{"id":4730,"canonical_url":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/events/1868ce-feb-24--4730","name":"1868 CE, February 24","year":1868,"era":"CE","month":2,"day":24,"url":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/events/1868ce-feb-24--4730","iso-date":"1868-02-24","precision":"year-month-day","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe U.S. House of Representatives impeaches President Andrew Johnson, on February 24, 1868, by a vote of 126-47, marking the first time a U.S. president was impeached, highlighting the intense power struggle between the executive and legislative branches regarding the reunification of the country after the Civil War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","additional_details":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the years immediately following the Civil War, President Andrew Johnson clashed repeatedly with Congress over reconstruction of the defeated South. Johnson had been consistently vetoing legislation that Congress passed to protect the rights of those who had been freed from slavery. After almost two months of trial in the Senate, Johnson was acquitted on May 16, 1868, by a single vote (35-19), falling short of the two-thirds majority required for removal. \u003ca href=\"https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/impeachment/impeachment-johnson.htm\"\u003eMore\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","photo":"","created_at":"2026-02-24T09:51:54-08:00","updated_at":"2026-02-24T09:51:54-08:00","breadcrumbs":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"February History","item":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/february"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"February 24","item":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/february-24"}]},"schema":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Thing","@id":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/events/1868ce-feb-24--4730#eventK365","name":"1868 CE, February 24","headline":"The U - 1868 CE","description":"The U.S. House of Representatives impeaches President Andrew Johnson, on February 24, 1868, by a vote of 126-47, marking the first time a U.S. president was...","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/events/1868ce-feb-24--4730","additionalType":"HistoricalEvent","inLanguage":"en","datePublished":"2026-02-24T09:51:54-08:00","dateModified":"2026-02-24T09:51:54-08:00","publisher":{"@id":"https://www.kudos365.com/#organizationK365"},"temporalCoverage":"1868-02-24","isPartOf":[{"@id":"https://www.kudos365.com/#websiteK365"},{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/february","name":"What Happened in February History"},{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/february-24#pageK365","name":"What Happened on February 24"}]}}