In 1867, the US House of Representatives voted to impeach President Andrew Johnson.
Birth anniversary of mythologist and author Wilhelm Carl Grimm (1786-1859), best remembered forGrimm’s Fairy Tales, in collaboration with his brother, Jacob.
Birth anniversaries of artist Winslow Homer (1836-1910), Apple founder Steve Jobs (1955-2011), WWII Allied commander Chester Nimitz (1885-1966)
Happy Birthday! Floyd Mayweather Jr, Edward James Olmos, Abe Vigoda, Paula Zahn, Billy Zane
1803 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled itself to be the final interpreter of all constitutional issues.
1839 - Mr. William S. Otis received a patent for the steam shovel.
1863 - Arizona was organized as a territory.
1868 - The U.S. House of Representatives impeached President Andrew Johnson due to his attempt to dismiss Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. The U.S. Senate later acquitted Johnson.
1900 - New York City Mayor Van Wyck signed the contract to begin work on New York's first rapid transit tunnel. The tunnel would link Manhattan and Brooklyn. The ground breaking ceremony was on March 24, 1900.
1903 - In Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, an area was leased to the U.S. for a naval base.
1938 - The first nylon bristle toothbrush was made. It was the first time that nylon yarn had been used commercially.
1942 - The Voice of America (VOA) aired for the first time.
1945 - During World War II, the Philippine capital of Manilla, was liberated by U.S. soldiers.
1946 - Juan Peron was elected president of Argentina.
1956 - The city of Cleveland invoked a 1931 law that barred people under the age of 18 from dancing in public without an adult guardian.
1983 - A U.S.congressional commission released a report that condemned the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
1989 - Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini sentenced Salman Rushdie to death for his novel "The Satanic Verses". A bounty of one to three-million-dollars was also put on Rushidie's head.
1994 - In Los Angeles, Garrett Morris was shot during a robbery attempt. He eventually recovered from his injury.
2008 - Cuba's parliament named Raul Castro president. His brother Fidel had ruled for nearly 50 years
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