History Of The United States Senate
The United States Senate has a history of approximately 220 years as the upper house of the United States Congress, being described in the United States Constitution in 1787 and first convened in 1789.
For the current Senate see United States Senate.
Read more about History Of The United States Senate: Constitutional Creation, Early Years, Antebellum, Gilded Age, Progressive Era, Years Between Wars, Modern Years (1945-2000)
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