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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 Ger-many

• The Arno River in Italy floods the city of Florence, destroying thou-sands of historic books, manuscripts and fine art

• 200,000 face starvation on the island of Lombak, Indonesia

• Cassius Clay defeats Henry Coo-per 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 Arch-bishop of Caterbury, meeting Rome, the first official meet-ing for 400 years between Ro-man 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 Interna-tional Day of Protest

• Race riots in Atlanta and Black Power become a significant fac-tor in American politics

•˜ Miranda Rights established• The Draft Deferment Test is

started in the U.S. as a way for stu-dents 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 mil-lion

• 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 gover-nor of California

• Salvation Army turns 100• Cigarette packs now carry

the hazardous to your health warning

• Miniskirts are in fashion• Cassius Clay defeats Henry Coo-

per

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 Pack-

ers beat Cleveland Browns 23-12 in

NFL champion-ship game

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remember when...

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1966Above: Patrick Dempsey. Left, top to bottom: Gordon

Ramsay, Janet Jackson, Mike Tyson, Salma Hayek

AVERAGE COSTOF LIVING• 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¢

The Ed Sullivan Show

Popular films• Thunderball• Dr. Zhivago• Who’s Afraid of Virginia

Wolff?• A Man for All Seasons

Popular musicians• The Mamas and the Papas

• The Beatles• The Monkees

• The Beach Boys• The Rolling Stones• Simon and Garfunkel

Popular songs• I’m A Believer• Good Vibrations• Monday Monday• Wild Thing

Born in 1966• David Schwimmer• Adam Sandler• Halle Berry• Helena Bonham Carter• Cindy Crawford• Martina McBride• Keifer Sutherland• Darius Rucker• Matthew Box• Luke Perry