The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination based on race, sex, and national origin in employment, accommodation, and education.
By a vote of 96-3, Ford was easily confirmed. Click to learn who the three dissenting votes were.
Buried dozens of pages into the Defense Appropriations Act of 2010 was the first and only congressional apology to Native peoples.
The 42nd Congress voted 115-65 to establish Yellowstone, America's first national park -- despite concerns surrounding federalism
The Senate failed, barely, to secure a two-thirds majority in favor of convicting President Andrew Johnson
