1798

FEB

01

A brawl breaks out on the floor of the US House of Representatives when Connecticut Rep. Roger Griswold beans Vermont Rep. Matthew Lyon over the head with his walking stick. Lyon responds with a nearby pair of fireplace tongs.

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