Daily Archives: May 26, 2018

RFK, McCarthy almost cross paths at Oregon Zoo 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 26 1968)


Video: 'April RDTV Part One The 1968 Oregon Primary' (May 26, 1968, at 19:09)

(Sunday, May 26, 1968; during the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1968) — Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Senator Eugene McCartney, both campaigning for Oregon’s May 28, 1968, Democratic presidential primary, came within about 50 feet of each other today at the Portland Zoo. Continue reading RFK, McCarthy almost cross paths at Oregon Zoo 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 26 1968)

President Andrew Johnson acquitted on remaining charges 150 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 26 1868)


Videos: 'The Andrew Johnson Impeachment Explained: US History Review'

(Tuesday, May 26, 1868) — The two-month impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson ended today as the Senate voted 35 guilty and 19 not guilty on the remaining charges (Articles II and III), falling one vote short of the two-third majority required to remove him from office. Continue reading President Andrew Johnson acquitted on remaining charges 150 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 26 1868)