The Senate failed, barely, to secure a two-thirds majority in favor of convicting President Andrew Johnson
On the final day of John Tyler's presidency, a broad coalition overrode his veto on a minor bill related to customs enforcement -- the first time congress ever overrode a presidential veto.
Robert Smalls, born enslaved in South Carolina, stole the CSS Planter and delivered it to Union troops. After the Civil War, Smalls was elected to the South Carolina legislature and later to the U.S. Congress where he served 5 terms during and after Reconstruction.
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As Joe Biden is inaugurated as America's 46th President, browse his votes as a U.S. Senator
