Lyndon B. Johnson (Aug. 27, 1908-Jan. 22, 1973) 36th President of the United States
“If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: ‘President Can’t Swim.” — Lyndon Johnson
Hubert Humphrey (May 27, 1911-Jan. 13, 1978) 38th Vice President of the United States
World news
• Four people dig under the Berlin Wall to gain freedom from East Germany • The Arno River in Italy floods the city of Florence, destroying thousands of historic books, manuscripts and fine art • 200,000 face starvation on the island of Lombak, Indonesia • Cassius Clay defeats Henry Cooper in two title fights in London • Soviet Union lands Lunda 9 on the moon, with the U.S. following with the Surveyor 1 four months later • Pakistani-Indian peace negotiations successful • Indira Gandhi elected Prime Min-
ister of India • Pope Paul VI and Arthur Michael Ramsey, the Archbishop of Caterbury, meeting Rome, the first official meeting for 400 years between Roman Catholics and Anglican churches • England defeats Germany in the World Cup Final
U.S. news
• Subway Strike in New York brings the city to a stop • Vietnam War International Day of Protest • Race riots in Atlanta and Black Power become a significant factor in American politics
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•˜ Miranda Rights established • The Draft Deferment Test is started in the U.S. as a way for students to convince the Draft Board that they would serve the nation better in the quiet of the classrooms than in the jungles of Vietnam • The U.S. has nearly 500,000 troops in Vietnam • Houston Astrodome is built • U.S. population exceeds 195 million • The Black Panthers is formed • Richard Speck murders eight nurses in Chicago • Ex-Marine Charles Whitman kills 14 and injures 31 on a killing spree at the Univ. of Texas
• Ronald Reagan elected governor of California • Salvation Army turns 100 • Cigarette packs now carry the hazardous to your health warning • Miniskirts are in fashion • Cassius Clay defeats Henry Cooper
Technology
• First vertical jump jet, the Harrier, introduced • Hovercraft service • Disposable Pampers invented • Color TV becomes popular • 76 million cars registered in U.S.
Popular culture
• First episode of Star Trek airs • Author Jacqueline Susann pens her first novel, “Valley of the Dolls” • Dr. Seuss’ “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” aired
Sports
• NBA Champions: Boston Celtics over the L.A. Lakers • Green Bay Packers beat Cleveland Browns 23-12 in NFL championship game
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Popular films
• Thunderball • Dr. Zhivago • Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolff? • A Man for All Seasons
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Popular musicians
• The Mamas and the Papas • The Beatles • The Monkees • The Beach Boys • The Rolling Stones • Simon and Garfunkel
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Popular songs
• I’m A Believer • Good Vibrations • Monday Monday • Wild Thing
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• House $22,084 • Car $2,650 • Gallon of gas 32¢ • Income per year $6,900 • Loaf of bread 22¢ • Dozen eggs 60¢ • Gallon of milk 99¢ • First-class stamp 5¢
Born in 1966
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