Visualize the 117th Senate and its members, and compare it with past congresses
After reports that the USS Maddox had been attacked by North Vietnamese naval vessels, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 422-1 to authorize military action in Vietnam. Eugene Siler was the loan 'Nay' vote.
Before she became Vice President, Kamala Harris was the first South Asian-American woman elected to the Senate
Joseph Rainey (R-SC), born into slavery, was the first African-American elected to the House of Representatives.
The Senate's attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act narrowly failed due to a surprise defection by Sen. John McCain