The Downfall Dictionary

Cataloging the past political scandals of the United States.

Thursday, November 5, 2020

Thomas J. Lane: Jailhouse Incumbent Overcomes Tax Evasion Conviction

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( Source ) Thomas Joseph Lane spent more than two decades in the House of Representatives, but failed to make much of a mark on the history ...
Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Charles L. Robinson: The First U.S. Governor Impeached

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( Source ) In the years leading up to the Civil War, the Kansas Territory quickly earned a reputation as a violent and dangerous place ...
Tuesday, November 26, 2019

William A. Clark: A "Copper King" fails to buy a Senate seat

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( Source ) As the mining ventures in the West gained steam, the businesses of three Butte men grew powerful enough that they were popul...
Monday, August 19, 2019

William Adams Richardson

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( Source ) Throughout the two terms Ulysses S. Grant spent as President of the United States, his administration was beset by various s...
Friday, June 21, 2019

Mike Lowry: Sexual Harassment Claims End Political Career of "Governor Mayhem"

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While the #MeToo movement has recently spotlighted the issue of sexual harassment and encouraged victims to report it, a concerted effort to...
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