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Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

Eleven Articles of Impeachment Against the President

Sat Mar 2 1686

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One week later, the House adopted eleven articles of impeachment against the president.

George Washington

Congress ratified the Articles of Confederation

Fri Mar 2 1781

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On March 1, 1781, Congress ratified the Articles of Confederation, but the government that took effect on March 2 did not have the power to levy taxes, and it loosely held the states together.

Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt

Ibrahim was appointed Regent when his father became senile

Thu Mar 2 1848

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Ibrahim was appointed Regent when his father became senile.

Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln promoted Grant to Lieutenant General

Wed Mar 2 1864

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Lincoln was concerned that Grant might be considering a presidential candidacy in 1864. He arranged for an intermediary to inquire into Grant's political intentions, and once assured that he had none, Lincoln promoted Grant to the newly revived rank of Lieutenant General, a rank which had been unoccupied since George Washington. Authorization for such a promotion "with the advice and consent of the Senate" was provided by a new bill which Lincoln signed the same day he submitted Grant's name to the Senate. His nomination was confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 1864.

Charles de Gaulle

De Gaulle was a company commander at Douaumont

Thu Mar 2 1916

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De Gaulle was a company commander at Douaumont (during the Battle of Verdun) on 2 March 1916.

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Muhammad Ali of Egypt

Birth

Sat Mar 4 1769

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Muhammad Ali was born in Kavala, in Macedonia, Rumeli Eyalet of the Ottoman Empire, today a city in Greece, to an Albanian family from Korça. He was the second son of Albanian tobacco and shipping merchant named Ibrahim Agha, who also served as an Ottoman commander of a small unit in Kavala.

George Washington

Washington sworn into office by Associate Justice William Cushing

Mon Mar 4 1793

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Washington, with nominal fanfare, arrived alone at his inauguration in his carriage. Sworn into office by Associate Justice William Cushing on March 4, 1793 in the Senate Chamber of Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Washington gave a brief address and then immediately retired to his Philadelphia presidential house, weary of office and in poor health.

USA civil war

Abraham Lincoln was president of the United States

Mon Mar 4 1861

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Abraham Lincoln was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation through the American Civil War and succeeded in preserving the Union, abolishing slavery, bolstering the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy.

USA civil war

Lincoln's Inaugurations

Mon Mar 4 1861

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On March 4, 1861, Abraham Lincoln was sworn in as president. In his inaugural address, he argued that the Constitution was a more perfect union than the earlier Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, that it was a binding contract, and called any secession "legally void".

Abraham Lincoln

A President

Mon Mar 4 1861

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The presidency of Abraham Lincoln began on March 4, 1861, when he was inaugurated as the 16th President of the United States.

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Roman Empire

Tiberius died

Mon Mar 16 37

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Tiberius died in Misenum on 16 March AD 37, a few months before his 78th birthday.

Roman Empire

Caligula

Mon Mar 16 37

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At the time of Tiberius's death, most of the people who might have succeeded him had been killed. The logical successor (and Tiberius' own choice) was his 24-year-old grandnephew, Gaius, better known as "Caligula" ("little boots").

Imperial China (Qin and Han dynasties)

Ming of Han

Thu Mar 29 57

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Guangwu died. He was succeeded by his son Emperor Ming of Han.

Imperial China (Qin and Han dynasties)

Shang of Han

Sat Mar 14 105

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He's infant son Emperor Shang of Han was made emperor of Han with empress dowager Deng Sui acting as regent.

Imperial China (Qin and Han dynasties)

Zhi of Han

Sat Mar 6 145

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Chong's young third cousin Emperor Zhi of Han became emperor of the Han dynasty, with Liang Na acting as regent.

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Cold war

The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States and their respective allies, the Eastern Bloc and the Western Bloc, after World War II.

Korean War

Vietnam War

Berlin Wall

Dissolution of the Soviet Union

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U.S. Presidents

In this collection, we list U.S. Presidents Stories. The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a 4-year term by the people through the Electoral College.

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