H.R. 23 A Bill for the Admission of Kansas into the Union

This #HouseRecord from 1860 helped #KS become a state the following year. https://loom.ly/gX-er3s

Letter from Louis Pollak at Yale University to Emmanuel Celler arguing in favor of lowering the voting age.

The House passed legislation lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 #OTD 1971. This #HouseRecord was in favor of the change. #PrimarySources https://loom.ly/TRp40w4

Handwritten Letter requesting the Arizona Territory be established.

This #HouseRecord, written #OTD 1862, sought to establish a temporary government for the #AZ Territory. 50 years later it would become a state. #HouseRecords https://loom.ly/OVpwGRg

Handwritten Letter advocating to make MLK's birthday a holiday

Written #OTD 1969, this #HouseRecord advocated for making #MLK's birthday a national holiday. #BlackHistoryMonth #RecordsSearch https://loom.ly/rHmACBs

Front cover of H. Con. Res. 57

Cheers! This #HouseRecord named bourbon whiskey a uniquely American product, #OTD 1963. #RecordsSearch https://loom.ly/XmnjhC8

Engrossing Copy of Appropriations Bill Funding NASA

"It was here, in these Halls that our venture really began." #OTD 1969, Neil Armstrong acknowledged Congress's role in the moon landing. This #HouseRecord funded #NASA in its early days. @NASAHistory history.house.gov/HouseRecord/Detail/15032...

Typed Letter on "The Prairie Club" letterhead supporting the creation of the National Park Service in 1916

Happy Birthday National Park Service! #OTD in 1916. This #HouseRecord asked the House to create it.

Typed letter on tan paper in support of Social Security Act, signed AE Bosley from Akron, Ohio

The Social Security Act became law #OTD 1935. In this #HouseRecord a constituent from #OH expresses support for the measure. #RecordsSearch http://history.house.gov/HouseRecord/Detail/15032448820

Spot Resolution handwritten by Abraham Lincoln while he was in Congress

Fighting between Mexican and U.S. troops, #OTD 1846, ultimately led to the Mexican-American War. In this #HouseRecord, then-Representative Abraham Lincoln questioned POTUS Polk's justification for war. loom.ly/2jZ7pbM