1868, something extraordinary happened in the U.S. Congress. For the first time in history, the United States House of Representatives impeached a sitting president, Democrat Andrew Johnson.

Only three of his predecessors underwent similar proceedings: Andrew Johnson and Bill ... He resigned from office on August 9, 1974. Johnson’s impeachment in 1868 was the culmination of a ...

Subsequently, there have been several attempts to begin impeachment proceedings against particular justices, but none has ever prevailed in the House. Andrew Johnson, who succeeded to the ...

The only other president impeached was Andrew Johnson in 1868. He was accused of, among other things, dismissing his secretary of war against the will of Congress. Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 ...

Three other presidents have faced impeachment proceedings. In 1868, Andrew Johnson was impeached for breaching the Tenure of Office Act, but he was narrowly acquitted by one vote. In 1974 ...

Challenges: Andrew Johnson had to navigate the reunification and reconstruction of the Union while addressing issues such as African-American civil rights. He failed badly, to the extent that his ...

Mr Trump is the third US president to have been impeached. The two others, Bill Clinton in 1999 and Andrew Johnson in 1868, were left in power by the Senate and did not seek re-election.

These actions led the House to adopt 11 articles of impeachment. His trial in 1868 resulted in his acquittal by one vote in the Senate. As with Lincoln, domestic affairs dominated Johnson's ...

Chervinsky When the 17th president was accused of high crimes and misdemeanors in 1868, the wild trial nearly reignited the Civil War Lorraine Boissoneault The biggest show in Washington 150 years ...