It’s 1965

and

The Sound of Music wins

the Academy Award for Best Picture

and

President Johnson commits another

50,000 troops to the war in Vietnam

and

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeat

the Minnesota Twins 4–3

in the World Series

and

Johnson increases the monthly

draft call from 17,000 to 35,000

and

The Righteous Brothers hit the

charts with “Unchained Melody”

and

Johnson says, “Nor will we bluster,

bully or flaunt our power. But we will

not surrender, nor will we retreat.”

and

Boys and girls play with fuzzy-haired

Troll Dolls. Even Lady Bird Johnson

has one.