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Official account of History, Art & Archives of the U.S. House of Representatives: history.house.gov. Specific inquiries: history@mail.house.gov. https://bit.ly/HAAComment
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Rep. J. J. Pickle had a unique campaign button for his elections. #PickleDay https://history.house.gov/Collection/Detail/15032392002
Campaign pin in the shape of a green pickle with the white capital letters reading "Jake" on it.
November 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Integrate historic images, documents, or oral histories into your lessons using our tools (like this one for photographs). Visit our Tools for Teaching with Primary Sources page for more. #TeachingWithPrimarySourceshttps://history.house.gov/Education/Primary-Sources/Primary-Source-Analysis/
November 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Rep Roybal of #CA's campaign pin was out of this world. #HispanicHeritageMonth https://history.house.gov/Collection/Listing/2007/2007-285-000/
Election pin shaped like a blue and silver rocket with "Democrat Roybal Congress" visible on the side.
September 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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He played pro baseball and danced the Charleston on the Cannon steps. Rep Thomas McMillan of #SC died #OTD 1939. https://history.house.gov/HistoricalHighlight/Detail/35705?ret=True
Rep McMillan and two female staff dance the Charleston on the steps of the Cannon House Office Building with the Capitol in the background
September 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Rep Patsy Mink of #HI, the first woman of color elected to Congress, died #OTD 2002. #WomeninCongress https://history.house.gov/HistoricalHighlight/Detail/15032398307
Black and white photograph of Patsy Mink.
September 29, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Rep Eben Martin of #SD asked Speaker Joe Cannon for a "lesser" committee assignment #OTD 1905. #RecordsSearch #HouseRecords https://history.house.gov/HouseRecord/Detail/15032436124
Typed letter from Representative Martin to Speaker Cannon.
September 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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#OTD 1962, the House unveiled a portrait of Banking Committee Chairman Brent Spence of #KY. #HouseCollection https://history.house.gov/HistoricalHighlight/Detail/15032398476
Portrait of a balding man in glasses in a dark gray three-piece suit. He is seated in an upholstered chair
September 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Planning your National History Day project? Learn all about the materials available in our latest #HistoryBlog. https://history.house.gov/Blog/2025/September/9-25-NHD/
September 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Taken from the Goodyear Blimp, this photograph showed the Capitol and House office buildings, in September 1941. #HouseCollection https://history.house.gov/Collection/Detail/15032450563
Aerial photographs looking north of House office buildings and the Capitol
September 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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#OTD 1789, the First Congress sent 12 Constitutional amendments to the states for ratification. 10 of them became the #BillofRights, but one took +200 years to be ratified. The 27th Amendment wasn't approved until 1992. https://history.house.gov/HistoricalHighlight/Detail/35665?ret=True
Handwritten resolution transmitting the amendments to the states for ratification
September 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Robert Smalls of #SC: Real life AND Comic Book Superhero. #ComicBookDay https://history.house.gov/Blog/2021/February/2-26-goldenlegacy/
September 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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The 2026 National History Day theme is Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History. To help students prepare contest entries, the Office of the Historian has prepared several collections using material from across this website.
https://history.house.gov/NHD/
Image with three layers, a building, a print of several men, and a piece of legislation. Red and blue text in the middle reads "National History Day 2026: Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History, history.house.gov/nhd/"
September 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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#OTD 1917 the House created a Committee on Woman Suffrage. This petition urged its creation. #RecordsSearch #HouseRecords https://history.house.gov/HouseRecord/Detail/15032436242
Petition from the National American Woman Suffrage Association in favor of the creation of the Committee on Woman Suffrage
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Speaker Foley's dog Alice roamed the halls of the House in 1989. #HouseCollection #DogsInPolitics https://history.house.gov/Collection/Detail/29286
September 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Happy First Day of Fall from History, Art & Archives! #AutumnEquinox
Postcard of the Longworth and Cannon House Office Buildings with autumn trees
September 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Kika de la Garza, born #OTD in 1927 in South Texas, bringing corn and cows to his #HouseCollection portrait. #HispanicHeritageMonth https://history.house.gov/Collection/Detail/30024
portrait of a Kika de la Garza standing in a landscape with cows and a cornfield in the background
September 22, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Peruvian President Manuel Prado spoke before a Joint Meeting of Congress #OTD in 1961. #HouseCollection https://history.house.gov/Collection/Detail/30675
Close-up of Manuel Prado speaking from the House rostrum with Lyndon Baines Johnson and John McCormick seated behind him.
September 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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“There was incredible resolve in the House Chamber that night.” #JointSession #OTD 2001 #OralHistory #September11 https://history.house.gov/Oral-History/Events/September-11/September-11-2001/
September 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Arrr! Here be a privateer who helped craft the modern American flag! #TalkLikeAPirateDay #HistoryBlog 📷: @USNHistory https://history.house.gov/Blog/2014/September/9-16-Hoist-the-Colors/
Painting of a man with shoulder-length brown hair and a navy double-breasted peacoat.
September 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Congressional #pickleball on the National Mall tonight? Back to their roots: playing a sport invented by an athletic Representative from Washington, Joel Pritchard. https://history.house.gov/HistoricalHighlight/Detail/36507223347
September 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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The US Capitol cornerstone laid #OTD in 1793. #HouseCollection http://history.house.gov/Collection/Detail/29799?ret=True
Drawing of people in 18th century costume recreating a cornerstone laying ceremony
September 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Meet the 167 #Hispanic Members of Congress since 1822. #HispanicHeritageMonth

Conozca los 167 Miembros del Congreso Hispanos desde el año 1822.

📷: @USNatArchives https://history.house.gov/People/Search?filter=11
September 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Happy #ConstitutionDay! This House Record honors its 150th birthday in 1939. https://history.house.gov/HouseRecord/Detail/15032436213
Connecticut’s resolution celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Constitution by symbolically ratifying the Bill of Rights
September 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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"It was here, in these Halls that our venture really began." #OTD 1969, Neil Armstrong acknowledged Congress's role in the moon landing. This #HouseRecord funded #NASA in its early days. @NASAHistory https://history.house.gov/HouseRecord/Detail/15032436191
Engrossing Copy of Appropriations Bill Funding NASA
September 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Legendary Rep Barbara Jordan of #Texas got a stamp from @USPS #OTD in 2011. #HouseCollection https://history.house.gov/Collection/Listing/2014/2014-059-000
sheet of stamps with Barbara Jordan's face on them
September 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM