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06 Nov

Robert C. Byrd was reelected to the U.S. House of Representatives

Senator Robert Carlyle Byrd (November 20, 1917 - June 28, 2010) once held the record as the longest-serving member of the U.S. Congress. Byrd was born in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. His name was originally Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr. His mothe...

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