Four Republicans broke with their party's leader after he advised four Democratic Congresswomen to 'go back to their countries.'
On July 25,1861, Congress declared that the purpose of the Civil War was the preservation of the union rather than the abolition of slavery.
As Joe Biden is inaugurated as America's 46th President, browse his votes as a U.S. Senator
As the most recent admission into the union, see how the Senate created the 50th state.
Learn about the factions and members of the first United States Congress
