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February 24th, 1868. In Washington, Andrew Johnson becomes the first American president to be impeached. The House of Representatives impeaches Johnson after he tries to fire secretary of war Edwin Stanton. Johnson is later acquitted by a single vote
February 23rd 1945. An iconic image from World War II during the battle of Iwo Jima in the Pacific. US marines fighting Japanese forces seize Mound Suribachi and raise an American flag twice in the same day. Associated Press photographer Joe Rosentha
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