@ushousehistory.bsky.socialSputnik launched #OTD 1957 spurring the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. 1.5 years later, Congress gave the newly-created NASA almost $500M to catch up with the Soviets. #RecordsSearch #HouseRecords @NASAHistory https://loom.ly/-chiGX0
@ushousehistory.bsky.socialRep Eben Martin of #SD asked Speaker Joe Cannon for a "lesser" committee assignment #OTD 1905. #RecordsSearch #HouseRecords https://history.house.gov/HouseRecord/Detail/15032436124
@ushousehistory.bsky.social#OTD 1917 the House created a Committee on Woman Suffrage. This petition urged its creation. #RecordsSearch #HouseRecords https://history.house.gov/HouseRecord/Detail/15032436242
@ushousehistory.bsky.social#MN became the 15th state to ratify the 19th Amendment, #OTD in 1919. #HouseRecords #RecordsSearch https://history.house.gov/HouseRecord/Detail/15032436205
