Learn the story of a place through the people that represented it through history
Sen. Rand Paul's motion to hold that the Senate cannot try an impeached official who is no longer in office was defeated 55-45. Most legal scholars agree such a trial is permissible.
The 42nd Congress voted 115-65 to establish Yellowstone, America's first national park -- despite concerns surrounding federalism
The U.S. Senate unanimously voted to pass what would become the 26th Amendment, lowering the voting age to 18.
In 1971, Congress and President Nixon declared a national 'war on cancer', which established funding for 15 new cancer research centers.
