Marbury V. Madison

Marbury V. Madison

Marbury v. Madison
In 1803, John Marshall led the Supreme Court in a landmark decision creating the precedent of Judicial Review. This established the ability of the Judiciary Branch to declare a law unconstitutional.
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Andrew Johnson was Impeached
Tuesday February 24, 2009
On February 24, 1868, Andrew Johnson became the first president to be impeached. This happened because Johnson fired Secretary of War Edwin Stanton thereby violating the recently passed Tenure of Office Act. This act forbade the president from removing an official that had been confirmed by the Senate from office before they had approved a successor. Similar to President Clinton, Johnson was not removed from office. President Nixon, while not impeached, was the only President to leave office early due to resignation.February 22nd marks the birthday of the first President of the United States. George Washington was actually born on February 11, 1732. However, in 1752 Great Britain adopted the Gregorian calendar to fix astronomical discrepancies of the previously used Julian Calendar. When this occurred, eleven days were removed from the calendar. Therefore, in 1753 when Washington turned 21, the 11th was actually the 22nd. Despite this, Washington continued to celebrate his birthday on the 11th for the rest of his life. Washington was the Commander of the Continental Army and an important American Statesman along with being our first Commander in Chief. But did he really cut down that cherry tree?

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