Learn the story of a place through the people that represented it through history
Buried dozens of pages into the Defense Appropriations Act of 2010 was the first and only congressional apology to Native peoples.
Under the direction of President John Adams, the Congress passed the Sedition Act of 1798, which made it a criminal offence to publish statements critical of the federal government. The first individual to be tried under the law was Rep. Matthew Lyon, who unsurprisingly had voted against its passage. Lyon was re-elected from jail.
Explore the votes of America's longest-serving Speaker of the House, Sam Rayburn, who presided over key civil rights votes
The 22nd Amendment, which established term limits for the Presidency of the United States, passed with some bipartisan support.
