Daily Archives: August 11, 2016
Only one Member of Congress, Representative Jeannette Rankin, voted against the resolution that brought the United States into the Second World War. Astonishingly, she had also voted against American participation in the First World War. A clear, steady and solitary voice ‘In a clear, steady voice, Rankin voted “No,”. The packed House Chamber erupted with boos and jeers’. President Roosevelt had just addressed the joint […]