Birthdays
William Boyd Allison
Turns 38 on this date
Jefferson Columbus Davis
Turns 39 on this date
Sidney George Fisher
Turns 58 on this date
Abram Lycurgus Line
Turns 26 on this date
Bernard Harrison Nadal
Turns 54 on this date
Carl Schurz
Turns 38 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | President Johnson rejects the "Tenure of Office Bill" and the Congress over-rides his veto before the day is out. | 03/02/1867 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | President Johnson rejects the amended Reconstruction Act and Congress easily over-rides his veto on the same day. | 03/02/1867 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 39th Congress restricts the ability of the White House to dismiss the commanding general of the army. | 03/02/1867 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 39th Congress is sitting in Washington DC from early January to early March. |
01/04/1867 to 03/02/1867 |
Documents
| Legislative record | United States Congress, "An Act regulating the Tenure of certain Civil Offices," March 2, 1867 | 03/02/1867 |
| Legislative record | United States Congress, "An Act to provide for the more efficient Government of the Rebel States," March 2, 1867. | 03/02/1867 |