History of which party controlled congress

President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over tape recordings and documents that had been subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee.

Marking the beginning of the end of his Presidency, Nixon would resign from office in disgrace eight months later. With the passing of the gavel, she became the first woman to hold the Speaker of the House position, as well as the only woman to get that New Year's Day is the dawn of a new era in Europe, as 11 nations adopt a single currency, the euro.

Now the official currency of 19 members of the European Union, as well as the nations of Kosovo and Montenegro, the euro's introduction had a profound effect on the global economy Six years after Wilford Woodruff, president of the Mormon church, issued his Manifesto reforming political, religious, and economic life in Utah, the territory is admitted into the Union as the 45th state.

In , Vermont-born Joseph Smith claimed that an angel named Moroni On January 4, , in his State of the Union address, President Lyndon Baines Johnson lays out for Congress a laundry list of legislation needed to achieve his plan for a Great Society.

On the heels of John F. Sign up now to learn about This Day in History straight from your inbox. Same goes for Republicans: For a brief period in the early s, Democrats held majorities in the House and Senate while also having party control of the majority of state legislatures. We use cookies on this site to enhance your experience and improve our marketing efforts.

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But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Necessary Necessary. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. Note: From January 3 to January 20, , with the Senate divided evenly between the two parties, the Democrats held the majority due to the deciding vote of outgoing Democratic Vice President Al Gore.

Senator Thomas A. Daschle served as majority leader at that time. Beginning on January 20, , Republican Vice President Richard Cheney held the deciding vote, giving the majority to the Republicans. Senator Trent Lott resumed his position as majority leader on that date.

Jeffords announced that he would caucus with the Democrats, giving the Democrats a one-seat advantage, changing control of the Senate from the Republicans back to the Democrats. Daschle again became majority leader on June 6, Senator Paul D. Note: Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut was reelected in as an independent candidate and became an Independent Democrat. Senator Bernard Sanders of Vermont was elected as an Independent.

Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut was reelected in as an independent candidate, and became an Independent Democrat.