On This Day, 44 Years Ago . . . .

Seems like a long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. This was 6 years to the day from his acceptance of the nomination at the 1968 convention.

Nixon’s resignation speech.

Later,

August 6, 1960, American Bandstand Gives America Chubby Checker and The Twist

Then, 30 years ago:

Later,

August 6, 1965: Lyndon Johnson Signs the Voting Rights Act

The question now is, will it survive?

Here’s Louis Menand’s New Yorker piece from five years ago, which ran right after the infamous Shelby County Supreme Court decision that struck down a central provision of the law, tracing the history of the Act.

Later,

On August 4, We Celebrate the Birth of One of the Most Influential Musicians, Ever

Louis Armstrong.

Later,