1999 Event Senate acquits President Clinton of lying under oath and obstruction of justice in the Lewinski case 1999 Event Senate begins to try President Clinton on lying under oath and obstruction of justice in the Lewisnky case 1998 Event House of Representatives approves two articles of impeachment, charging President Clinton with lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice 1967 Event Nguyen Van Thieu took oath of office as 1st President of South Vietnam 2nd Rep 1950 Event King Boudouin I takes oath as royal prince of Belgium 1950 Birthday Heidi Schuller, born in Germany, 1st woman to take olympic oath, 1972 1943 Event Chiang Kai-shek takes oath of office as president of China 1927 Birthday Torbjorn Falkanger, Norway, took Olympic oath, 1952 1911 Birthday Richard Torriani, born in Switzerland, took Olympic oath, 1948 1815 Event King Willem I takes oath in Brussels 1789 Event Oath of Tennis Court (for a new constitution) in France taken 1746 Birthday Robert Livingston, delivered oath of office to George Washington 1727 Event New York General assembly permits Jews to omit phrase "upon the faith of a Christian" from abjuration oath 1696 Event English / Welsh nobles lay down Oath of Assn 1315 Event Swiss Woudsteden renews Eternal Covenant (Oath Society)
