FEBRUARY 24
1803:The Supreme Court rules for the first time in Marbury v. Madison that a law passed by Congress is unconstitutional. The precedent gives the court the right to have final legislative say.
1868: President Andrew Johnson is impeached by the House of Representatives for trying to fire his secretary of war.
1968: Astronomers Jocelyn Bell and Antony Hewish announce the discovery of pulsars—pulsing stars that emit radio waves.
1868: President Andrew Johnson is impeached by the House of Representatives for trying to fire his secretary of war.
1968: Astronomers Jocelyn Bell and Antony Hewish announce the discovery of pulsars—pulsing stars that emit radio waves.
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