USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On this date, the House overrode President Andrew Johnson’s veto of the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 with near unanimous Republican support, 122 to 41, marking the first time Congress legislated upon civil rights.

Detailed explanation-2: -Johnson vetoed the legislation. The Radicals mustered enough votes in Congress to pass legislation over his veto–the first time that Congress had overridden a President on an important bill. They passed the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which established Negroes as American citizens and forbade discrimination against them.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the end, Johnson refused to sign the bill because he believed Congress had no right to guarantee citizenship within the states or to enforce legislation on the individual states.

Detailed explanation-4: -On this date, President Andrew Johnson submitted to Congress his veto of the Omnibus Southern States Admission Bill (H.R. 1058). The measure was a significant piece of Reconstruction legislation that set stringent guidelines for allowing Southern states to rejoin the Union and send Representatives to Congress.

Detailed explanation-5: -President Johnson vetoes bills that would have readmitted several ex-Confederate states to the Union. Congress overrides these vetoes.