Salmon P. Chase, U.S. Chief Justice, Dies on May 7, 1873
On May 7, 1873, Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase died. Just one month prior, he had dissented in the landmark Slaughter-House Cases and was the sole diss...
On May 7, 1873, Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase died. Just one month prior, he had dissented in the landmark Slaughter-House Cases and was the sole diss...
On April 27, 1822, Ulysses S. Grant was born. As president, he appointed four Supreme Court justices, including Chief Justice Morrison Waite, shaping...