On Jan. 20, 2001, George W. Bush took the oath of office to become the 43rd president of the United States.
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In 1265, Britain's House of Commons, which became a model for parliamentary bodies, met for the first time.
In 1778, James Cook became the first European to step foot on the Hawaiian Islands. He called them the Sandwich Islands.
In 1783, U.S. and British representatives signed a preliminary "Cessation of Hostilities," which ended the fighting in the Revolutionary War.
In 1801, John Marshall was appointed chief justice of the United States.
On Oct. 13, 1775, the Continental Congress ordered construction of America's first naval fleet.
On Nov. 6, 1860, Republican Abraham Lincoln was elected 16th president of the United States.
On Jan. 13, 2021, the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump on charges he incited an insurrection at…
On Jan. 2, 2006, 12 men were killed in a methane gas explosion in a coal mine in West Virginia's Upshur County.
On Jan. 6, 2021, thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to disrupt Congress'…
On Feb. 7, 2021, Rep. Ron Wright of Texas died of COVID-19, becoming the first member of Congress to succumb to the disease.
