Today in History
February 24
1868: Eleven articles of impeachment were approved by the House of Representatives against President Andrew Johnson who became president upon the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865 as Lincoln was beginning his second term as president.
1863: Arizona, formerly part of the Territory of New Mexico, was organized as a separate territory on February 24, 1863. The U.S. acquired the region under the terms of the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the 1853 Gadsden Purchase. Arizona became the 48th state in 1912. (Source: Library of Congress)
1863: Arizona, formerly part of the Territory of New Mexico, was organized as a separate territory on February 24, 1863. The U.S. acquired the region under the terms of the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the 1853 Gadsden Purchase. Arizona became the 48th state in 1912. (Source: Library of Congress)
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