For the first time in history, the United States House of Representatives impeached a sitting president, Democrat Andrew Johnson. Now, Johnson faced trial before the U. S. Senate. If convicted ...

Conflicts with the Radical Republican Congress and his own ineptness led to an impeachment trial; Johnson was acquitted in the Senate by one vote... Died: July 31, 1875. The issue that vexed the ...

“Sex and marriage were unavoidable issues at Andrew’s trial,” Justice Thomas wrote ... state court’s ruling in 2007, Judge Arlene Johnson, the only woman on the court at the time ...

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 ...

Andrew’s attorneys said a similar tainting took place during their client’s trial, only it was her gender that was targeted, rather than her race. Oklahoma officials say prosecutors used the ...