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Lyndon B. Johnson

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    Lyndon B. Johnson's Life

  • 1st Model T Ford is constructed, also introducing the new assembly line into American manufacturing.

    1st Model T Ford is constructed, also introducing the new assembly line into American manufacturing.

  • The Titanic sinks.

    The Titanic sinks.
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    World War I

  • Archduke Franz Ferdinand and heir to the Austrio-Hungarian throne is assasinated. The is the spark that leads to World War 1.

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand and heir to the Austrio-Hungarian throne is assasinated. The is the spark that leads to World War 1.

  • Armistice Day: Fighting officially stops in World War 1.

    Armistice Day: Fighting officially stops in World War 1.

  • Black Thursday: The stock market crashed overnight and America fell into the Great Depression. 1 out of 4 working men were out of a job.

    Black Thursday: The stock market crashed overnight and America fell into the Great Depression. 1 out of 4 working men were out of a job.

  • Hitler invades Poland and World War II begins.

    Hitler invades Poland and World War II begins.
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    World War 1

  • Japanese attack Pearl Harbor and begin America's involvement in World War II.

    Japanese attack Pearl Harbor and begin America's involvement in World War II.

  • Hitler kills himself.

    Hitler kills himself.

  • Germany signs surrender document and fighting officialy ends the next day at 11:01 pm.

    Germany signs surrender document and fighting officialy ends the next day at 11:01 pm.

  • The US drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

    The US drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

  • Japan Surrenders and World War II officially ends.

    Japan Surrenders and World War II officially ends.

  • The first artificial earth satellite, Sputnik, is launched by Russia.

    The first artificial earth satellite, Sputnik, is launched by Russia.

  • John F. Kennedy is assasinated in Dallas, Texas while driving from the airport to the city center in an open topped car. Johnson takes oath of office 99 minutes after Kennedy is pronounced dead.

    John F. Kennedy is assasinated in Dallas, Texas while driving from the airport to the city center in an open topped car. Johnson takes oath of office 99 minutes after Kennedy is pronounced dead.
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    Johnson's Time in Office

  • Martin Luther King Jr. is shot.

    Martin Luther King Jr. is shot.

  • OPEC oil crisis

    OPEC oil crisis