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A Brawl In Congress (1798) w/ Joanne Freeman
It’s January 30th. This day in 1798, representatives Roger Lyon and Matthew Griswold get into a fight on the house floor — with spitting, wrestling, and even a caning.
Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined by Yale history professor Joanne Freeman to talk about why Lyon and Griswold came to blows and what the incident says about the moments of extreme partisanship and violence in American politics.
Be sure to check out Joanne’s Friday morning series “History Matters and So Does Coffee.”
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