Today in history: Feb. 5
In 2020, the Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump, bringing to a close the third presidential trial in American history.
1937: Franklin D. Roosevelt
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In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed increasing the number of U.S. Supreme Court justices; the proposal, which failed in Congress, drew accusations that Roosevelt was attempting to “pack” the nation’s highest court.
1971: Apollo 14
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In 1971, Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell stepped onto the surface of the moon in the first of two lunar excursions.
1983: Klaus Barbie
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In 1983, former Nazi Gestapo official Klaus Barbie, expelled from Bolivia, was brought to Lyon, France, to stand trial. (He was convicted and sentenced to life in prison -- he died in 1991.)
1993: Family and Medical Leave Act
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In 1993, President Bill Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act, granting workers up to 12 weeks unpaid leave for family emergencies.
2008: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
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In 2008, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a guru to the Beatles who introduced the West to transcendental meditation, died at his home in the Dutch town of Vlodrop; he was believed to be about 90.
2012: New York Giants
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Ten years ago: Eli Manning and the Giants one-upped Tom Brady and the Patriots again, coming back with a last-minute score to beat New England 21-17 for New York’s fourth NFL title in Super Bowl XLVI.
2014: CVS
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In 2014, CVS Caremark announced it would pull cigarettes and other tobacco products from its stores.
2017: The New England Patriots
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In 2017, Tom Brady led one of the greatest comebacks in sports history highlighted by a spectacular Julian Edelman catch that helped lift New England from a 25-point hole against the Atlanta Falcons to the Patriots’ fifth Super Bowl victory, 34-28, the first ever in overtime.
2018: Jerome Powell
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In 2018, Jerome Powell was sworn in as the 16th chairman of the Federal Reserve.
2020: Impeachment
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In 2020, the Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump, bringing to a close the third presidential trial in American history, though a majority of senators expressed unease with Trump’s pressure campaign on Ukraine that resulted in the two articles of impeachment. Just one Republican, Mitt Romney of Utah, broke with the GOP and voted to convict.
2023: Beyoncé
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In 2023, Beyoncé won her 32nd Grammy to become the most decorated artist in the history of the award.
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