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The impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson in the Senate on March 13, 1868. The House approved 11 articles of impeachment against Andrew Johnson. After a 74-day Senate trial, the Senate acquitted Johnson on three of the articles by a one-vote margin each and decided not to vote on the remaining articles. Library of Congress/Getty Images hide caption

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How America Handled Its First Impeachment

In 1865, the United States was divided after having just fought a bloody civil war, and just a few years later the first presidential impeachment in U.S. history took place.

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