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TIL the longest and most contentious election for the speaker of the U.S House of Representatives occurred during its 34th Congress (1855-1857). It lasted two months, took 133 ballots, and necessitated a rule change allowing for a simple plurality of members to select the speaker.
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TIL in the 1930 elections, Republicans won a majority in the US House of Representatives by 2 seats. But before Congress convened, 14 Representatives-elect died. Democrats then won several subsequent special elections, and took control of the chamber.
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TIL, that King George VI, Elizabeth II's father, was the first British Monarch to visit the U.S since the American Revolution