One of the reasons I enjoy the State of the Union… the info-graphics which follow..

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Word Snapshots of States of the Union Past

by Trent Gilliss, senior editor

This infographic from the National Post does an incredible job of illustrating what is politically important at the current moment and in moments of the SOTU past, at least since 2001. As a public media project that focuses on issues of meaning and the big questions at the center of human life, some of the “softer” words that get at the human condition this — ideas such as hope, future, peace, and family — take a back seat to grittier, more practical issues: jobs, energy, taxes, and house/home. For this observer, the expected word choices of these two U.S. presidents gets turned on its head.

congressarchives:

On December 12, 1874, Representative Joseph Rainey (R-SC) took his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the first African American congressman. Rep. Rainey served in Congress until March 3, 1879.

Source: Rainey, Joseph Hayne (1832-1887), Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

Credentials of Rep. Joseph H. Rainey, 11/23/1974, HR 44A-J1, Records of the U.S. House of Representatives

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