The United States Constitution states that the House and Senate “may determine the Rules of its proceedings, punish its ...

The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State ...

Passed by Congress May 13, 1912. Ratified April 8, 1913. Note: Article I, section 3, of the Constitution was modified by the 17th amendment. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two ...

This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution. The Seventeenth Amendment, ratified in 1913 ...

In 1952, U.S. President Harry Truman ordered government seizure of the steel industry to avoid a general strike. In 1960, the ...

That the inordinate delay in appointing members to the Independent Commissions under the 17th Amendment to the Constitution resulted in a feeling of anti-climax when the appointments were, in fact, ...

An ad hoc committee formed to find a use for the $6.5 million new and vacant Altoona Restoration Center at Fourth Street and Lexington Avenue, Msgr. Joseph M. Luddy chairman, suggested Altoona and ...

On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hit his 715th career home run in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, ...