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TIL in 1858, as Congress was debating slavery in Kansas at 2:00AM, a large fight of 30+ Members erupted on the House floor. After the sitting house speaker banged his gavel and threatened to arrest noncompliant Members, the "melee dissolved into a chorus of laughs and jeers."
P1LYg
TIL when the Congress passed the Lend-Lease Act, the bill was given the identifier "H.R. 1776."
woYoJ
TIL The last time it took more than one ballot to elect the Speaker of the House was 100yrs ago in 1923.