Talk:United States declaration of war on Germany (1917)

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Why no House vote?[edit]

One of my sources says that the resolution had passed the U.S. House of Representatives at 3 a.m. the same day (April 6, 1917) by a vote of 373–50. ^[1] This date and roll-call count, although not the time, is backed by another of my sources ^[2] Incidentally, both sources support the 82-6 roll call in the Senate on April 4, without naming the nays listed in this Wikipedia stub.

One of the dissenters was Rep. Jeannette Rankin of Montana (1880-1973), who later became (as a returning House member) the only member of either chamber of Congress to vote against declaring war against the Japanese Empire on Monday, December 8, 1941. Wikipedia says that she was the first woman in America to hold national (i.e. Federal) office.

Normally, I'd take the time to just fill out this stub myself, but I might not get back here for a couple of weeks, if not longer.

Have a good holiday season —— Shakescene (talk) 04:56, 6 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ An Encyclopedia of American History in Chronological Order, by Irving S. and Nell M. Kull, Popular Library, New York, 1965, page 342
^ Encyclopedia of American History, revised and enlarged edition, edited by Richard B. Morris, Harper and Row, New York, 1961, page 309

Done Beyond My Ken (talk) 05:14, 6 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

[1] An Encyclopedia of American History in Chronological Order, by Irving S. and Nell M. Kull, Popular Library, New York, 1965, page 342

[2] Encyclopedia of American History, revised and enlarged edition, edited by Richard B. Morris, Harper and Row, New York, 1961, page 309

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