Governors, Trailblazers, and Sworn Records | Jan 3

Published January 3, 2026 at 12:00 AM EST

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1848: Governor Epaphroditus Ransom inaugurated in Lansing, key developments. 1951: Ruth Thompson, Michigan's first woman in Congress. 2019: Rashida Tlaib, first Palestinian American woman in the US House, unique swearing-in.

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