Learn the story of a place through the people that represented it through history
The 42nd Congress voted 115-65 to establish Yellowstone, America's first national park -- despite concerns surrounding federalism
Joseph Rainey (R-SC), born into slavery, was the first African-American elected to the House of Representatives.
The Senate failed, barely, to secure a two-thirds majority in favor of convicting President Andrew Johnson
Visualize the 117th House and its members, and compare it with past congresses