Today in History: May 22, Lyndon B. Johnson outlines 'Great Society'

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Today in History: May 22, Lyndon B. Johnson outlines 'Great Society'
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On May 22, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson, speaking at the University of Michigan, outlined the goals of his “Great Society,” saying that it “rests on abundance and liberty for all” and “demands an end to poverty and racial injustice.”

President Lyndon B. Johnson delivers an address at the University of Michigan commencement exercises, May 22, 1964, after he received an honorary degree. At extreme right is Governor George Romney of Michigan. President Lyndon B. Johnson delivers an address at the University of Michigan commencement exercises, May 22, 1964, after he received an honorary degree. At extreme right is Governor George Romney of Michigan. President Lyndon B.

In 1962, Continental Airlines Flight 11, en route from Chicago to Kansas City, Missouri, crashed after a bomb apparently brought on board by a passenger exploded, killing all 45 occupants of the Boeing 707. In 1968, the nuclear-powered submarine USS Scorpion, with 99 men aboard, sank in the Atlantic Ocean. and Eugene Cernan aboard, flew to within nine miles of the moon’s surface in a dress rehearsal for the first lunar landing.was arrested aboard the aircraft carrier Nimitz, two days after his father, John A. Walker Jr., was apprehended; both were later convicted of spying for the Soviet Union. In 2006, The Department of Veterans Affairs said personal data, including Social Security numbers of 26.

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