112th Congress, 2nd Session
October 08, 1921
On this date, former New York Representative Michael Francis Farley, suffering severe pains, stumbled into the emergency room at Bellevue Hospital in New York City.
October 08, 1968
On this date, the House began a marathon session which spanned two calendar days and produced 45 roll calls before a vote transpired on the floor.
October 12, 1971
The House unveiled a portrait of Representative F. Edward Hébert of Louisiana, honoring his new chairmanship of the House Committee on Armed Services.
October 13, 1949
Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru of India addressed a House Reception.
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