Rep Luke Lea was from Tennessee, not Tatooine. #StarWarsDay #Maythe4th loom.ly/OYO_v-A

'Action hero' Rep Charles H. Van Wyck of #NY took on three attackers armed only with a copy of the Congressional Globe. #NeverTellMeTheOdds #StarWarsDay #Maythe4th Image: New-York Historical Society loom.ly/eI6SJc0

#HappyBirthday to the longest-serving Hispanic Congressman, Henry González of #TX . loom.ly/5QWcCJ8

“Cherry blossoms bloom. Washington is beautified. East and West do meet,' -Rep and poet Spark Matsunaga. #APAMonth in the #HouseCollection . loom.ly/_E9R-YU

“The American people elected me to their Congress. Where else in the world could this happen?” Indian immigrant, Rep Saund of #CA , produced this campaign biography in 1956. He was the 1st Asian Pacific American Representative. #APAHM #HouseCollection loom.ly/t3nI76I

#DIYStationery for a #CivilWar soldier camping in the @USCapitol #OTD in 1861. #HouseCollection loom.ly/0cuoHSg

#HI Delegate Victor Houston and his wife Pinao brought #LeiDay to Congress in 1929. #HouseCollection #HistoryBlog loom.ly/ukNg-0U

Since 1900, 70 Asian and Pacific Islander Americans have served in Congress. Read their story. #AsianPacificHeritageMonth
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Massachusetts Representative Fisher Ames recalled a 'very touching scene' when George Washington was sworn in as President of the United States #OTD 1789. loom.ly/DS1PyXQ

8 Shovels. 1 Tree. Rep Schneider & other Reps planted a tree in 1989. #ArborDay #OralHistory history.house.gov/Oral-History/W…

The 2nd session of the 58th Congress adjourned #OTD 1904 after 144 days of service with critically acclaimed (and panned) singing performances. loom.ly/tSKa0gI

'The Senate has run its course,' said Rep Victor Berger of #WI as he introduced a resolution to amend the U.S. Constitution to dissolve the U.S. Senate #OTD 1911. #SorryNotSorry U.S. Senate History. loom.ly/oD8ZfCw

Every day is #TellAStoryDay for historians. Check out some of those stories in our #HistoryBlog ! history.house.gov/Blog/OHH-Blog/

The House held a funeral in the House Chamber for Rep Pierre Bossier of #LA #OTD 1844. He was temporarily buried @CongCemetery before being reinterred in Nachitoches, Louisiana. loom.ly/A5bYpcM

'Man of Action' elected #OTD in 1960. loom.ly/YWyvWKc

Fighting between Mexican and U.S. troops, #OTD 1846, ultimately led to the Mexican-American War. In this #HouseRecord , then-Representative Abraham Lincoln questioned POTUS Polk's justification for war. #RecordsSearch history.house.gov/HouseRecord/De…

It takes an expansive, experienced staff to make the vast Capitol complex run. Read up on the celebrated Congressional staff of days past. #AdministrativeProfessionalsDay #HistoryBlog history.house.gov/Blog/2017/Sept…

To mark the 150th anniversary of the Constitution, #CT symbolically ratified the Bill of Rights #OTD in 1939. #RecordsSearch #HouseRecords loom.ly/vz1wyVs