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APRIL 2, 1917: JEANNETTE RANKIN TAKES SEAT AS FIRST WOMAN ELECTED TO CONGRESS

Jeannette Rankin took her seat in the U.S. House of Representatives as the first woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress.

https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/jeannette-rankin-first-woman-elected-congress/

Banana Tree Flower with Io Moth, by Maria Sibylla Merian — who was born #onthisday in 1647.

From her pioneering Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium (Insects of Suriname), first published in 1705.

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🇺🇸 **CONGRESS DECLARES WAR**

April 2, 1917 — President Woodrow Wilson stands before a hushed United States Congress, delivering his solemn address requesting a declaration of war against Germany. The ornate Capitol chamber, bathed in dramatic chandelier light, bears witness as America prepares to enter the Great War. "It is a fearful thing to lead this great peaceful people into war," Wilson declares, marking the nation's fateful transition from neutrality to global conflict.

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📅 APRIL 2 📖
#OnThisDay in #history:

1513 – Having spotted land on March 27, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León comes ashore on what is now the U.S. state of Florida.

1902 – "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles.

1912 – The ill-fated RMS Titanic begins sea trials.

1917 – American entry into World War I: President Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.

#FalklandWar began #OnThisDay in 1982

In 1982 Britain’s armed forces were focused on the possibility of confrontation with the Soviet Union. They were unprepared for war in the South Atlantic, against an opponent with weapons supplied by NATO allies.

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https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/falkland-islands-under-fire

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_2

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Baby Faced Legends 👶 👊

#OnThisDay in 2004: Nick Diaz and Robbie Lawler met in the Octagon!

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Getty Images Motorsport (@MSI_Images):

100 years ago #OnThisDay, one of Australia's greatest motorsport exports was born. 🇦🇺

Three-time #F1 World Champion Sir Jack Brabham is still the only driver in history to win the title in a car bearing his own name. 💁‍♂️ https://t.co/K2NE0fkgD0

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