In the year 3996 bby during the great sith war a duel took place in the senate hall of the galactic republic between the krevaaki jedi master vodo siosk baas and his former apprentice exar kun now dark lord of the sith.
Duel on senate floor.
In 1856 congressman preston brooks democrat from south carolina severely beat charles sumner republican from massachusetts after sumner in a speech from the senate floor ridiculed a relative of brooks who had a physical handicap and also said that southern slaveholders were pimps.
But the attacker wasn t an assassin he was a fellow elected representative.
Senate floor on this day in 1856 was another step toward a civil war five years later.
In 1806 shortly after he shot and killed alexander hamilton in a duel aaron burr the sitting vice president spoke on the senate floor and called on senators to streamline their rules by.
A nearly fatal beating on the u s.
The famous political cartoon illustrating south carolina representative preston brooks beating abolitionist massachusetts senator charles sumner in the united states senate chamber 1856.
It commenced on coruscant in the hall s grand convocation chamber during the trial of kun s apprentice and fellow sith lord ulic qel droma.
Senate floor on this day in 1856 was another step toward a civil war five years later.
On may 22 1856 representative preston brooks attacked senator charles sumner with a metal tipped cane leaving sumner seriously injured.
The duel was added to the film s story in the first draft dated back to april 10 2003.
A nearly fatal beating on the u s.