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Representative Party District Term Notes Start End Length of service Tulsi Gabbard: Democratic: HI-02: January 3, 2013: January 3, 2021: 8 years, 0 days First practicing Hindu elected to Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for president of the United States. [2] [3] Ro Khanna: Democratic: CA-17: January 3, 2017: Incumbent 8 years, 8 days
The first documented arrival of Indians to Chicago occurred in the 1890s. [5] One of the earliest and most famous Indian visitors to the city was the Hindu monk and philosopher Swami Vivekananda, who arrived in Chicago to appear as a delegate at the World Parliament of Religions, which was held in conjunction with the Chicago World's Fair of 1893. [6]
Congressman Henry Hyde and State Representative of Illinois John Miller were in attendance at the ceremony. [11] The mandir's inauguration was celebrated with a 16-day celebration, which included a Vishvashanti Maha yagna (collective prayer for world peace) and a shobhyatra (colorful procession) through downtown Chicago. [1]
Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of Illinois, presented chronologically. [7] All redistricting events that took place in Illinois from statehood in 1818 to 2013 are shown. During the periods of 1863-1873, 1893-1895, and 1903-1948, voters in Illinois elected an additional one to two at-large representatives.
Resigned after being elected judge of the Municipal Court of Chicago Melissa Bean: Democratic: 8th: January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2011 [data missing] Hugh R. Belknap: Republican: 3rd: December 27, 1895 – March 4, 1899 Won contested election John Lourie Beveridge: Republican: At-large: November 7, 1871 – January 4, 1873 Resigned to become ...
The Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago (HTGC) is a Hindu temple complex in Lemont, Illinois. It was inaugurated and opened to the public in 1986. It was inaugurated and opened to the public in 1986. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It includes a Rama temple and a temple dedicated to Ganesha , Shiva , and Durga .
American Hindu nuns (2 P) Pages in category "American Hindus" The following 188 pages are in this category, out of 188 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Roughly bounded by Lemont and Keating Aves, Chicago and Northwestern Railway, and the alley to the east of Kilbourn Ave, North Side, Chicago, Illinois: Coordinates: Area: 160 acres (65 ha) [2] NRHP reference No. 10000310 [1] Added to NRHP: June 7, 2010 [1]