Subjects – Johnson, Andrew
Representative Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania
April 04, 1792
Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania, the fiery abolitionist, civil rights advocate, and leader of the Civil War-era Radical Republicans in the House, was born on the Vermont frontier in Danville.
Speaker of the House John Bell of Tennessee
February 18, 1797
On this date, John Bell, the 23rd Speaker of the House was born near Nashville, Tennessee.
The Tariff of Abominations
April 22, 1828
On this day, the Tariff of 1828—better known as the Tariff of Abominations—passed the House of Representatives, 105 to 94.
The House purchased President James Madison’s personal papers
May 20, 1848
The House of Representatives passed a resolution to purchase the papers of President James Madison from his widow, Dolley Madison.
The Joint Committee on Reconstruction
December 04, 1865
On this date, Representative Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania opened the 39th Congress (1865–1867) by introducing a resolution to create a Joint Committee on Reconstruction.
The Civil Rights Bill of 1866
April 09, 1866
On this date, the House overrode President Andrew Johnson’s veto of the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 with near unanimous Republican support, 122 to 41, marking the first time Congress legislated upon civil rights.
The Congressional Life Saving Medal
July 24, 1866
On this date, the House passed Senate Joint Resolution 31 awarding rescuers of the steamship San Francisco the Congressional Life Saving Medal.
Impeachment efforts against President Andrew Johnson
June 03, 1867
On this date the House Committee on the Judiciary, by a vote of 5 to 4, refused to send impeachment articles against President Andrew Johnson to the full House.
The impeachment of President Andrew Johnson
February 24, 1868
On this date, the House voted 126 to 47 to impeach President Andrew Johnson, the culmination of a showdown between Johnson and Radical Republicans in the 40th Congress (1867–1869).
The veto of the Omnibus Southern States Admission Bill
June 25, 1868
On this date, President Andrew Johnson submitted to Congress his veto of the Omnibus Southern States Admission Bill (H.R. 1058).
The funeral of Representative Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania
August 13, 1868
On this date, Pennsylvania Representative Thaddeus Stevens was honored with a state funeral in the Capitol Rotunda.
Representative Benjamin Butler of Massachusetts
July 29, 1878
On this date, the New York Times reported that Representative Benjamin Butler of Massachusetts would retire from the House.
President Gerald R. Ford’s first Joint Session of Congress
August 12, 1974
On this date, President Gerald R. Ford addressed a Joint Session of Congress on the House Floor as the 38th President of the United States.