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Saturday, May 16, 2009

President Andrew Johnson found "not guilty" in impeachment trial

On May 16, 1868, President Andrew Johnson was found "not guilty" of high crimes and misdemeanors in his impeachment trial.



Learn more about President Jackson's impeachment from contemporary articles in Harper's Weekly.



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