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Because of the high volume of medals needed, Congress authorized the U.S. Mint to forge gold-plated medals in lieu of standard solid gold medals. [14] The medals' status as official Congressional Gold Medals was unclear until confirmed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives in 2007. [15] Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands: March 22, 1982
2022: 25th on Forbes World's Most Powerful Women List [80] [81] 2023: Human Rights & Freedom Defender Prize by Wei Jingsheng Foundation [82] [83] 2023: Eleanor Roosevelt Distinguished Leadership Award [84] 2023: Freedom Medal by Roosevelt Institute 2023 Four Freedom Awards [85] 2023: Valerie Biden Owens Woman of Power and Purpose Award [86]
Each medal is ordered to be uniquely designed and cast in gold by the United States Mint. Thus, there are significantly fewer gold medals than presidential medals. U.S. citizenship is not a requirement. As of November 29, 2023, 184 people, events, or institutions have been awarded a Congressional Gold Medal. [4]
The hidden figures of the space race were recognized with Congress’ highest honor at a medal ceremony on Wednesday. ... A medal was also given to all the women who worked as mathematicians ...
The USDA's Honor Awards is a tradition dating back to 1947 and represents the highest awards granted by the Secretary to an individual or group for contribution or achievement in support of the Department's mission. Since 2018, the traditional honor awards program has been redesigned into a three-tier structure: Tier 3: Secretary's Honor Awards
The House unanimously passed a bill Wednesday to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till, the Chicago teenager murdered by white supremacists in the 1950s, and his mother ...
Born to American parents in Aberdeen, Scotland, [3] [4] Dan Crenshaw grew up in Katy, Texas. [5] His mother Susan died of cancer when he was ten years old. [6] [7] His father, Jim Crenshaw, is a petroleum engineer who worked abroad, and Crenshaw spent time growing up in Ecuador and Colombia, developing proficiency in Spanish. [8]
Olympic champion Sarah Hughes is running for Congress. The former figure skater won gold in Salt Lake City in 2002. Now she wants to represent New York's 4th Congressional District in the House of ...