[OC] The U.S. House of Representatives elected the Speaker of the House after 15 ballots. 1859 was the last year to require more than 15 ballots.Weedyrainfall t1_j43ixnl wrote
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The last time this happened, it was followed by civil war
chicagotim1 t1_j43q4hv wrote
The last time this did NOT happen was followed by a recession.
Completely spurious relationship.
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