2015 Event Two animal rights activists are placed under house arrest, awaiting trial for acts of terrorism against the fur industry; in 2013, Joseph Buddenberg and Nicole Kissane released minks from mink farms and vandalized fur businesses across the U.S. 2014 Event In the recent Japan elections, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gains victory, and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party wins the majority of lower house elections 2014 Event The U.S. House of Representatives passes a $1.1 trillion budget within hours of the deadline, avoiding a government shutdown when current funding expires 2014 Event A 219-year-old time capsule is being excavated from beneath the cornerstone of the Massachusetts State House in Boston; the capsule, first found in 1855 and reburied, is likely the oldest in the U.S. 2014 Event The White House supports release of a report detailing CIA interrogation methods while acknowledging that the report details will likely spur violence by parties and nations hostile to the U.S. 2014 Event A U.S. House Intelligence Committee investigation into the 2012 attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, agrees with the Obama administration that U.S. response to the attack was appropriate; miscommunication caused critics to suspect a coverup 2014 Event In U.S. elections, Republicans retain dominance of the Senate and succeed in gaining control of the House of Representatives 2014 Event A mentally ill man is apprehended after jumping the White House fence and injuring the two police dogs that stopped him; the man had been previously arrested near the White House on a misdemeanor 2014 Event Julia Pierson, the first female director of the U.S. Secret Service, resigns after an 18-month tenure during which several security breaches occurred, including the recent daytime intrusion of the White House by a man armed with a knife 2014 Event Secret Service Director Julia Pierson testifies in a congressional hearing to investigate the recent intrusion of the White House as well as other security breaches under her leadership; Pierson stated that such incidents will not happen again 2014 Event A man is apprehended inside the White House after scaling the fence and running into the building; U.S. President Barack Obama and his family were not there at the time of the incident 2014 Event The U.S. House Judiciary Committee finds that there are no grounds for impeachment of President Barack Obama, despite calls for such action from political opponents 2014 Event Eric Cantor, majority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, will step down from his leadership position at the end of July following a surprising primary election defeat by Tea Party candidate David Brat 2014 Event The U.S House of Representatives and Senate finalized a long-delayed farm bill designed to cut $19 billion in farm subsidies, and reduce the $8 billion spent on food stamps over the next ten years 2014 Event U.S. NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and John Holdren, White House Science Advisor, announce that President Obama's administration approved extending the use of the International Space Station through 2024 2014 Event The U.S. Senate votes to renew jobless benefits for 1.3 million Americans; the bill,calling for a three-month extension, will not be approved unless House Democrats agree to deal to cover $6 billion dollar cost without adding to the federal debt 2014 Event A day before the U.S. Senate will vote on extending emergency unemployment benefits, Gene Sperling, Director of the White House National Economic Council publicly promoted the case for extending benefits 2013 Event A partial shutdown of government agencies occurs after the U.S. House and Senate files to agree on a spending bill to keep government operations running 2013 Event Prior to being transferred to house arrest, former Egyptian President is released from prison and transferred to a military hospital 2013 Death Helen Thomas, an American Journalist who reported on the White House for nearly fifty years, dies at the age of 92 2013 Event The upper house of the U.K. approves of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill; starting in 2014, gay marriage will be allowed in England and Wales 2013 Event In the House of Commons, MP's approve of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, advancing the right for gay marriage in England and Wales 2013 Event In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the governor of the Riyadh Province, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, member of the House of Saud, dies at age 72 2013 Event President Barack Obama is inaugurated in the Blue Room of the White House; this is his second term in office 2013 Event The 'fiscal cliff deal' is approved in the U.S. House of Representatives 2012 Event The U.S. House of Representatives votes to end the Jackson-Vanik amendment from 1974, which was intended to effect U.S. trade relations with Communist countries 2012 Event Publishers Penguin and Random House merge to become Penguin Random House, the largest publisher in the world 2012 Event The United Kingdom's Treasury Committee of the House of Commons releases the first of two volumes reporting on the LIBOR fixing scandal 2012 Event Leader of Burma's National League for Democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi, is sworn in as a member of Pyithu Hluttaw, Burma's lower house of the parliament 2012 Event After Chen Guangcheng flees house arrest, U.S. President Barack Obama refuses to comment on the blind Chinese dissident who reportedly went to the U.S. embassy 2012 Event Despite being under house arrest in the United Kingdom, Julian Assange announces his plan to run for the Senate of Australia 2012 Event The world's oldest Charles Dickens film, dating from 1901, featuring a depiction of a Bleak House character, is rediscovered by the British Film Institute 2012 Event A painting by Francis Bacon sells at Christies for 21.3 million pounds; 'The Portrait of Henrietta Moraes' is the second most valuable post-war contemporary art sold at the auction house 2012 Event The main opposition leader of the Democratic Republic of the congo condemns parliamentary election as rigged; he calls for a strike in protest of his house arrest 2011 Event A budget agreement is reached by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives 2011 Event Boris Gryzlov, ally to Vladimir Putin and speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament, resigns from his position 2011 Event A bill extending a payroll tax extension and a bill expediting the Keystone XL pipeline between Canada and Texas is passed by the U.S. House of Representatives 2011 Event John Corzine, former CEO of MG Global, testifies before a committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, stating he doesn't know where hundreds of millions of dollars of his customers' money has gone 2011 Event Opposition MP Peter Slipper replaces Harry Jenkins as speaker of the Australian House of Representatives 2011 Event The House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee recalls four News International executives for further examination of phone hacking within the organization 2011 Event The U.S. House of Representatives votes to increase the debt ceiling; the Senate rejects the measure 2011 Event Juan Maria Bordaberry, former Uruguayan dictator, dies while under house arrest for murders committed during his dictatorship 2011 Event In efforts to avoid food shortages and political oppression, South Korea begins work on a new facility to house North Korean refugees 2011 Event The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly votes against funding for ground troops in Libya 2011 Event Uganda's opposition leader Kizza Besigye is placed under house arrest, after vowing to continue protests against the rising cost of living 2011 Event A bill banning the abortion of a fetus more than 20 weeks old passes in the Idaho House of Representatives 2011 Event A large, rare, Andy Warhol self-portrait in red and white sells for $10.79 million pounds at Christie's auction house in London, England 2011 Event The 112th United States Congress convened; Republican Representative John Boehner of Ohio assumes his new position as Speaker of the House 2011 Event According to Clarence House, Prince William and his bride-to-be, Kate Middleton, will be married by the Archbishop of Canterbury 2010 Event Longtime U.S. Democratic Representative Charlie Rangel is found guilty of multiple violations of House rules, including failure to pay taxes 2010 Event U.S. voters go to the polls; Republicans win control of the House of Representatives with the largest number of seats gained since 1894 2010 Event The works of thirty celebrated Iranian artists go on sale at Bonhams auction house in Dubai 2010 Event The U.S. House of Representatives imposes trade sanctions against China, which is believed to be undervaluing the yuan 2010 Event After serving twenty-one terms, U.S. Representative, Democrat, and Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Dave Obey, announces he will not run for re-election 2010 Event The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 is passed by the U.S. House of Representatives 2007 Event Nancy Pelosi is elected Speaker of the House, by a vote of 233-202 2001 Death Dagmar, blonde, Broadway Open House, dies at 79 2000 Death Carl Albert, politician, Speaker of the House from 1971-1977, dies at 91 1998 Event House of Representatives approves two articles of impeachment, charging President Clinton with lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice 1998 Event House of Representatives approves impeachment inquiry of President Clinton 1998 Event House Judiciary Committee recommends a full impeachment inquiry 1997 Event "Doll's House," closes at Belasco Theater 1997 Event "Doll's House," opens at Belasco Theater New York City 1997 Death Barry Evans, actor (Dr. Upton-Dr. in the House), dies at 53 1997 Event Newt Gingrich, narrowly re-elected speaker of the House 1996 Death Preston Lockwood, actor (House of Windsor, Black Candle), dies at 83 1996 Event John Bobbitt is put under house arrest in Las Vegas for 120 days 1996 Death Edmund Happold, structural engineer, founded engineering constituency, Buro Happold, worked on Sydney Opera House, dies at 65 1995 Event Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres address both house of U.S. congress 1995 Event James Brady, former white house press sect, suffers a heart attack 1995 Death Thelma Hulbert, English house painter, dies at 81 1995 Death Edwin "Russell" House, saxophonist, dies at 65 1995 Event Sinn-Fein leader Gerry Adams visits White House 1995 Event Mississippi House of Representatives formally abolishes slavery and ratifies 13th Amendment 1995 Event London finance house of Barings collapse after losses in Singapore by trader Nick Leeson 1995 Event Newt Gingrich becomes speaker of the House 1994 Event House votes to end lobbyists buying meals and entertainment for Congress 1994 Event Fire Department puts out smokey electrical fire in White House 1994 Event Cessna crashes in White House front yard 1994 Death Nancy Keene Lancaster, US/British architect (Binnen House), dies at 96 1994 Death Jean-Pierre E Plooij, Dutch writer (Bird House), dies at 48 1994 Event House passes the assault weapons ban 1994 Death John Preston, U.S. writer (Gay House, Big Gay Book), dies at 48 1994 Death Tip O'Neill, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1977 - 1987, Speaker of the House, dies of cancer at 81 1993 Event NAFTA passes House of Representatives 1993 Event U.S. House of Representatives approve Nafta 1993 Death Harry R "Rob" Haldeman, White House chief of staff (Nixon), dies at 67 1993 Event Troops of President Yelsin occupy Russian White House (parliament) 1993 Death Alex Lyon, English Labor Lower house leader (1966-83), dies at 61 1993 Event "In the Summer House" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 25 performances 1993 Event "In the Summer House" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 25 performances 1992 Death Mother Clare Hale, cared for New York City AIDS babies (Hale House), dies at 87 1992 Death Richard H Ichord, U.S. leader of House Un-American Act Comm, dies 1992 Death Harry Ellerbe, actor (House of Usher, Magnetic Monster), dies at 91 1992 Event House votes 280 to 128 to give FCC control of cable TV rates 1992 Death Patrick A Devlin, England, judge/lead house of Lords, dies 1992 Death Jacquelyn Hyde, actress (Dark, House of Terror), dies at 61 1991 Death Sam Rabin, speaker of house, dies at 88 1991 Event White House Chief of Staff John Sununu resigns 1991 Event "Full House" 100th episode-twins are born 1990 Death Joan Bennett, U.S. actress (House Across the Bay), dies at 80 1990 Event Exiled emir of Kuwait visits White House 1990 Event Tour de France champion Greg LeMond visits White House 1990 Event U.S. House of Representatives vote 254-177 to stop U.S. flag burning, doesn't pass 1990 Death Robin Harris, actor (House Party, Mo' Better Blues), dies at 36 1989 Event TV cameras permitted in British House of Commons 1989 Event Burma government puts author Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest 1989 Death William Ching, actor (Moonlighter, Terror in Haunted House), dies 1989 Event Margaret Ray pleads guilty to breaking into David Letterman's house 1989 Event Speaker of House Jim Wright resigns 1989 Event Margaret Ray pleads guilty to breaking into David Letterman's house 1989 Event Maxwell House coffee runs ads during "Roe vs Wade" movie despite threat of boycott by right-to-lifers 1988 Event Largest house (130 rooms) on Long Island sold for $22 million 1988 Event King Hussein dissolves Jordan's House of Representatives 1988 Event Australia's new parliament house is opened by Queen Elizabeth 1988 Event Arizona House of Representatives vote to impeach Republican Governor Evan Mecham 1987 Death Scott McKay, actor (Guest in House, 30 Seconds over Tokyo), dies at 71 1987 Event Donald Regan resigned as White House chief of staff 1986 Birthday Jeffery Wood, actor, Austin Warren-In The House 1986 Event House Dems select majority leader Jim Wright as 48th speaker 1986 Event Senate joins House of Representatives voting for sweeping tax reforms 1986 Event House of Representatives impeaches Judge Harry E. Claiborne on tax evasion 1986 Event Tip O'Neill, Representative-D-Massachusetts, refuses to let Reagan address House 1986 Birthday Ashley Olsen, twin actress, Michelle-Full House 1986 Birthday Mary Kate Olsen, twin actress, Michelle-Full House 1985 Event Random House buys Richard Nixons memoires for $3,000,000 1985 Event Sara Trollinger forms House of Hope in Orlando 1985 Event Philadelphia Police bomb a house held by group "Move," kills 11 1985 Event Britains House of Lords debate 1st televised 1984 Death Dorothy Arnold, actress (House of Fear, Phantom Creeps), dies at 66 1984 Death Kenny Delmar, comedian (School House), dies at 74 1984 Death Sunny Johnson, actress (Animal House), dies cerebral hemorrhage at 30 1983 Event Bomb attack on Harrod's war house in London, 5 killed, 94 injured 1983 Event U.S. House of Representatives votes, 416 to 0, in favor of a resolution condemning Russia for shooting down a Korean jetliner 1983 Event Vitas Gerulatis bets his house that Martina Navratilova can't beat 100th ranked male tennis player 1983 Event John Sain of South Bend, Indiana builds 3.91 m house of cards 1983 Event House Foreign Affairs Committee endorses nuclear weapons freeze with U.S.S.R. 1983 Death Reginald Denham, director/writer (Death at BC House), dies at 89 1982 Event Rolling Stone Keith Richard's house burns down 1982 Birthday Jodie Sweetin, actress, Stephanie Tanner-Full House 1981 Event Oliver North is assigned to White House duty 1979 Event Pope John Paul II is 1st Pope to visit White House 1979 Death Julian Orchard, actor (Perfect Friday, Bless this House), dies at 49 1979 Event House of Representatives begins live television broadcasts via C-SPAN 1979 Birthday Zhang Ziyi, born in Beijing, China, actress, internationally successful film star, appeared in 'Hero', 'Purple Butterfly', 'House of Flying Daggars', 'The Horsemen', 'Memoirs of a Geisha' 1978 Event H R Haldeman, Nixon's White House chief of staff released from jail 1978 Death Karl Swenson, actor (Lara-Little House on the Prairie), dies at 70 1978 Event House of Representatives approves (233-169), 39-month extension for ERA 1978 Birthday Tracie Spencer, born in Waterloo, Iowa, singer, songwriter, actress, model, performed pop, rhythm and blues, dance pop, quiet music genres, 'This House' reached Billboard Hot 100, guest on ABC sitcom Family Matters, sang background vocals for Eve, Kanye West, 50 Cent 1978 Death Karel G Bakker, actor (Coffee House), dies at 66 1978 Event U.S. House of Representatives allows live radio coverage 1978 Birthday Shiloh Strong, actor, Maybe This Time, House of Cards 1978 Death John Selwyn Brooke Selwyn Lloyd, speaker of house of commons, dies 1978 Event Marines terminate Molukse action in Province house (1 dead) 1978 Event Moluccans "suicide commandos" occupies Province house 1977 Event U.S. House establishes permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 1977 Event Former White House chief of staff home run Haldeman enters prison 1977 Event U.S. House of Representatives begin 90 day test of televising its sessions 1976 Birthday Anna Faris, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, singer. appeared in 'Lost in Translation', 'Scary Movie', 'My Super Ex-Girlfriend', 'The House Bunny' movies 1976 Birthday R. J. Williams, actor, General Hospital, Full House 1976 Birthday Andrea Barber, actress, Kimmy Gibbler-Full House 1976 Death Alvar Aalto, architect (Finlandia House), dies at 78 1976 Event Sarah Caldwell is 1st woman to conduct at New York's Metropolitan Opera House as she led orchestra in a performance of "La Traviata" 1975 Birthday Scott E Weinger, New York City, actor, Steve Taylor-Family Man, Full House 1975 Event House of Representatives votes to restore citizenship to General Robert E. Lee 1975 Birthday Keri Houlihan, actress, Molly-Our House 1975 Event House of Commons is broadcast live by radio for 1st time 1975 Event House of Representatives pass $21.3 billion anti-recession tax-cut bill 1974 Event House Judiciary Committee votes on 3rd and last charge of "high crimes and misdemeanors" to impeach President Nixon in the Watergate cover-up 1974 Event 2nd impeachment vote against Nixon by House Judiciary Committee 1974 Event House Judiciary Committee votes 27-11 recommends Nixon impeachment 1974 Event House Judiciary approves 2 Articles of Impeachment against President Nixon 1974 Event House Judiciary Committee releases evidence on Watergate inquiry 1974 Event Henry Aaron addresses House of Representatives 1974 Birthday Chad Allen Lazzari, born in Cerritos, California, actor, David-Our House, St. Elsewhere 1974 Event House Judiciary Committee begin formal hearings on Nixon impeachment 1974 Event President Nixon said he will release edited tapes made in White House 1974 Event 1st performance at new Grand Ole Opry House at Opryland in Nashville 1974 Event U.S. House of Representatives begins determining grounds for impeachment of Nixon 1973 Birthday Shalom Harlow, born in Toronto, Canada, model, House of Style, Harper's Bazaar 1973 Event President Nixon's attorney, J Fred Buzhardt, reveals presence of 18 minute gap in a White House tape recording related to Watergate 1973 Event President Nixon released 1st White House tapes on Watergate scandal 1973 Event Nixon agrees to turn over White House tape recordings to Judge Sirica 1973 Event Queen Elizabeth II opens Sydney Opera House 1973 Event President Nixon refuses to release Watergate tapes of conversations in the White House relevant to the Watergate investigation 1973 Birthday David Friedman, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Jason-Little House on the Prairie 1973 Birthday Amber Valletta, born in Phoenix, Arizona, model, Face, House of Style, Bazaar 1972 Birthday Missy Francis, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Little House on the Prairie 1972 Death Martin Dies, (Rep)/1st chairman of House Un-American, dies 1972 Birthday Damon House, kayak alternate for 1996 Olympics 1972 Event White House "plumbers" break into Democratic National headquarters at the Watergate Hotel 1972 Event Entire population of Istanbul under 24 hour house arrest 1971 Death Bennett Cerf, (Random House)/panelist (What's My Line), dies at 73 1971 Death Elsie Baker, actress (Ghosts of Hanley House), dies at 78 1971 Birthday Tom Green, born in Pembroke, Canada, actor, media personality, rapper, host of Tom Green's House Tonight' internet talk show, autobiography, 'Hollywood Causes Cancer' 1971 Event White House Plumbers unit formed to plug news leaks 1971 Event Tricia Nixon and Edward F Cox marry at White House 1971 Birthday Shannen Doherty, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Little House, Bev Hills 90210 1971 Event Richard Nixon installs secret taping system in White House 1971 Event John Guares "House of Blue Leaves," premieres in New York City 1970 Birthday Lindsay Greenbush, Louisiana, twin actress, Carrie-Little House on Prairie 1970 Birthday Sidney Greenbush, Louisiana, twin actress, Carrie-Little House on Prairie 1969 Event British House of Commons votes 343-185 abolishing the death penalty 1969 Event Canada's House of Commons approves equality of French-English lang 1969 Event 1st Jewish worship service at White House 1969 Event Supreme Court rules suspension of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. from House 1969 Event Students occupies Magden House Amsterdam 1969 Event Turtles play White House, Mark Volman falls off stage 5 times 1969 Event Bernadette Devlin elected to British house of commons 1969 Birthday Lindsay Kennedy, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Jeb-Little House on the Prairie 1968 Birthday Tisha Campbell, Newark, New Jersey, actress, Gina-Martin, House Party 1968 Death George P Gooch, English historian/House of Commons leader, dies 1968 Death Joseph Martin, Jr., Speaker of the House, dies at 83 1967 Event Lyndon Johnson's daughter Lynda marries in White House 1967 Death House Peters, silent film actor (Kansas Territory), dies at 87 1967 Event Ex-president Sukarno under house arrest in Indonesia 1967 Event CBS radio cancels "House Party" 1967 Birthday Lori Loughlin, born in Queens, actress, Edge of Night, New Kids, Full House 1967 Birthday Human Beatbox, Darren Robinson, rocker, Fat Boys-Jail House Rock 1967 Death Edward Hopper, U.S. painter (House by Railroad), dies at 84 1967 Birthday J. D. Roth, born in Beverly Hills, California, TV host, Fun House 1967 Event House of Representatives expels Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (307 to 116) 1966 Birthday Matthew Laborteaux, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Albert-Little House on Prairie 1966 Birthday Kool Rock, Damon Wimbley, rapper, Fat Boys-Jail House Rock 1966 Event 2,400 persons attend White House Conference on Civil Rights 1966 Birthday Prince Markie D, Mark Morale, rocker, Fat Boys-Jail House Rock 1966 Event Metropolitan Opera House opens in Lincoln Center 1965 Event House of Representatives joins Senate establish Department of Housing and Urban Develop 1965 Birthday Patrick Laborteaux, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Albert-Little House on Prairie 1964 Event Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Hillside House Ladies' Golf Open 1964 Event Walt Disney awarded Medal of Freedom at White House 1964 Birthday Melissa Gilbert Brinkman, Louisiana, actress, Little House on the Prairie 1964 Event U.S. House of Representatives accept Law on the civil rights 1963 Event John F. Kennedy's body, lay in repose in East Room of White House 1963 Birthday John Stamos, born in Cypress, California, actor, General Hospital, Full House 1963 Event British House of Commons debates Profumo-Christine Keeler affair 1962 Birthday Leslie Landon, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Etta Plum-Little House on Prairie 1962 Birthday Melissa Sue Anderson, Cal, actress, Little House on the Prairie 1962 Event House passes bill requiring equal pay for equal work regardless of sex 1962 Event 1st lady Jacqueline Kennedy conducts White House tour on TV 1962 Birthday Alison Arngrim, actress, Nellie-Little House of the Prairie 1961 Birthday Reginald Hudlin, director, House Party 1961 Death Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House for 17 years, dies at 79 1961 Death Samuel Rayburn, Representative-D-Texas, speaker of the House, 1940 - 1957, died of pancreatic cancer at age 79 1961 Death Billy House, actor (Imitation of Life, Bedlam, Egg and I), dies at 71 1961 Event Beatles 1st gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club 1961 Birthday Diana, Princess of Wales, born in Park House, England, first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, mother of Princes William and Harry, noted for philanthropy 1961 Birthday David Vitter, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, politician, Republican party, member, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senator from Louisiana 1961 Birthday Graham "Suggs" McPherson, Sussex, rock vocalist, Madness-Our House 1961 Birthday John Thune, born in Murdo, South Dakota, politician, Republican, U.S. Senator from South Dakota, U.S. House of Representatives from South Dakota's At-Large district 1961 Event Adam Clayton Powell elected Chairman of House Education and Labor 1960 Birthday Cathy Moriarty, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Raging Bull, Bless This House 1960 Event San Francisco's White House department store 1st to accept BankAmericard 1960 Event House packed with wedding celebrants collapses killing 30 (Pakistan) 1960 Event 1st date in James Clavell's novel "Nobel House" 1960 Event House investigating committee, looking into payola questions 1960 Birthday Guy Chadwick, English singer and songwriter, House of Love 1959 Birthday Simon Cowell, born in Brighton, England, entrepreneur, producer of television shows, 'Britain's Got Talent', 'American Idol', owner of publishing house, Syco 1959 Birthday David Coulier, Detroit, actor, Joey Gladstone-Full House 1959 Birthday Hugh Laurie, born in Oxford, England, James Hugh Calum Laurie, actor, writer, musician, comedian, comedy partner, Stephen Fry, known for the Fry and Laurie double act, appears in successful Fox television drama House, playing role of Dr. Gregory House 1959 Event 1st house with built-in bomb shelter exhibited in Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania 1959 Event U.S. House joins Senate approving Hawaii statehood 1959 Birthday Carl Chas Smash Smyth, rock bassist, Madness-Our House 1958 Event 1st women in English House of Lords 1958 Event 1st 4 women named to peerage in House of Lords 1958 Birthday Neil Finn, rocker, Split Enz-I Got You, Crowded House 1958 Event House of Lords passes bill allowing women in 1957 Birthday Joshua Mostel, New York City, actor, Delta House, At Ease 1957 Birthday J. C. Watts, born in Eufaula, Oklahoma, politician, U.S. House of Representatives, Oklahoma's 4th district, formerly a football player playing for the Canadian Football League 1957 Event Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visits White House 1957 Birthday Mark Kennedy, born in Benson, Minnesota, politician, Republican, member, U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 2nd district 1957 Death Laura Ingalls Wilder, U.S. author (Little House on Praries), dies at 90 1956 Birthday Sam Brownback, born in Garnett, Kansas, politician, Republican, U.S. Senator from Kansas, U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas' 2nd district 1995 - 1996 1956 Birthday Chris Foreman, guitarist, Madness-Burning Down the House 1956 Birthday Bob Saget, Philadelphia, comedian, Full House, America's Funniest Home Video 1956 Birthday Brian Baird, born in Chama, New Mexico, politician, Democratic party, U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 3rd district 1955 Event New Vienna Opera house opens (Austria) 1955 Birthday Linwood Boomer, Vancouver, actor, Adam-Little House on the Prairie 1955 Event 1st black executive on White House staff, E. Frederic Morrow 1955 Birthday Tony Snow, born in Kentucky, political commentator, columnist, radio, television news anchor, White House Press Secretary 1955 Event "House of Flowers" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 165 performances 1955 Birthday Stephen Furst, born in Norfolk, Virginia, actor, Animal House, Elliot-St. Elsewhere 1954 Event "House of Flowers" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 165 performances 1954 Birthday Sandra Cisneros, born in Chicago, Illinois, author, wrote, 'The House on Mango Street', 'Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories', a figure in Chicana literature 1954 Birthday Brad Sherman, born in Los Angeles, California, politician, Democratic party, U.S. House of Representatives from California's 27th district 1954 Event 4 Puerto Ricans open fire in U.S. House of Representatives injuring 5 representatives 1953 Event 1st White House Press Conference (President Eisenhower and 161 reporters) 1953 Birthday Martha Smith, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Animal House, playmate, July 1973 1953 Birthday David Morse, Beverly Massachusetts, actor, St. Elsewhere, House, Inside Moves 1953 Event "House of Wax," 1st 3-D movie, released (New York City) 1953 Birthday Pamela Roylance, born in Seattle, Washington actress, Sarah-Little House on Prairie 1953 Birthday Andree van Es, born in Den Haag, Netherlands, politician, member, House of Representatives, GreenLeft and Pacifist Socialist Party, director-general of Government and Kingdom Relations 1952 Death Waldorf Astor, House of Lords and Commons/owner of Observer, dies 1952 Birthday Ed Case, born in Hilo, Hawaii, politician, Democratic party, Member, U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii's 2nd district 1952 Birthday Bob Goodlatte, born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, politician, Republican party, U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 6th district 1952 Birthday Tim Finn, rocker, Split Enz, Crowded House, Puberty Blues 1952 Birthday David Byrne, guitarist and vocalist, Talking Heads-Burning Down the House 1951 Birthday Greg Gluffria, born in Washington D.C., rock keyboardist, House of Lords-Sahara 1951 Birthday Lee Wilkof, born in Canton, Ohio, actor, WEB, Delta House, Elliot-Newhart 1951 Birthday Jonathan Hogan, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, House on Carroll St 1951 Birthday Jan Franssen, born in Hilversum, North Holland, politician, Dutch liberal political party, in 2006, named Queen's Commissioner in South Holland, previously served as city councilor, Nederhorst den Berg, President, House of Representatives 1982 - 1994, mayor of Zwolle, 1994 - 2000 1951 Birthday Michael Crapo, born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, politician, Republican, U.S. Senator from Idaho, Member, U.S. House of Representatives from Idaho's 2nd district 1993 - 1999 1951 Birthday Ray Benson, born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, country singer, House of Blue Lights 1951 Event South Carolina House urges "Shoeless Joe" Jackson be reinstated 1951 Birthday Earl Howe, born in England, British politician, Conservative, front bench member, House of Lords, Health spokesman 1950 Event Puerto Rican nationalists try to kill President Truman at Blair House 1950 Birthday Chris Cannon, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, politician, Republican party, U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's 3rd district 1950 Birthday Sally Geeson, born in Sussex, England, actress, Bless This House 1950 Birthday Julia Neuberger, Baroness Neuberger, born in England, British rabbi, member of the House of Lords, social reformer, Chancellor, University of Ulster 1950 Birthday Peter Hain, born in Nairobi, Kenya, politician, Labor Party, Leader of the House of Commons, Cabinet member for Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, Member of Parliament for Neath 1949 Birthday Stephanie Tubbs Jones, born in Ohio, Member, U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio 1949 Birthday Helene Hayman, born in England, Baroness Helene Hayman, Helene Valerie Hayman, Member of Parliament, Life Peer, Lord Speaker of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom 1948 Event 1st U.S. house completely sunheated is occupied (Dover Massachusetts) 1948 Event Britain's House of Commons votes to nationalize steel industry 1948 Death Lillian Brainthwaite, British actress (Man About the House), dies at 75 1947 Birthday Tim Matheson, born in California, actor, Animal House, Fletch, Up the Creek 1947 Birthday David Mamet, Chicago, playwright/dir, Speed the Plow, House of Games 1947 Birthday Joe Mantegna, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, House of Games, Weeds 1947 Birthday Lyndon Harrison, born in Britain, Baron Harrison, life peer, House of Lords, Member of the European Parliament 1989 - 1999 1947 Event 1st edition of Anne Frank's "The Back of House" published 1947 Event House of Representatives approves Taft-Hartley act 1947 Birthday Peter Riegert, born in New York City, actor, Animal House, Crossing Delancey 1946 Event John F. Kennedy elected to House of Representatives 1946 Birthday John Astor, born in Britain, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, businessman, Conservative Party, House of Lords, Shadow Minister of Defense 1945 Birthday Jeremy Hanley, British Lower house member 1945 Birthday Michael Martin, born in Glasgow, Scotland, politician, Member of Parliament for Glasgow North East, Speaker of the House of Commons 1944 Event Surprise attack on House of Keeping Axe, 29 prisoners freed 1944 Death JW Ummels, Dutch resistance fighter (House of Saxon-Nazi), dies 1944 Birthday Deidre Hall, Milwaukee, actress, Days of our Lives, Our House 1944 Event Raid on Jewish childrens house in Secretan/St-Mande 1944 Birthday Janric Craig, born in England, born Janric Fraser Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon, served in the House of Lords 1944 Birthday Karen Grassle, born in Berkeley, California, actress, Caroline-Little House on Prairie 1944 Event 1st black reporter accredited to White House, Harry McAlpin 1943 Birthday Kenny Vance, born in New York City, New York, musician, singer, producer, member of Jay and the Americans, guest singer on Saturday Night Live, supervised music for film Animal House 1943 Birthday Udo Zimmermann, born in Dresden, Germany, composer, conductor, artistic director, music director, Leipzig Opera House 1943 Birthday Ray Buktenica, born in Greenwich Village, New York City, actor, Rhoda, House Calls 1943 Birthday David Downing, born in New York City, actor, Backstairs at the White House 1943 Birthday Barry Evans, actor, Dr. Upton-Dr. in the House, Mind Your Language 1943 Birthday Newt Gingrich, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Georgia 1979 - 1999, Speaker of House 1995 - 1997 1943 Birthday John Montagu, born in England, 11th Earl of Sandwich, elected as a hereditary peer in the House of Lords, related to 4th Earl who popularized the sandwich 1943 Birthday Jonathan Lynn, born in Bath, England, actor, Danny-Doctor in the House 1943 Birthday Larry Coryell, born in Galveston, Texas, jazz guitarist, 11th House 1943 Birthday Tom McNally, born in England, Thomas McNally, Baron McNally, politician, Liberal Party, Liberal Democrat leader in the House of Lords, life peer, Baron of Blackpool in the County of Lancashire 1943 Birthday Gayle Hunnicutt, Ft. Worth, Texas, actress, Legend of Hell House, Dallas 1943 Birthday Richard Moll, Cal, actor, Night Court, House, Dungeonmaster, Survivor 1942 Birthday Tessa Blackstone, born in England, Baroness Blackstone, politician, university administrator, Labor Party, life peer, House of Lords, Baroness Blackstone of Stoke Newington in Greater London 1942 Birthday Isabel Allende, born in Lima, Peru, writer, novelist, of Spanish and Portuguese descent, wrote 'The House of Spirits', 'City of the Beasts' 1942 Event Anne Frank's family goes into hiding in After House, Amsterdam 1942 Death Walter Richard Sickert, British painter (Free House!), dies at 81 1941 Event German occupying army do a house search in Paris looking for Jews 1941 Birthday Charlie Norwood, born in Georgia, Army Captain, politician, member, U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia 1941 Event American Flag House (Betsy Ross' Home) given to city of Philadelphia 1941 Event England's House of Commons and Holborn Theater destroyed in a blitz 1941 Event British House of Commons votes for Churchill (477-3) 1941 Birthday Joni Evans, New York City, publisher, Simon and Schuster, Random House 1940 Event Samuel T. Rayburn of Texas elected speaker of House 1940 Birthday Eric Burdon, rock singer, House of Rising Sun-Animals, War 1940 Birthday Mary Rose Oakar, born in Cleveland, Ohio, politician, first Democratic woman elected to U.S. Congress, member, U.S. House of Representatives 1939 Birthday Charles Lyell, born in England, born Charles Lyell, 3rd Baron Lyell, politician, Conservative Party, whip, House of Lords, Peerage of the United Kingdom 1939 Event English Spook house Borley Rectory destroyed in a fire 1939 Birthday Paul Gillmor, born in Ohio, member, U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio 1939 Event Gene Cox becomes 1st girl page in U.S. House of Representatives 1938 Birthday John Dean III, former White House counsel, Watergate figure 1938 Event House on un-American Activities forms 1938 Death Marianne V von Werefkin, Russian/German/Swiss house painter, dies at 77 1937 Birthday Anna Massey, actress, De Sade, Doll's House 1936 Birthday Joanna Dunham, actress, Possession, House the Dripped Blood 1936 Event Charles Anderson enters Kentucky House of Representatives 1935 Birthday Esmond Bulmer, English cider brewer/Conservative Lower house leader 1935 Birthday Patrick Garland, director, Doll House 1935 Birthday James Graham, born in Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, Africa, 8th Duke of Montrose, the only Duke with a seat in the House of Lords as a hereditary peer 1935 Event Airplanes are no longer permitted to fly over the White House 1934 Birthday Michael Dunn, Shattuck, Oklahoma, actor, House of the Damned, Ship of Fools 1934 Birthday Wilford Brimley, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor, Gus-Our House, Cocoon 1934 Birthday Simon Mackay, born in Scotland, born Simon Mackay, Baron Tanlaw of Tanlawhill in the County of Dumfries, Lord Tannlaw, crossbench member of the House of Lords, director or family company Inchape 1934 Birthday Sam Donaldson, born in El Paso, Texas, ABC White House correspondent, Prime Time 1934 Birthday [Navarre] Scott Momaday, U.S. author, House Made of Dawn, Pulitzer 1969 1933 Birthday Peter Hartling, born in Chemnitz, Germany, writer, poet, managing director, S. Fisher Verlag publishing house, editor, Der Monat, magazine 1933 Birthday Eric Parker, deputy CEO, Trafalgar House 1933 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt authorizes 1st swimming pool built inside the White House 1933 Birthday Wayne Rogers, born in Birmingham, Alabama, actor, M*A*S*H, House Calls, Chiefs 1933 Event House of Representatives completes congressional action to repeal Prohibition 1932 Birthday Jeremy Isaacs, general director, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 1932 Birthday John Gavin, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Felony, Jennifer, House of Shadows 1932 Birthday Richard Thomas, born in Britain, admiral, served as Black Rod, House of Lords 1992 - 1995, UK Military Representative to NATO 1989 - 1992 1932 Birthday John Vernon, Canada, actor, Animal House, Chained Heat, Dirty Harry 1932 Death Samuel Rutherford, lawyer, politician, businessman, jurist, Mayor of Forsyth, Georgia, served in Georgia House of Representatives, elected to 69th U.S. Congress, served for four terms, dies of a heart attack in Washington, D.C. 1931 Event Cornerstones laid for Opera House and Veteran's Building 1931 Event Paul Green's "House of Connelly," premieres in New York City 1931 Event British House of Commons agrees for sports play on Sunday 1930 Birthday Edmund Happold, born in England, structural engineer, founded engineering constituency, Buro Happold, worked on Sydney Opera House 1930 Birthday Clive Revill, born in Wellington, New Zealand, actor, Legend of Hell House 1930 Birthday Bill Benyon, English large landowner/Conservative Lower house leader 1929 Birthday Christopher Plummer, Toronto, actor, Sound of Music, Doll's House 1929 Birthday Eileen Barton, Brooklyn, singer, Broadway Open House 1929 Birthday Marilyn Clark, Spokane, Washington, actress, House of Party Beach 1929 Event Queen-mother Emma opens Antonie van Leeuwenhoek House in Amsterdam 1929 Birthday Shirley Ann Grau, author, Keepers of the House 1929 Birthday Arthur Hill, born in Brompton Square, London, Arthur Robin Ian Hill, 8th Marquess of Downshire, the Hereditary Constable of Hillsborough Fort. Conservative Party, House of Lords 1929 Event 1st telephone installed in White House 1929 Birthday Tom Foley, born in Spokane, Washington, Representative-D-Washington 1965 - 1995, majority whip and speaker of house 1928 Birthday Tom Lantos, born in Hungary, Holocaust survivor, Member, U.S. House of Representatives from California 1927 Death John Dillon, Irish nationalist and British Lower house leader, dies at 75 1927 Birthday Robert Orben, magician, comedy writer, author, specializes in observational comedy, wrote, 'Encyclopedia of Patter', 'Speaker's Handbook of Humor', speechwriter for Vice President Gerald R. Ford, became Director, White House Speechwriting Department 1927 Event Baruch Spinosa's house of mourning opened as a museum 1927 Event 1st national opera broadcast from a U.S. opera house (Faust, Chicago) 1926 Birthday Dagmar, Huntington, West Virginia, actress, Broadway's Open House 1926 Birthday H R Haldeman, former White House Chief of Staff, Watergate figure 1926 Birthday Louise L. Hay, born in Los Angeles, California, motivational author, professional speaker, self-help and motivational writer, 'You Can Heal Your Life', 1984, on the New York Times Bestseller list, sold 35 million copies in 30 languages, made into movie of the same title, founder, Hay House Publishing 1926 Birthday Buddy Greco, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, jazz singer, Away We Go, Broadway Open House 1926 Birthday Harriett Elizabeth Byrd, politician, Wyoming house of Reps 1925 Birthday Faith Domergue, born in New Orleans, actress, House of 7 Corpses 1925 Birthday Lord Graham of Edmonton, House of Lords, chief opposition whip 1925 Event Japan's House of Representatives recognizes male suffrage 1925 Birthday Peter Lane, born in England, Baron Lane of Horsell, Lord Land of Horsell, politician, businessman, Conservative Party, served in Royal Navy, life peer, House of Lords 1923 Event England's House of Lords accepts new divorce law 1923 Birthday Miles Wingate, deputy master, Trinity House 1923 Birthday Maxine Audley, born in London, actress, Peeping Tom, Ricochet, House of Cards 1923 Birthday Robert L Bernstein, New York City, publisher, Random House 1922 Birthday Jim Wright, born in Fort Worth, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1987 - 1989, Speaker of House 1922 Birthday Royal Dano, New York City, actor, Red Badge of Courage, Cocaine Wars, House II 1922 Event BBC begins domestic radio service from 2LO at Marconi House 1922 Birthday Denholm Elliott, London, actor, Alfie, Cuba, Doll's House, King Rat 1922 Event Radio arrives at the White House 1922 Birthday Lord James Hanson, English industrialist/House of Lords, Conservative 1921 Birthday Martin Buckmaster, born in England, born Martin Stanley Buckmaster, 3rd Viscount Buckmaster, diplomat, served in the House of Lords 1920 Event George Bernard Shaw's "Heartbreak House," premieres in New York City 1919 Event U.S. House of Representatives restricts immigration 1919 Birthday Lord Aberdare, committee chairman, House of Lords 1919 Birthday Eileen Heckart, born in Columbus, Ohio, actress, Doll's House, Trauma Center 1919 Death Amelia Barr, writer, novelist, wrote for religious periodicals, novels include 'The Lone House', 'Shela Vedder', dies 1918 Birthday Donald Regan, White House staffer and U.S. Secretary of Treasury, 1981 - 1985 1918 Birthday Anne Gwynne, Waco, Texas, actress, Ride 'em Cowboy, House of Frankenstein 1918 Birthday Malcolm Shepherd, born in England, born Malcolm Newton Shepherd, Lord Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd of Spalding, politician, Labor Party, Leader of the House of Lords 1918 Event House of Representatives passes amendment allowing women to vote 1918 Birthday Jorn Utzon, Danish architect, Sydney Opera House 1918 Event House of Representatives accepts American Creed written by William Tyler 1917 Birthday Dave Street, born in Los Angeles, California, actor/singer, Broadway Open House 1917 Event 41 suffragists are arrested in front of White House 1917 Birthday Margaret Taylor Burroughs, U.S. author/house painter, Black Queen 1917 Event 10 suffragists arrested as they picket White House 1917 Event Jeannette Rankin becomes 1st women member of U.S. House of Representatives 1917 Birthday Dabbs Greer, born in Fairview, Missouri, actor, Gunsmoke, Little House on Prairie 1917 Birthday Jane Bowles, born in New York, New York, writer, playwright, wrote 'Two Serious Ladies', 'In The Summer House', works admired by Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, John Ashbery 1916 Birthday Lord Ryder of Eaton hastings, CEO, International Publishing House 1915 Birthday Baroness Llewelyn-Davies of Hastoe, deputy speaker, House of Lords 1915 Birthday William Goyen, born in Trinity, Texas, writer, storyteller, married actress Doris Roberts, wrote The House of Breath, The Fair Sister, Wonderful Plant 1915 Event House of Representatives rejects proposal to give women right to vote 1914 Birthday Kenneth More, born in England, actor, 39 Steps, Doctor in the House 1914 Event British House of Commons passes Irish Home Rule 1914 Birthday Lord Murton, of Lindisfrarne, deputy chairman, Comm House of Lords 1914 Event Woodrow Wilson's daughter Eleanor marries in White House 1914 Event British House of Lords rejects women suffrage 1914 Birthday Donald Stokes, born in Plymouth, England, born Donald Gresham Stokes, Baron Stokes, Lord Stokes, industrialist, life peer in the House of Lords, managing director of British Leyland Motor Corporation 1913 Event Woodrow Wilson's daughter Jessie marries in White House 1913 Event British House of Commons accepts Home-Rule Law 1913 Event British House of Commons rejects woman's right to vote 1913 Event House of Lords rejects Irish Home Rule Bill 1913 Event British House of Commons accepts Home-Rule for Ireland 1912 Birthday Tip O'Neill, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1977 - 1987, Speaker of the House 1912 Birthday Preston Lockwood, actor, House of Windsor, Black Candle 1912 Birthday Ernest Clark, born in London, England, actor, Doctor in the House 1911 Event Parliament Act reduces power of House of Lords 1911 Event Queen Wilhelmina opens Rembrandt house in Amsterdam 1911 Birthday Vincent Price, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, House on Haunted Hill, Fly, Laura 1911 Event British house of commons accept Parliament Bill 1910 Birthday Artie Shaw, Arthur Arshawsky, New York City, bandleader, Come'on my House 1909 Birthday 2nd viscount Camrose, British Conserv Lower house leader, 1941-45 1908 Birthday Stuart Hamblen, Texas, singer/composer, This Old House 1908 Birthday Karl Swenson, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Lara-Little House on the Prairie 1908 Birthday Carl Albert, D, speaker of the House 1908 Birthday Carl Albert, U.S. speaker of house, 1971-77 1908 Event Rhodes Opera House burns in Boyertown Pa, killing 170 1907 Birthday Jacques Barzun, France, author, The House of Interlect 1907 Birthday Ralph Michael, born in London, England, actor, Quest, Doctor in the House 1907 Event Sutro's ornate Cliff House in San Francisco destroyed by fire 1906 Death Henrik Johan Ibsen, Norwegian playwright (Doll House), dies at 78 1906 Event Theodore Roosevelt's daughter Alice marries in the White House 1905 Birthday Leila Hyams, New York City, actress, Big House, Ruggles of Red Gap 1905 Birthday Clara "Mother" Hale, U.S. social worker, Hale House 1904 Birthday Norbert E Fonteyne, Flemish writer, Guest house Vives 1903 Event Enrico Caruso U.S. debut (Metropolitan Opera House, New York) in "Rigoletto" 1903 Birthday Anais Nin, born in Paris, novelist, Winter of Artifice, House of Incense 1902 Event Prussian Upper house gives 350 million marks to Poland 1902 Birthday Eddie James "Son" House, folk blues musician, Delta Blues 1901 Event Theodore Roosevelt renames "Executive Mansion," "The White House" 1900 Birthday Polly Adler, Russia, bordello proprieter/author, House is not a Home 1898 Event U.S. House of Representatives accept annexation of Hawaii 1898 Birthday Bennett Cerf, publisher, Random House, panelist, What's My Line 1898 Birthday Alvar Aalto, Finland, architect, Finlandia House 1897 Event 1st reporter, William Price (Washington Star), assigned to White House 1897 Birthday Barbara baroness Wootton of Abinger, English Lower house leader 1896 Birthday Lilia Skala, Vienna, actress, House of Games, Flashdance, Charly 1896 Event Sutro Baths (SF) opens by Cliff House (closed Sept 1, 1952) 1894 Event Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Empty House" 1893 Birthday Kay Fisker, Danish architect, Hornbeck House, Copenhagen 1892 Event New York City Metropolitan Opera House catches fire 1892 Event James Keir Hardie chosen 1st socialist in British Lower house 1891 Birthday John W. McCormack, D, Speaker of House, 1962-70 1890 Birthday Billy House, Minnesota, actor, Imitation of Life, Bedlam, Egg and I 1890 Event Alice Sanger becomes 1st female White House staffer 1888 Birthday Joyce Cary, Anglo-Irish, male, writer, House of Children 1887 Event Cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes 1883 Event Original Metropolitan Opera House (New York City) grand opening (Faust) 1882 Birthday Edward Hopper, U.S. painter, House by the Railroad 1882 Birthday Samuel Rayburn, born in Kingston, Tennessee, Representative-D-Texas 1913 - 1961, speaker of the House, 1940 - 1957 1881 Event Gas lamp sets fire to Nice France opera house; 70 die 1880 Birthday House Peters, England, silent film actor, Kansas Territory 1878 Event 1st White House telephone installed 1878 Event Phonograph shown for 1st time at Grand Opera House 1878 Event 1st Lady Lucy Hayes begins egg rolling contest on White House lawn 1877 Event 1st Easter egg roll held on White House lawn 1874 Event U.S. Grant's daughter Nellie marries in the White House 1874 Event I D Shadd elected Speaker of lower house of Miss legislature 1871 Event Jefferson Long of Georgia is 1st black to make an official speech in House of Representatives (opposing leniency to former Confederates) 1870 Event Joseph Rainey (SC) became 1st black sworn into House of Reps 1870 Event Joseph H Rainey, 1st black in House of Representatives (SC) 1870 Event 1st (4) blacks elected to House of Reps 1870 Birthday Samuel Rutherford, born in Culloden, Georgia, lawyer, politician, businessman, jurist, Mayor of Forsyth, Georgia, served in Georgia House of Representatives, elected to 69th U.S. Congress, served for four terms 1868 Event House of Representatives vote 126 to 47, to impeach President Andrew Johnson 1867 Event 1st telegraph ticker used by a brokerage house, Groesbeck and Co, New York 1867 Birthday Laura Ingalls Wilder, Wisconsin, kid book author, Little House on Prarie 1866 Event House passes 14th Amendment (Civil rights for blacks) 1865 Event James Cooke walks tightrope from Cliff House to Seal Rocks, SF 1865 Event Flag flown at full staff over White House, 1st time since Lincoln shot 1865 Event Chicago's Crosby Opera House opens 1865 Event Henry Highland Garnet, is 1st black to speak in U.S. House of Reps 1864 Event Skirmish at Culp's (Kulp's) House, Georgia 1864 Event Battles at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia 1864 Event Battle of Antietam, Virginia (Spotslyvania Court House, Laurel Hill) 1863 Event Cliff House opens in San Francisco (1st of many on site) 1863 Event Battle of Brady Station, Virginia (Culpeper Court House, Bristoe Station) 1863 Event Battle of Suffolk, Virginia (Norfleet House) 1863 Event Battle of Grand Gulf MS and Dinwiddie Court House VA 1862 Event Battle of Hanover Court House, Virginia (Slash Church, Peake's Station) 1861 Event Skirmish at Boone Court House WV and Blue Creek WV 1861 Event 1st skirmish in Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Virginia 1861 Event Maryland's House of Delegates votes against seceding from Union 1861 Event U.S. House unanimously passes resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state 1860 Death John Ackersdijk, Dutch state house builder, dies at 69 1860 Event 1st rabbi to open House of Representatives, Morris Raphall of New York City 1858 Event Abraham Lincoln says "A house divided against itself cannot stand" 1856 Event Covent Garden Opera House destroyed in a fire 1851 Birthday John Dillon, Irish nationalist and British Lower house member 1850 Death Zachary Taylor, 12th President (1849-50), dies in White House at 65 1849 Event Pack destroys Astor Place opera house in New York City (22 killed) 1849 Birthday Oskar Lassar, German dermatologist, bath house 1848 Event Gas lights 1st installed at White House (Polk's administration) 1846 Birthday Charles S Parnell, English/Irish Home Rule Party-Lower house member 1844 Death Charles Bulfinch, 1st U.S. pro architect (Mass State House), dies at 80 1844 Event Recontre between Reps Weller and Shriver, U.S. House of Representative 1842 Event John Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in White House 1841 Death Catherine McAuley, founder, the Sisters of Mercy, established 12 foundations in Ireland, 2 in England, inherited fortune from father, used money to care for, educate, homeless women and children, dies at her House of Mercy 1833 Event 1st U.S. college fraternity to have a fraternity house founded 1831 Death James Hoban, architect who designed White House, dies 1831 Event Former President John Quincy Adams takes his seat as member of House of Representatives 1831 Birthday Amelia Barr, born in Ulverston, England, writer, novelist, wrote for religious periodicals, novels include 'The Lone House', 'Shela Vedder' 1830 Birthday Adolph Sutro, San Francisco mayor, built Cliff House, railways, tunnels 1829 Event Unruly crowd mobs White House during President Jackson inaugural ball 1828 Event John Quincy Adam's son John marries in White House 1826 Death Thomas Wilson, born in Staunton, Virginia, politician, lawyer, U.S. Representative from Virginia, served as member of Virginia Senate and Virginia House of Delegates, elected to the Twelfth Congress, as a Federalist, dies 1825 Event House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams 6th U.S. president 1824 Event House of Representatives begins to end election deadlock between JQ Adams, 1822 Event House slave betrays Denmark Vesey conspiracy (37 blacks hanged) 1820 Event James Monroe's daughter Maria marries in the White House 1818 Event Official reopening of the White House 1812 Event Lord Byron makes his maiden speech in House of Lords 1809 Event Royal Opera House in London opens 1809 Event Dartmoor Prison opens to house French prisoners of war 1806 Birthday James Madison Randolph, Jefferson's grandson, 1st born in White House 1804 Birthday Nathaniel Hawthorne, Massachusetts, author, House of 7 Gables, Scarlet Letter 1801 Event House breaks electoral college tie, chooses Jefferson President over Burr 1800 Event John Adams is 1st President to move into the White House 1800 Event White House completed and President and Mrs. John Adams move in 1798 Event Rep Matthew Lyon, Vermont spits in face of Rep Roger Griswold,Connecticut, in U.S. House of Representatives, after an argument 1797 Death John Wilkes, English journalist/Higher/Lower house leader, dies at 72 1793 Event Curacao Island Council forbids criticism on House of Orange 1792 Event Washington lays cornerstone of Executive Mansion (White House) 1792 Death Robert Adam, Scottish architect (Syon House, Middlesex), dies at 63 1789 Event President-elect George Washington moves into Franklin House, New York 1789 Event House of Representives 1st meeting 1789 Event House of Representatives 1st full meeting, New York City, F Muhlenberg 1st speaker 1787 Event Maagden House opens in Amsterdam 1781 Event Battle of Guilford Court House, North Carolina (British suffer heavy losses) 1774 Event English House of Lords rules authors do not have perpetual copyright 1765 Birthday Thomas Wilson, born in Staunton, Virginia, politician, lawyer, U.S. Representative from Virginia, served as member of Virginia Senate and Virginia House of Delegates, elected to the Twelfth Congress, as a Federalist 1764 Event John Wilkes thrown out of English House of Commons for "Essay on Women" 1763 Birthday Charles Bulfinch, born in Boston, Massachusetts, 1st U.S. pro architect, Mass State House 1759 Event British Museum opens in Montague House, London 1758 Event George Washington admitted to Virginia House of Burgess 1744 Birthday Mayer Amschel Rothschild, Frankfurt, founder, House of Rothschild 1724 Birthday George Stubbs, England, animal painter, House Frightened by Lion 1689 Event Lord Halifax becomes Speaker of English House of Lords 1679 Event English house of Commons accept Exclusion Bill 1653 Event Cromwell routes English parliament to house 1643 Death John Pym, English House of Commons member, dies at about 59 1640 Event English Upper house accept Act of Attainder 1629 Event English king Charles I leaces house of commons 1627 Death Cornelis van Aerssen, Flemish Clerk of the House, dies at about 81 1619 Event House of Burgesses Virginia forms, 1st elective U.S. governing body 1610 Event King James I addresses English House of Commons 1609 Birthday Judith J Leyster, Dutch house painter, baptised 1604 Birthday Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen, Maurits House 1531 Event "Women's Revolt" in Amsterdam: wool house in churchyard aborted 1480 Death Rene, last heir of house of Anjou, dies 1360 Birthday Louis, founder of house of Anjou
