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"Andrew Johnson" and "Ted Danson" - This Day in History – Dec 29th
"Andrew Johnson" and "Ted Danson" - This Day in History – Dec 29th
Future President Andrew Johnson is Born
Back in 1808 in Raleigh, NC future 17th President, Andrew Johnson was born. Mr. Johnson would be a politician from the age of 26, holding the position of Mayor of Greenville, Tennessee legislature, Governor of Tennessee, U.S. Senator and then finally accepting Abrahams Lincoln’s offer to run as his Vice President during Lincoln’s second term in 1864.
The whitehouse.org website stated that, “with the Assassination of Lincoln, the Presidency fell upon an old-fashioned southern Jacksonian Democrat of pronounced states' rights views. Although an honest and honorable man, Andrew Johnson was one of the most unfortunate of Presidents. Arrayed against him were the Radical Republicans in Congress, brilliantly led and ruthless in their tactics. Johnson was no match for them.”
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Mr. Johnson would son become the President of the U.S. after Lincoln’s assassination.
On April 14, 1865, within three years of Johnson’s Presidency, he would be charged with “high crimes and misdemeanors,” and 11 articles of impeachment.
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According to history.com, “After all the arguments had been presented for and against him, Johnson waited for his fate, which hung on one swing vote. By a vote of 35 to 19, Johnson was acquitted and finished out his term.”
President Johnson tried to launch a political comeback in 1875 by running for the Senate in his wife Eliza’s home state of Tennessee, however after his re-election he passed away due to a stroke at the age of 67.
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Emmy Award Winning Actor, Ted Danson is born
Back in 1947, future Multi-Emmy award winning actor, Ted Danson was born in San Diego, CA. Mr. Danson is well known for his roles in
Movies that include:
The Onion Field
Body Heat
3 Men and a Baby
Cousins
Dad
Made in America
Saving Private Ryan
Television shows that include:
Cheers
Becker
Damages
Interesting fact about cheers from History.com:
“Created by James Burrows and brothers Glen and Les Charles, Cheers was almost cancelled due to poor ratings during its first season; it hung on, however, and eventually became a massive hit with audiences. The show was nominated for a total of more than 100 Emmy Awards, and it won 28. The final episode of Cheers aired on May 20, 1993, and attracted more than 80 million viewers, making it one of the top-rated finales in TV history. (The all-time record holder, the 1983 M*A*S*H finale, was seen by some 106 million people, while more than 76 million viewers tuned in to the 1998 finale of Seinfeld.)”
Links to Ted Danson’s videos:
All History facts provided from the link below:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/andrew-johnson-is-born?catId=9
