Landmark moment for Kamala Harris and Nancy Pelosi during Joe Biden speech

President Joe Biden speaks to a joint session of Congress, as Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi listen. (Doug Mills/The New York Times/AP)

Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made history as the first women, one of them a black and Indian American, to share the stage in Congress during a presidential address.

President Joe Biden noted the historic development at the very opening of his address.