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The House budget proposes a Rev. Billy Graham statue on the Capitol grounds, but not the long-stalled African Americans monument. Here’s why.
The city of Concord defended the decision to grant a permit for the monument to ... In December 2023, a statue of the figure was erected in Iowa’s capitol building. However, a former congressional ...
Johnny Cash is still making history. A statue of the late country singer-songwriter was unveiled Tuesday inside the US Capitol, marking the first time a musician has received such an honor.
So it came as no surprise that the statue of Michigan Gov. Austin Blair was the first monument added to the Capitol grounds after the building was completed in 1878 and opened in 1879.
The building spans 171,000 square feet and features 4,750 original electric light fixtures, as well as an 8-foot statue of an eagle on the top of its dome. Missouri's state capitol was completed ...
and the Arizona Capitol Museum, the building has witnessed decades of history — from gunslinging cowboys taking shots at its famous statue to a sellout deal during the Great Recession era.
When tourists visit the U.S. Capitol, they'll now be treated to seeing a statue of the legendary musician Johnny Cash. Cash is the first musician ever to be honored with a statue as part of the ...
MADISON - A new sculpture on the Wisconsin State Capitol grounds was unveiled Saturday afternoon, honoring Vel Phillips, a trailblazer for civil rights in Wisconsin, and the state's first Black ...
More than one-and-a-quarter centuries after Martha Hughes Cannon became the first woman to be elected to a state senate, a statue of the ... visit the Utah State Capitol building.
"Now, thousands of people who visit Florida's Capitol building every year will see the statue, and will inspire patriotism and remind people of the civic virtue embodied in President Washington." ...
Republican House budget writers have proposed adding a statue of the late Rev. Billy Graham to the Capitol, either on the grounds or inside the building. Their plan doesn’t provide funding for it.
Arkansas unveiled a new statue of Johnny Cash in the U.S. Capitol. Cash, the first musician to be honored in the building, replaces a statue of a... U.S. Capitol statue of Johnny Cash depicts ...