112th Congress, 2nd Session
October 15, 1918
Absent a quorum, the House conducted business in the midst of the 1918 “Spanish” influenza pandemic.
October 18, 1989
South Korean President Roh Tae Woo addressed a Joint Meeting of Congress.
October 19, 1881
On this date, Members of Congress descended upon the historic Yorktown, Virginia, battlefield to commemorate the centennial of the British ceremonial surrender at Yorktown.
October 20, 1814
Daniel Sickles, a Representative from New York, was born on this date in New York City.
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