On this day in 1954, Strom Thurmond of South Carolina became the only person ever elected to the U.S. Senate on a write-in ballot, winning the seat with 63 percent of the vote. On Sept. 1, two-term ...

In a feat of determination, New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday night, setting a historic mark to show Democrats’ ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Starting Monday March 31, New Jersey Democratic U.S. Senator Cory Booker broke segregationist South Carolina U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond’s record for the longest senate floor speech ...

WASHINGTON - Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, a one-time Democratic segregationist who helped fuel the rise of the modern conservative Republican Party in the South, died Thursday. He was 100 ...

Charles Bierbauer reviews the life and accomplishments of South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond. In this ETV Classic and SCETV Special Report, Charles Bierbauer reviews the life of accomplishments of ...