress states Carrier Air Conditioning advertisement featuring the House Chamber

U.S. House History@ushousehistory· Jun 11

#HappyBirthday to the 1st #WomenInCongress, Rep Jeannette Rankin of #MT, #OTD in 1880. https://loom.ly/-1JTMeo

U.S. House History@ushousehistory· Jun 10

Play ball! Congressional Baseball Game is tonight. #HouseCollection #CBG25 https://loom.ly/rdcBvrM