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The Senate failed, barely, to secure a two-thirds majority in favor of convicting President Andrew Johnson
After almost a decade of ignoring or stigmatizing the victims of HIV/AIDS, Congress agrees to pass the Ryan White CARE Act, which funds the life-saving drug AZT for low-income or uninsured patients. Four senators including Sen. Jesse Helms vote against the act.
The U.S. Senate unanimously voted to pass what would become the 26th Amendment, lowering the voting age to 18.
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