Gaetz and Rogers weren’t the first: Here are the wildest times lawmakers have come to blows inside the Capitol

Congress has a long history of violence between lawmakers, and the 118th Congress nearly added to that history when Rep. Mike Rogers had to be restrained from Rep. Matt Gaetz.

One of the first widely recorded incidents came in 1798 between Roger Griswold and Matthew Lyon, a pair of lawmakers from Connecticut and Vermont respectively. Griswold called Lyon a "scoundrel" during a disagreement, considered an aggressive curse at the time. Lyon responded by spitting in Griswold's face, and the two then went at it until their colleagues separated them. Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox News Digital covering national politics and major breaking news events. Send tips to Anders.Hagstrom@Fox.com, or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders.

The pair weren't done, however, as Griswold again attacked Lyon a few weeks later, this time using a cane. Lyons defended himself using a pair of fire tongs, according to the Congressional record.