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9 hours ago · William Henry Seward ( / ˈsuːərd /; [1] February 22, 1811 – October 15, 1873 [2]) was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and earlier served as governor of New York and as a United States senator. A determined opponent of the spread of slavery in the years leading up to the American ...
1 day ago · 2nd: January 3, 1950 – January 2, 1951. The 81st United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 1949, to January 3, 1951, during the fifth and sixth years of ...
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- Democratic
- 96 senators, 435 representatives, 3 non-voting delegates
- Vacant, (until January 20, 1949), Alben W. Barkley (D), (from January 20, 1949)
9 hours ago · The 1800 United States presidential election was the fourth quadrennial presidential election. It was held from October 31 to December 3, 1800. In what is sometimes called the " Revolution of 1800 ", [2] [3] the Democratic-Republican Party candidate, Vice President Thomas Jefferson, defeated the Federalist Party candidate and incumbent ...
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- Democratic-Republican
- Thomas Jefferson
- Aaron Burr
9 hours ago · Mike Mansfield Democratic. The 1968 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate. Held on November 5, the 34 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections. They coincided with the presidential election of the same year. The Republicans picked up five net seats in the Senate.
9 hours ago · The Emancipation Proclamation, officially Proclamation 95, [2] [3] was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War.
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- Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862; 161 years ago
- Emancipation Proclamation
- Presidential proclamation
9 hours ago · As of 21 May 2024, California is represented by the following elected officials, 40 Democrats and 12 Republicans. [1] 1st district: Doug LaMalfa (R), since 2013. 2nd district: Jared Huffman (D), since 2013. 3rd district: Kevin Kiley (R), since 2023. 4th district: Mike Thompson (D), since 1999. 5th district: Tom McClintock (R), since 2009.
1 day ago · Petersburg, Virginia. / 37.21278°N 77.40028°W / 37.21278; -77.40028. Petersburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,458 with a majority black American. [4] The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines Petersburg (along with the city of Colonial Heights ...
