Historedia
Group or institution

United States Senate

Events
3
Episodes
4
Years
1805–1899

Every event in Historedia whose sources name United States Senate, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Senate acquits Justice Samuel Chase

    1805

    Role: Judicial Body

    1. March 1, 1805 · United States CapitolSenate Acquittal Vote

      The Senate voted to acquit Chase on all articles on March 1, 1805, failing to reach the two-thirds majority required for conviction.

  2. United States Senate allows Navy to lease Pearl Harbor

    1887

    Role: Legislative body granting naval rights

    1. January 20, 1887 · Pearl HarborSenate Authorization of Naval Station

      The US Senate granted the Navy exclusive rights to maintain a coaling and repair station at Pearl Harbor on January 20, 1887.

    2. November 9 to December 9, 1887 · Pearl Harbor (possession site); ratification exchange not tied to a supplied placePossession and Ratification

      The US took possession of the Pearl Harbor site in November 1887, followed by the exchange of treaty ratifications in December.

  3. U.S. Senate ratifies Treaty of Paris ending Spanish–American War

    1899

    Role: Ratifying Body

    1. April 11, 1899 (exchange of ratifications); Senate vote of February 6, 1899 per legacy record only · Washington, D.C., where the peace protocol was signed; the Senate vote site is not stated in supplied passagesRatification of the Treaty of Paris

      The Treaty of Paris required ratification under each country's constitutional forms. Spain and the United States exchanged ratifications on April 11, 1899, completing the passage of Philippine sovereignty to the United States.

Sources

  1. Impeachment of Samuel Chase Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02
  2. Samuel Chase Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13
  3. Pearl Harbor Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04
  4. Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 Wikipedia, revision of 2025-12-14
  5. Treaty of Paris (1898) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19