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Official account of History, Art & Archives of the U.S. House of Representatives: history.house.gov. Specific inquiries: [email protected]. https://bit.ly/HAAComment
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By early 1933, the scales of Prohibition had started to tip—toward tippling. The 21st Amendment was ratified #OTD 1933. #RepealDay #HistoryBlog https://history.house.gov/Blog/2016/October/10-11-photo-prohibition/

Several man stand around a keg pouring out beer
December 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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It's getting #cold outside, but warm in the House. Reps Dyer, Zihlman & McLeod bask in the glow of "sunlights" in 1929.
#HouseCollection https://history.house.gov/Collection/Detail/25769821832
Three men sit in suits and dark goggles in front of old fashioned tanning machines.
December 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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A look at the #CapitolChristmasTree in years past, 1964 and 1974. #HappyHolidays
A man stands in a coat with his ears covered in front of a Christmas tree in front of the Capitol A Christmas Tree at night with the Capitol in the background.
December 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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#HappyBirthday to the 1st African-American #WomenInCongress, Shirley Chisholm of #NY. https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/10918
Portrait of Shirley Chisholm in a blue and white pattern coat in front of the Capitol
December 1, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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This is your reminder to get your holiday cards mailed! #HouseCollection https://history.house.gov/Collection/Listing/2004/2004-086-001/
19th century print of people at a post office
November 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Like #BlackFriday in the US Capitol Rotunda back in 1875. #HouseCollection
Print of multiple merchants in the Rotunda in 1875
November 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Best of luck with those #Thanksgiving leftovers! Might we suggest a carb-laden contest? #HistoryBlog https://history.house.gov/Blog/2015/November/11-16-photo-potato/
Speaker Rayburn bites into one of multiple potatoes on the plate in front of him
November 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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It's #Turkey Day, so dig in. #HouseCollection https://history.house.gov/Collection/Listing/2009/2009-202-000/
Three men stand with turkey legs about to bite into them
November 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Tense #TurkeyDay 1937 in the House. (Luckily it ended in football.) #HistoryBlog 📷: @LibraryCongress https://history.house.gov/Blog/2014/November/11-26-Thanksgiving/
A man stands with papers in one hand and his finger pointing in the air on the other
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Best. #Thanksgiving card. Ever. #HouseCollection #YoureWelcome
A postcard stating "A Thanksgiving Greeting" with two turkeys driving a car in front of the Capitol
November 27, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Four former House staffers with more than 150 collective years of experience bring the #Thanksgiving spirit to the Hill in these #oralhistory videos. #HistoryBlog https://history.house.gov/Blog/2024/November/11-26-Thanks-OralHistory/
A man man in a tie sits on a stool. Three men stand with their hands grasped together in the center. One man has a cane. A large group of men and women stand before multiple flags. A woman sits at a desk with two men reading newspapers in the background
November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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#OTD 1917, the Old-Time Printers' Assn. of Chicago wrote in support of Prohibition, asking Congress to, "remove the blighting curse of the liquor traffic, root and branch, from American Life." #RecordsSearch #HouseRecords https://history.house.gov/HouseRecord/Detail/15032448822
Letter from The Old Time Printers' Association of Chicago
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Need a lesson on carving your turkey? Speaker Bankhead has some tips. And fashion suggestions as well. Speaker William Bankhead carefully carved a 25-pound turkey for a staff luncheon in the Capitol in 1938. #Thanksgiving https://history.house.gov/Collection/Listing/PA2011/PA2011-08-0064f/
Bankhead carves a turkey on a lavishly set table with a crowd looking on
November 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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You know what sounds good right about now? Perfect sledding @USCapitol #OTD in 1938. #HouseCollection https://history.house.gov/Collection/Listing/PA2015/PA2015-01-0052/
four sledders with the Capitol in the background
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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"The only thing you could hear was people crying." #JFK's funeral remembered in #oralhistory. #HistoryBlog https://history.house.gov/Blog/2014/November/11-21-Kennedy/
November 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Prepping sides for #Thanksgiving? Try a recipe from a 1920s Congressional Cookbook in the #HouseCollection. https://history.house.gov/Collection/Detail/15032440084
Open cookbook with an image of stuffed eggplant
November 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Welcome to the Capitol Christmas Tree!

On December 24, 1913, thousands of people flocked to the U.S. Capitol to celebrate Washington’s first “community Christmas.” https://history.house.gov/HistoricalHighlight/Detail/37010

📷: Library of Congress
A tree on the east front of the Capitol with a small crowd gathering.
November 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Ten unpopular trumpets in the House #OTD in 1922. What did it take to be heard in the House of Representatives? Getting from “wait, what?” to “loud and clear” required three tries, ten trumpets, and a flying coffin. #HistoryBlog https://history.house.gov/Blog/2016/April/04_18_Art_Post/
Photograph of the House Chamber with amplification devices hanging from the ceiling
November 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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John Conyers juggled phones on the cover of #JetMagazine #OTD in 1964. #HouseCollection https://history.house.gov/Collection/Listing/2007/2007-274-000/

Cover of Jet Magazine featuring John Conyers holding three phone receivers, the Capitol in the background
November 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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You can now download images from Collections Search! Currently, more than 750 historical objects from the #HouseCollection have hi-res downloadable images. Find them all here & check back as we continue to add more. https://bit.ly/DownloadHouseCollection
A colored print showing an aerial view of Washington in 1861, looking southwest from the Capitol, including the Potomac river. The dome of the Capitol is under construction.
November 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Want to know more about campaign buttons? #ButtonDay #HistoryBlog https://history.house.gov/Blog/2013/May/5-16-Campaign_Buttons/

A large pile of campaign buttons.
November 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Rep. J. J. Pickle had a unique campaign button for his elections. #PickleDay https://history.house.gov/Collection/Detail/15032392002
Campaign pin in the shape of a green pickle with the white capital letters reading "Jake" on it.
November 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Integrate historic images, documents, or oral histories into your lessons using our tools (like this one for photographs). Visit our Tools for Teaching with Primary Sources page for more. #TeachingWithPrimarySourceshttps://history.house.gov/Education/Primary-Sources/Primary-Source-Analysis/
November 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Rep Roybal of #CA's campaign pin was out of this world. #HispanicHeritageMonth https://history.house.gov/Collection/Listing/2007/2007-285-000/
Election pin shaped like a blue and silver rocket with "Democrat Roybal Congress" visible on the side.
September 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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He played pro baseball and danced the Charleston on the Cannon steps. Rep Thomas McMillan of #SC died #OTD 1939. https://history.house.gov/HistoricalHighlight/Detail/35705?ret=True
Rep McMillan and two female staff dance the Charleston on the steps of the Cannon House Office Building with the Capitol in the background
September 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM