Historical eventFebruary 241868

Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson became the first U.S. president to be impeached.

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When
Monday, February 24 1868158 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
19th century · 1860s
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Dates: From 1868.

What happened

Andrew Johnson was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. The 16th vice president, he assumed the presidency following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was a War Democrat who ran with Lincoln on the National Union Party ticket in the 1864 presidential election, coming to office as the American Civil War concluded. Johnson favored quick restoration of the seceded states to the Union without protection for the newly freed people who were formerly enslaved,

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February 24 1868 — 158 years ago, on a Monday.

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