 President Lyndon Johnson Timeline
Important Dates, World and National Events During His Lifetime
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| 1908 |
(Aug. 27) Born near Stonewall, Texas. |
| 1930 |
Graduated from Southwest Texas State Teachers College. |
| 1931 |
Went to Washington, D.C., as a congressional secretary. |
| 1934 |
Attended Georgetown Law School |
| 1934 |
(Nov. 17) Married Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Taylor. |
| 1935 |
Became National Youth administrator for Texas. |
| 1937 |
Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. |
| 1939 |
World War II began in September. |
| 1941-1942 |
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. |
| 1941 |
The Japanese bombed the Pearl Harbor Naval Base in Hawaii. |
| 1944 |
Daughter Lynda Bird Johnson born. |
| 1947 |
Daughter Luci Baines Johnson born. |
| 1948 |
Elected to the U.S. Senate. |
| 1950 |
The Korean War began. |
| 1955 |
Became Senate majority leader. |
| 1960 |
Elected Vice-President of the United States. |
| 1961 |
The Russians built the Berlin Wall. |
| 1963 |
(Nov. 22) Became the 36th President of the United States after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. |
| 1964 |
Elected to a full term as President. |
| 1964 |
"The Railroad Crisis" plunged Johnson into one of the nation's toughest labor disputes. |
| 1964 |
North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked U.S. Navy destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin. |
| 1964 |
The Civil Rights Law was signed by Johnson. |
| 1964 |
Johnson signs the Economic Opportunity Act creating the Office of Economic Opportunity and beginning the War on Poverty. |
| 1964 |
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. |
| 1965 |
Johnson begins bombing of North Vietnam and increases the number of troops sent to Vietnam to engage in a ground war. |
| 1965 |
Johnson signs legislation crating Medicare and Medicaid. |
| 1967 |
The 25th amendment to the Constitution is ratified providing rules of succession for the President |
| 1968 |
(April 4) Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. |
| 1968 |
(June 5) Senator Robert Kennedy is assassinated after winning the Democratic primary in California. |
| 1968 |
Richard Nixon is elected the 37th President of the U.S. |
| 1973 |
(Jan. 22) Died in Austin, Texas. |
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