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.