On an August day that might otherwise have passed like any other—humid, slow, the air shimmering above cobblestones—two signatures on two very different pieces of paper nudged the world onto quieter, healthier tracks. On August 20, 1866, President Andrew Johnson proclaimed the last embers of the U.S. Civil War officially extinguished, a legal coda to …
On February 24, 1868, the United States witnessed a historic political showdown as President Andrew Johnson became the first president to be impeached by the House of Representatives. This dramatic event was the result of a deep and bitter struggle between Johnson and the Radical Republicans in Congress, who were determined to reshape the South …
Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson, the 17th President of the United States, was no ordinary politician. Born in North Carolina in 1808, Johnson started his career as a tailor before entering politics. He had no formal education, but his passion for serving the people was unmatched. He served as a member of the Tennessee state legislature …
