Lyndon Baines Johnson ( August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973)

Johnson was sworn into office following the November
1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

President Lyndon Johnson launched an ambitious slate of
progressive reforms aimed at creating a “Great Society”
for all Americans. Many of the programs he championed—
Medicare, Head Start, the Voting Rights Act and the Civil
Rights Act—had a profound and lasting impact on health,
education and civil rights.

President Lyndon B Johnson Lifts his Beagle by the Ears. The
incident, called canine cruelty by some, occurred in 1964. 

(January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)

        
Camille Bohannon
      

Dolly Rebecca Parton is a singer, songwriter, actress, and
philanthropist, known primarily for her decades-long career
in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter
for others, Parton made her album debut in 1967 with Hello,
I’m Dolly. Dolly is 79 years young today.

On January 18, 1919, in Paris, France, some of the most
powerful people in the world meet to begin the long,
complicated negotiations that would officially mark the
end of the First World War.

Dignitaries gathering in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles, France, to sign the Treaty of Versailles.

The Council of Four (Also known as the ‘Big Four’) at the
Paris Peace Conference. President Woodrow Wilson is
at the far right. 

Government offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20,
in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The federal holiday is designated as a national day of
service to encourage all Americans to volunteer and
improve their communities, according to the National
Museum of African American History and Culture.

President Ronald Reagan signed the King Holiday Bill
into law on Nov. 2, 1983, thus designating the third
Monday in January a federal holiday in observance of
civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, according
to the museum.

The U.S. Postal Service, banks and stock markets will
also be closed on Jan. 20, however most restaurants,
grocery stores and retail stores will remain open.

President Ronald Reagan signing the MLK Holiday
Bill 1983.

Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)