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“The House of Representatives, in some respects, I think, is the most peculiar assemblage in the world,” Speaker Joe Cannon of Illinois once observed. Behind the legislation and procedure, House Members and staff have produced their own institutional history and heritage. Our blog, Whereas: Stories from the People’s House, tells their stories.

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Edition for Educators — House Members With Military Service

by History on November 8, 2019
This Edition for Educators focuses on some of the House Members who served in the United States military before turning their careers to serving in Congress.
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Categories: Members of Congress, Women & Minorities on the Hill, Holidays, Interviews, Edition for Educators

Edition for Educators—Statehood

by History on October 10, 2019
This month’s Edition for Educators focuses on the often-complex process of attaining statehood through the lens of the House of Representatives.
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Categories: Legislation, Edition for Educators

Edition for Educators—Football

by History on September 18, 2019
It’s September, and football is back. On Capitol Hill that means Representatives make friendly wagers over big games, and recognizable all-stars occasionally find their way into campaign ads. This month’s Edition for Educators features football and the House.
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Edition for Educators—The Final Frontier

by History on July 15, 2019
On July 20, 1969, Americans from all walks of life gathered around television sets to witness a truly remarkable event. Broadcast live to half a billion people, Commander Neil Armstrong stepped down from the lunar lander onto the surface of the moon at 10:56 p.m. EDT and uttered his iconic phrase, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Outer space has long captured the popular imagination, fascinating people of all ages and backgrounds, including Members of Congress.
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Categories: Committees, Edition for Educators

Edition for Educators – Take Me Out to the Ballgame

by History on June 25, 2019
In 1909, a new Capitol Hill tradition took root at American League Park in Washington, DC.
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Categories: Practice & Customs, Edition for Educators

Edition for Educators—Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2019

by History on May 14, 2019
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. In celebration, this Edition for Educators highlights some of the many stories published in Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Congress, 1900–2017, one of the Office of the Historian’s most recent publications (and online exhibits) which provides an overview of the diverse stories of APA Members and their constituents in the years since Hawaiian Delegate Robert Wilcox first won election to the U.S. House of Representatives. The story of Asian Pacific Americans in Congress can also be found across our website in other stories, artifacts, and House records.
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Categories: Women & Minorities on the Hill, Edition for Educators

Edition for Educators—The Capitol Campus

by History on April 24, 2019
Today, the federal legislative branch spreads over five House office buildings, three Senate office buildings, three Library of Congress buildings, and the Capitol itself. This Edition for Educators highlights the Capitol campus and the District of Columbia.
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Categories: Capitol Campus, Edition for Educators

Edition for Educators—Celebrating Women’s History Month 2019

by History on March 26, 2019
To celebrate Women’s History Month, this Edition for Educators blog focuses on content we’ve added to the History, Art & Archives website within the last year alongside new images the office has acquired. This year, we’ve compiled a few of the new oral histories, blogs, digitized images, and updated statistics for the 116th Congress (2019–2021) to feature below. In preparation for next year’s anniversary, the office has also added a new House Record to commemorate the 19th Amendment granting women’s suffrage.
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Categories: Women & Minorities on the Hill, Edition for Educators

Edition for Educators—Celebrating Black History Month 2019

by History on February 21, 2019
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In celebration of Black History Month, this Edition for Educators blog focuses on content we’ve recently added to the History, Art & Archives website. For this February, we’ve compiled a few of the new oral histories, blogs, digitized images, and updated statistics from the last year to feature below.
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Categories: Women & Minorities on the Hill, Edition for Educators

Edition for Educators—The House Chamber

by History on January 24, 2019
Since 1789, the House of Representatives has met in a number of locations. But regardless of the setting, the House Chamber has always been a storied space. Since the House first met in closing years of the eighteenth century, thousands of men and women from all corners of the country have filled its seats to debate legislation and shape the rhythms of American life. Today, the modern House Chamber, which first opened in 1857, can often seem to be two things at once: intimidating but also welcoming, imposing but also familiar. This Edition for Educators highlights the spaces which have served as the meeting place for the People’s House.
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Categories: House Chamber, Edition for Educators

Edition for Educators—Following the Rules

by History on November 27, 2018
The U.S. House of Representatives is governed by an ever-expanding matrix of rules and precedents, procedural compass points that have been accumulating every year since the very first Congress in 1789. The Constitution says little about the internal governing structure of the House other than that it “may determine the Rules of its Proceedings.” That vague allowance enables the House to create and maintain both its legislative processes and rules guiding the personal behavior of its Members.
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Categories: Practice & Customs, Edition for Educators

Edition for Educators—Presidency and the House

by History on September 6, 2018
This Edition for Educators highlights the Presidency and its complicated relationship with the House of Representatives.
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Categories: Presidents, Edition for Educators
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