The Senate failed, barely, to secure a two-thirds majority in favor of convicting President Andrew Johnson
Learn about the factions and members of the first United States Congress
The Gold Standard Act of 1900 ended the decades-running debate over bimetalism and restored the U.S. to 'gold standard' currency -- the system lasted until 1971
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By a vote of 96-3, Ford was easily confirmed. Click to learn who the three dissenting votes were.
