Women in Congress. Since 1917, when Representative Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman to serve in Congress, a total of 325 women have served as U.S. Representatives, Delegates, or Senators.
Definition of venue. 1  1a : the place from which a jury is drawn and in which trial is held requested a change of venueb : the place or county in which take place the alleged events from which a legal action arisesc : a statement showing that a case is brought to the proper court or authority.
EstÃ¡dio do MaracanÃ£ in Rio de Janeiro was once the largest capacity stadium in the world. It was built for the FIFA World Cup in 1950, and hosted the competitionâs final that year in front of nearly 200,000 spectators â even though it wasnât completed in full until 1965.