<P> Up to four U.S. flags can be seen flying over the Capitol . Two flagpoles are located at the base of the dome on the East and West sides . These flagpoles have flown the flag day and night since World War I . The other two flagpoles are above the North (Senate) and South (House of Representatives) wings of the building, and fly only when the chamber below is in session . The flag above the House of Representatives is raised and lowered by House pages . The flag above the United States Senate is raised and lowered by Senate Doorkeepers . To raise the flag, Doorkeepers access the roof of the Capitol from the Senate Sergeant at Arms's office . Several auxiliary flagpoles, to the west of the dome and not visible from the ground, are used to meet congressional requests for flags flown over the Capitol . Constituents pay for U.S. flags flown over the Capitol to commemorate a variety of events such as the death of a veteran family member . </P> <P> The Capitol, as well as the grounds of Capitol Hill, have played host to major events, including presidential inaugurations held every four years . During an inauguration, the front of the Capitol is outfitted with a platform and a grand staircase . Annual events at the Capitol include Independence Day celebrations, and the National Memorial Day Concert . </P> <P> The general public has paid respect to a number of individuals lying in state at the Capitol, including numerous former presidents, senators, and other officials . Other Americans lying in honor include Officers Jacob Chestnut and John Gibson, the two officers killed in the 1998 shooting incident . Chestnut was the first African American ever to lie in honor in the Capitol . The public also paid respect to Rosa Parks, an icon of the Civil Rights Movement, at the Capitol in 2005 . She was the first woman and second African American to lie in honor in the Capitol . On September 24, 2015, Pope Francis gave a joint address to Congress, the first Pope to do so . </P> <P> On January 30, 1835, what is believed to be the first attempt to kill a sitting President of the United States occurred just outside the United States Capitol . When President Andrew Jackson was leaving the Capitol out of the East Portico after the funeral of South Carolina Representative Warren R. Davis, Richard Lawrence, an unemployed and deranged housepainter from England, either burst from a crowd or stepped out from hiding behind a column and aimed a pistol at Jackson which misfired . Lawrence then pulled out a second pistol which also misfired . It has since been postulated that the moisture from the humid weather of the day contributed to the double misfiring . Lawrence was then restrained, with legend saying that Jackson attacked Lawrence with his cane, prompting his aides to restrain him . Others present, including Davy Crockett, restrained and disarmed Lawrence . </P>

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