Oct. 15, 1991:
Gender politics played a major role in the Thomas confirmation hearings.
The Senate, by the closest margin involving a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court in more than a century, confirms President Bush's choice of Clarence Thomas as an associate justice. The vote is 52-48, with two Republicans (Jeffords of Vermont and Packwood of Oregon) voting no and 11 Democrats voting yes.
The vote had been delayed over accusations of sexual harassment leveled by Anita Hill at Thomas, who becomes the second African-American ever named to the court.
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