January 6, 2012 •
U.S. Congress: This Week in History
The United States House of Representatives Office of the Clerk offers this fascinating look into this week in history:
January 03, 1930 – The 1930 fire near the dome of the Capitol
January 03, 1936 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first evening Annual Message
January 04, 1965 – President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered the first televised, evening State of the Union Address.
January 05, 1949 – President Harry S. Truman’s Fair Deal proposal to a Joint Session of Congress
Photos courtesy of the Library of Congress and the Office of the Clerk website.
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