During the final decades of the 20th century, the United States reflected on its 200-year history while also looking forward to the new millennium. Americans grappled with the realized and unrealized promises of the nation’s founding principles. Cultural movements and technology evolved rapidly, and new politicians arrived on the scene. At home, citizens advocated for equal rights and endured an energy crisis, political scandal, and a large-scale terrorist attack. Abroad, the United States na...

In the great tradition of summer picnics and cookouts, this edition for educators provides inspiration for your next al fresco outing complete with a touch of the House for your celebration.Where to Go?Join House Members for Cake and Punch at Woodrow Wilson’s Summer House Early in the afternoon on Saturday, July 20, 1912, more than 100 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, all of them Democrats, got off the train in Sea Girt, New Jersey, and walked down the dusty road toward Woodrow W...

On this date, the House of Representatives fell into complete disarray after Representatives Joe Cannon of Illinois and William McAdoo of New Jersey exchanged verbal insults, followed by a brawl between John Wilson of Washington and Charles Beckwith of New Jersey during floor debate. The House was engaged in a battle over the Conger Compound Lard Bill of 1890. The bill’s opponents used a number of parliamentary filibustering techniques to prevent a vote. Insults between Cannon and other Membe...