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.
In 1971, Congress and President Nixon declared a national 'war on cancer', which established funding for 15 new cancer research centers.
In 1986, Harry Claiborne was impeached by the House and convicted by the Senate, marking the last time a federal official was impeached and removed from office.
Learn about the current Senate Republican Leader who has played an important role in Congress through four Presidential Administriaitions.
Over 50 years after relations between the two countries ended, the United States Senate voted 83-15 to normalize trade with the People's Republic of China
