President Clinton was acquited of obstruction of justice charges in his impeachment trial, a two-thirds majority vote having been necessary to convict.
Learn the story of a place through the people that represented it through history
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
The 22nd Amendment, which established term limits for the Presidency of the United States, passed with some bipartisan support.
Explore the votes of America's longest-serving Speaker of the House, Sam Rayburn, who presided over key civil rights votes