For the first time in history, the United States House of Representatives impeached ... Johnson had assumed office after John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln, on April 15, 1865.

Andrew Johnson, who succeeded to the presidency following Abraham Lincoln’s assassination in 1865, was impeached because of his failure to follow procedures specified in federal legislation ...

Challenges: Andrew Johnson had to navigate the reunification and reconstruction of the Union while addressing issues such as African-American civil rights. He failed badly, to the extent that his ...

entire cities destroyed); 1865- The assassination of President Lincoln; 1868- President Johnson impeached; 1917- World War I; ...