On August 27, 1908, future President Lyndon Baines Johnson
was born on a farm near Stonewall, Texas. The outspoken
Johnson grew up in an impoverished rural area and worked
his way through a teachers’ training college before entering
politics.
Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974)
The 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote,was
formally adopted into the U.S. Constitution by proclamation of
Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby.
The amendment was the culmination of more than 70 years of
struggle by woman suffragists. Its two sections read simply:
“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be
denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on
account of sex” and “Congress shall have power to enforce
this article by appropriate legislation.”
Despite the passage of the amendment, poll taxes, local laws
and other restrictions continued to block women of color from
voting for several more decades.
On August 26, 1939, the first televised Major League baseball game
was broadcast on station W2XBS, the station that was to become
WNBC-TV. Announcer Red Barber called the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field in
Brooklyn, New York.
At the time, television was still in its infancy. Regular programming
did not yet exist, and very few people owned television sets—there
were only about 400 in the New York area.
Not until 1946 did regular network broadcasting catch on in the
United States, and only in the mid-1950s did television sets
become more common in the American household.
In 1939, the World’s Fair—which was being held in New York—
became the catalyst for the historic broadcast.
Red Barber doing an interview with Dodgers manager
Leo Durocher.
Walter Lanier "Red" Barber
(February 17, 1908 – October 22, 1992)
1939 Radio Corporation of America T.V.
Restored 1939 GE HM-171 TV.
In 1992, Billy Graham held a crusade in Portland, Oregon, at
Civic Stadium (now Providence Park) which drew a large
crowd.
The event, which included special guests like Johnny Cash
and June Carter Cash, was well-attended, with the main
stadium event drawing 39,500 people and an additional
12,500 watching on a large screen at a local high school.
The crusade also generated significant media attention and
raised millions of dollars in donations for the spread of the
gospel.
