For the first time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives
exercised its constitutional power of impeachment and votes
to charge Senator William Blount of Tennessee with “a high misdemeanor, entirely inconsistent with his public duty and
trust as a Senator.”
The constitutional conundrum of conducting a trial of an
impeached senator has not yet been resolved.
On July 7, 1930, construction began on the future site of the
Hoover Dam. Over the next five years, a total of 21,000 men
would work ceaselessly to produce what would be the largest
dam of its time, as well as being one of the largest manmade
structures in the world.
On July 6, 1946, George Walker Bush—the son of 41st
President George Herbert Walker Bush, was born in New
Haven, Connecticut.George W. Bush went on to become
the 43rd U.S. president.
He left office in January, 2009, after the election of Barack
Obama.
In Annapolis, Maryland, the United States Naval Academy
admitted women for the first time in its history with the
induction of 81 female midshipmen in 1975.
In May 1980, Elizabeth Anne Rowe became the first woman
member of the class to graduate. Four years later, Kristine
Holderied became the first female midshipman to graduate
at the top of her class.
Elizabeth Anne Rowe
Kristine Holderied
Sergeant Stubby, a bull terrier mutt, received a gold medal from America’s WWI commanding general John Pershing for
“heroism of highest caliber” in 17 battles.
Among his heroic deeds: catching a German spy by biting his
legs.
Stubby died in his sleep in March 1926. He was 8 or 9 years old.
Gen. John Pershing awards Sergeant Stubby with a medal
from the Humane Education Society at a White House
ceremony.
Sergeant Stubby’s brick at Liberty Memorial.
