The impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson, 17th president of the
United States, was held in the U.S. Senate and concluded with
acquittal on three of eleven charges before adjourning without
a verdict on the remaining charges. It was the first impeachment
trial of a U.S. president and was the sixth federal impeachment
trial in U.S. history. The trial began March 5, 1868, and adjourned
on May 26.
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Andrew Johnson (1808 – 1875)
Calvin Coolidge (1872 – 1933)
On May 26, 1924, President Calvin Coolidge (above) signed
into law the Immigration Act of 1924, the most stringent U.S.
immigration policy up to that time in the nation’s history.
The new law—also known as the Johnson-Reed Immigration
Act, reflected the desire of Americans to isolate themselves
from the world after fighting World War I in Europe, which
exacerbated growing fears of the spread of communist ideas.
It also reflected the pervasiveness of racial discrimination in
American society at the time. Many Americans saw the huge
influx of largely unskilled, uneducated immigrants during the
early 1900s as causing unfair competition for jobs and land.
In late 1993, Michael Jackson proposed to Lisa Marie Presley,
the daughter of Elvis Presley, over the phone. They married
in La Vega, Dominican Republic, in May 1994 by civil judge
Hugo Francisco Álvarez Pérez. The tabloid media speculated
that the wedding was a publicity stunt to deflect away from
Jackson’s sexual abuse allegations and jump-start Presley’s
career as a singer.
On May 26, 1994, 20 days after her divorce from Keough,
Presley married singer Michael Jackson.
The 1911 international 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race took place at the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1911. This event
marked the first running of the Indianapolis 500, one of the most
prestigious automobile races in the world.
Ray Harroun, an engineer with the Marmon Motor Car Company,
came out of retirement to drive, and won the inaugural event
before re-retiring for good in the winner’s circle.
Ray Wade Harroun (1879 – 1968)
