Subjects – Johnson, Lyndon B.
The founding and history of the “The Little Congress” staff club
December 19, 1919
On this date, the Little Congress—a group mainly composed of secretaries and clerks for Representatives and Senators—met for the first time.
The Civil Rights Act of 1957
June 18, 1957
On this date, the House of Representatives passed the initial version of what eventually became the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
President Lyndon B. Johnson’s first address to a Joint Session of Congress
November 27, 1963
On this date, Lyndon B. Johnson addressed a Joint Session of Congress for the first time as President of the United States.
A rare Christmas Eve session
December 24, 1963
On this date, the House of Representatives capped off one of the longest continuous sessions in congressional history on the eve of a national holiday.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
July 02, 1964
On this date, the House of Representatives passed the final version of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The first televised evening State of the Union Address
January 04, 1965
On this date, President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered the first televised, evening State of the Union Address.
An extraordinary Joint Session of Congress to support a landmark voting rights bill of 1965
March 15, 1965
On this date, in response to a brutal assault by local officials against civil rights marchers in Selma, Alabama, President Lyndon B. Johnson held an extraordinary Joint Session of Congress to garner support for a landmark voting rights bill.
The formation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
May 06, 1965
On this date, the House voted in favor of a $5.1 billion authorization for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
August 03, 1965
On this date, by a vote of 328 to 74, the House approved the Voting Rights Act (VRA)—a landmark in the long civil rights movement.
Representative Lera Millard Thomas of Texas
March 26, 1966
On this day, Representative Lera Millard Thomas of Texas won the special election to succeed her late husband Albert Thomas for remainder of his term in the 89th Congress (1965–1967).
Representative Carl Vinson of Georgia
June 01, 1981
On this date, 97-year-old former Representative Carl Vinson of Georgia died at a hospital in Milledgeville, Georgia.