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White House: Biography of Lyndon B. Johnson
American President: Lyndon Baines Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum
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Senator Ted Kennedy passed away last night at the age of 77 from brain cancer. He was best known as the last surviving Kennedy son. The brother of President John F. Kennedy and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, Ted served as a U.S. Senator for Massachussetts for 47 years (1962-2009).
He is also well known for a car accident on the island Chappaquiddick. This incident on July 18, 1969 resulted in the death of Mary Jo Kopechne (a former campaign worker for Robert Kennedy). This was a national scandal that Sen. Kennedy was never able to fully escape.
For more information on Sen. Kennedy, visit his senator site.
For more information on his accomplishments, click here.
For Senator Kennedy's New York Times Obituary, click here.
For more information on Chappaquiddick, visit the FBI site here.
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On August 21, 1959, Hawaii was finally admitted to the Union. It is the only state made up entirely of islands.
In promotion of our new database, American History in Video, I'm including a link to a Universal Newsreels clip from August 24, 1959. This clip includes shots of President Eisenhower welcoming Hawaii as the 50th state.
Universal Newsreels, Release 68, August 24, 1959
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As you all know, I mentioned that the Earl K. Long Library had won a year-long subscription to the American History in Video database. Of course, you must be on campus or have a UNO ID to access this database. However, you have to explore it! It is amazing what clips can be found there. Including this one, First Ladies: North & South.
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White House: Biography of Benjamin Harrison
American President: Benjamin Harrison
President Benjamin Harrison Home
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White House: Biography of Bill Clinton
American President: Bill Clinton
William J. Clinton Presidential Library
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National Hurricane Center - Hurricane History: Hurricane Camille (1969)
Historical Hurricane Tracks (an interactive hurricane map)
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Subject Specialist: Legal Research, Political Science
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Engineering
Today marks the 40th anniversary of Woodstock--a music festival held in the rural town of Bethel, New York, August 15-18, 1969.
Musicians who performed included...
For more information, check out this site: http://www.woodstock69.com/
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The Earl K. Long Library now has access to American History in Video! Yes, we won a free year-long subscription to this amazing database!
"American History in Video provides the largest and richest online collection of video available for the study of American history—2,000 hours and more than 5,000 titles on completion. The collection's wealth of video and multiplicity of perspectives allow students and scholars to see, experience, and study American history in ways never before possible." (Read the rest here.)
This is only available to current University of New Orleans students, staff, and faculty. To access it, simply click here. If you are on campus, the link will take you straight to the database. If you are off-campus, follow the directions to be authenticated as a UNO user. This database can also be found under our list of databases on our library web page: http://library.uno.edu
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This past weekend marked the 40th anniversary of the Tate-LaBianca murders committed by members of the Manson Family.
In the early hours of August 9th, 1969, Sharon Tate (26 years old, 8 months pregnant), Jay Sebring (35 years old), Voityct Frokowsky (37 years old), Abigail Folger (26 years old), and Steven Parent (18 years old) were viciously murdered by members of the Manson Family. The murderers were later identified as Susan Atkins, Charles 'Tex' Watson, and Patricia Krenwinkel. The murders were committed on Charles Manson's orders.
The next night, in the early hours of August 10th, 1969, Leno and Rosemary LaBianca (44 and 38 years old, respectively) were murdered by Leslie Van Houten, Steve 'Clem' Grogan, Susan Atkins, Charles 'Tex' Watson, and Patricia Krenwinkel, again on orders from Charles Manson. This time, he accompanied his "family" to the scene. Linda KAsabian was present for both massacres but claims that she did not participate in the murders.
These events are a horrifying part of American history and should not be forgotten.
For more information on the crimes, check out the truTV Crime Library: Charles Manson and the Manson Family
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White House: Biography of Herbert Hoover
American President: Herbert Hoover
The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
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Read President Barack Obama's Statement here.
See exactly who voted yea and nay here.
Judge Sonia Sotomayor: Analysis of Selected Opinions (Congressional Research Service)
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White House: The Administration
American President: Barack Obama
