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Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be the first woman to be in the burning chapel at the United States Capitol. Look at others who also made history | CNN

2020-09-25T13:05:56.300Z


Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is still making history, even after her death. Ginsburg, who died last Friday from complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer, will become the first woman to have her body rest in a fiery chamber in the US Capitol on Friday, according to congressional historians. He will also be the first Jewish person to receive that honor. See here others who before her were honored in the burning chapel or chapel of honor in the Capitol. | United States | CNN


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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is still making history, even after her death.

Ginsburg, who died last Friday from complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer, will become the first woman to have her body rest in a fiery chamber in the US Capitol on Friday, according to congressional historians.

He will also be the first Jewish person to receive that honor.


Ginsburg joins Rosa Parks, John Lewis, and Abraham Lincoln as those who were honored on Capitol Hill.

Burning Chapel (for government officials and military officers) and Honor Chapel (for private citizens) is when someone's remains are placed in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, to allow the public to pay their respects.

This tribute is considered one of the highest honors.

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Since the practice began in 1852, 38 people, including Ginsburg, have received this honor, including 12 presidents.

There are no written rules about who can be in the burning chapel or the chapel of honor.

It is determined by the current House and Senate and then must be accepted by the family of the deceased.

Here are some other historical landmarks.

Elijah Cummings

Last year, the late Congressman Elijah Cummings made history as the first black legislator to be in the burning chapel at the United States Capitol when his body was veiled in the Hall of Sculptures, a spacious room that houses a collection of statues donated by states to honor prominent figures in history. 

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, and other members of Congress spoke at the tribute to Cummings, a longtime Maryland Democrat .

In her comments, Pelosi referred to Cummings as "our North Star, our guide to a better future for our children."

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John lewis

The late Rep. John Lewis was the most recent person to be in the burning chamber after dying of cancer at age 80.

He became the first black lawmaker to have that honor in the rotunda of the US Capitol, according to congressional historians, while the Capitol was closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The ceremony for the civil rights icon and late congressman ran from July 27-28.

After the ceremony at the rotunda, an outdoor public hearing began as a security measure.

But neither the virus nor the hot weather prevented crowds from lining up for a chance to pay their respects to Lewis's coffin.

The lines to the Capitol stretched for several blocks to the Supreme Court building.

Daniel Inouye

Daniel Inouye is the only Asian-American to have been in a burning chamber in the Capitol Rotunda after his death at age 88 in 2012.

Inouye was a World War II veteran who received the Medal of Honor and represented Hawaii in the Senate for five decades.

He remains the second-longest-serving senator in chamber history.

Former President Barack Obama described Inouye as "a true American hero."

Inouye was of Japanese descent and served in a US Army unit comprised of Japanese Americans.

His battalion was the most decorated unit of World War II.

rosa Parks

Rosa Parks was the first black woman and second black woman to be honored at the rotunda in 2005 after dying at the age of 92 from natural causes.

The civil rights activist is one of four private citizens who has received this honor.

Former President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush attended the ceremony.

Policeman Jacob Chestnut

Capitol police officer Jacob Chestnut was the first black citizen to be honored after he was killed in the line of duty in 1998. A gunman fired on the Capitol building killing two police officers: Chestnut and Detective John Gibson.

Both men were the first private citizens to be honored on Capitol Hill, according to congressional historians.

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was the first president in a burning chapel after his assassination in 1865. He was the second person in American history to receive this honor, according to congressional historians.

The first was Clay Henry, Senator and Representative, in 1852. The main reason for this: The Capitol was not fully built until 1829.


A catafalque, a decorative wooden frame to hold a coffin, was built for Lincoln.

Since 1865, most services at the rotunda have used the Lincoln catafalque, Congressional historians report.

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