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[[caption]]AN HISTORICAL DAY. The three congressmen form New York, Major Owens (left) and Edolphus "Ed" Towns (center) from Brooklyn and Charles Rangel from Harlem (right) are all smiles following swearing-in ceremonies on Jan. 3, in Washington, D.C. Towns and Owens, representing Brooklyn's 11th and 12th Districts, respectively, are freshmen, while Rangel enjoys a lot more seniority as a veteran legislator. That there are three Black congressmen from New York City is an historical event. Now it's time for them to make history.[[/caption]]

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