Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Thursday she will retire from Congress at the end of the term in January 2027, putting a bookmark on a nearly four-decade, history-making tenure in the House.

“With a grateful heart, I look forward to my final year of service as your proud representative,” Pelosi said in a video on social media, addressing her constituents in San Francisco.

A two-time House Speaker and the only woman to hold the role in American history, Pelosi’s career was defined by the shepherding of major legislation under former Presidents Obama and Biden and vocal opposition to former President George W. Bush and President Trump.

Here are five memorable moments from Pelosi’s time in Congress.

Tiananmen Square visit (1991)

Two years after protests and a subsequent government

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