Lyndon B. Johnson was born on 27 August 1908 in Stonewall. The 36th President of the United States, Johnson was a Texas Democrat who became an exceptionally skilled Senate majority leader before serving as vice president under John F. Kennedy. He took office after Kennedy's assassination in November 1963 and won a landslide election the following year. His Great Society programme produced the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Medicare, Medicaid and large investments in education and the fight against poverty. At the same time he deepened American involvement in the Vietnam War, which divided the country and led him to decline to seek re-election in 1968.
Before and after
- 24 July 1908Young Turk Revolution of 1908
- 7 August 1908Discovery of Venus of Willendorf
- 12 August 1908Ford Model T
- 25 August 1908Death of Antoine Henri Becquerel
- 27 August 1908Birth of Lyndon B. Johnson
- 16 September 1908Founding of General Motors
- 16 October 1908Birth of Enver Hoxha
- 28 November 1908Birth of Claude Lévi-Strauss
- 28 December 19081908 Messina earthquake
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