Born on This Day
Actress and singer who originated "New York, New York." Oscar winner for "Cabaret." Daughter of Judy Garland.
Beat Generation author and poet. Best known for his stream-of-consciousness 1957 novel "On the Road."
Pulitzer-winning playwright, famed for searing dialogue in dramas like "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
For the only time in history, the US House of Representatives votes to impeach a Supreme Court Justice, Samuel Chase, for having "behaved in an arbitrary, oppressive and unjust way" in two politically sensitive cases. The Senate acquitted him.
Timeline
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