About Parties & Leadership | Historical Highlights

• Senate Holds Editor in Contempt Mar 27, 1800

• Nominating Presidents Feb 14, 1824

• Senate Censures President Mar 28, 1834

• Senate Reverses a Presidential Censure Jan 16, 1837

• Senate Leader Apologizes Mar 14, 1841

• Both New York Senators Resign May 16, 1881

• President's Death Eases Senate Deadlock Sep 19, 1881

• Senate Democratic Caucus Organized May 28, 1913

• Senators Require a Whip Mar 6, 1903

• Conference Minutes Mar 16, 1903

• "Sons of the Wild Jackass" Nov 7, 1929

• A Momentous Political Realignment Nov 8, 1932

• Republican Leader Front and Center Jan 5, 1937

• Death of a Majority Leader Jul 14, 1937

• Majority Leader Resigns Feb 24, 1944

• Senate Policy Committees Established Aug 8, 1946

• Alben Barkley Delivers Immortal Farewell Address Apr 30, 1956

• Mid-term Revolution Sep 8, 1958

• Lyndon Johnson Dethroned Jan 3, 1961

• Dirksen's Death Prompts Leadership Race Sep 24, 1969

• Presiding Officers Jul 15, 1965

• The Unforgettable 107th Congress Nov 22, 2002

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