Map, visualize, and explore the passage of the USA PATRIOT Act in October 2001
President Reagan's nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Robert Bork, found his nomination defeated in the Senate. His name subsequently became a verb, meaning 'to attack or defeat a nominee unfairly through an organized campaign of harsh public criticism or vilification'.
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Joseph Rainey (R-SC), born into slavery, was the first African-American elected to the House of Representatives.
Visualize the first time in history a cabinet nominee's confirmation ended in a tie.