The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination based on race, sex, and national origin in employment, accommodation, and education.
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The Senate failed, barely, to secure a two-thirds majority in favor of convicting President Andrew Johnson
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Felton became the first woman to serve in the Senate, for only 24 hours.