One Vote Saved a President: The Johnson Impeachment Acquittal
On May 16, 1868, the U.S. Senate acquitted President Andrew Johnson on impeachment charges by a single vote, 35 to 19, one short of the two-thirds needed to convict.
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The Senate Vote That Outlawed Segregation: June 19, 1964
On June 19, 1964, after a 60-day filibuster, the U.S. Senate passed the Civil Rights Act 73 to 27, outlawing segregation and employment discrimination.
'Have You No Sense of Decency?' — The Line That Broke McCarthy
On June 9, 1954, Army lawyer Joseph Welch's televised rebuke of Senator Joseph McCarthy — 'Have you no sense of decency?' — broke the spell of McCarthyism.