LBJ RECEIVED NOMINATION ON THIS DAY IN 1964

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Lyndon B. Johnson was nominated to run for the presidency at
the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

His running mate would be Hubert H. Humphrey. Former Vice
President Johnson had assumed the reigns of government in
November 1963 when President
Kennedy was assassinated.

Upon assuming office, he inherited a commitment to Vietnam
where Kennedy had sent military advisors to support the South Vietnamese government in Saigon.

Following the Tonkin Gulf incident earlier in August when
North Vietnamese torpedo boats reportedly attacked U.S.
destroyers, Congress passed the
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
empowering Johnson to “take all necessary measures to repel
an armed attack against the forces of the United States and to
prevent further aggression.”

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CELEBRATED FANTASY FILM OPENED IN 1939

The Wizard of Oz (1939) - Backdrops — The Movie Database (TMDB)

On August 25, 1939, The Wizard of Oz, which became one of the
best-loved movies in history, opened in theaters around the U.S. 

Based on the 1900 children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,
by L. Frank Baum (1856-1919), the film starred Judy Garland as
the young Kansas farm girl Dorothy.

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Wizards Of Oz

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WHEN THE WHITE HOUSE WAS SET ABLAZE

JOHN DeMONT: The Nova Scotia connection to the flames over Washington | SaltWire

On August 24, 1814, during the War of 1812 between the United
States and England, British troops entered
Washington, D.C.
and
burned the White House in retaliation for the American
attack on the city of York in Ontario, Canada, in June 1813.

When the British arrived at the White House, they found that
President
James Madison and his first lady Dolley (below) 
had already fled to safety in
Maryland
.

Soldiers reportedly sat down to eat a meal made of leftover
food from the White House scullery using White House
dishes and silver before ransacking the presidential 
mansion and setting it ablaze.


 

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THE MAN WHO INVENTED THE BEACH CHAIR

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Federic Arnold (1922 – 2018)



Fredric Arnold was a "reluctant warrior," creative dynamo and
decorated
World War II combat pilot.

He miraculously survived 50 missions of flying P-38 Lightning
warplanes over North Africa and Europe.

The death he witnessed and inflicted in war was in deep contrast
with the mild-mannered child prodigy artist
from Chicago who
spent the rest of his life as a creator: drawing, writing, acting
and inventing.
 

Among other creative achievements, Arnold patented the
aluminum-and-nylon folding beach chair, so familiar to
summertime sand, surf, backyards and barbecues across
the
United States. 

"Portable and easy to store, the American-style Lawn Chair
is the ultimate symbol of the ideal summer day," Phaidon
Press wrote in its 2018 coffee-table tome, "Chair: 500
Designs That Matter."

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