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James William Fulbright (April 9, 1905 – February 9, 1995) was an American politician, academic, and statesman who represented Arkansas in the United States Senate from 1945 until his resignation in 1974.
The 1956 United States Senate election in Arkansas took place on November 2, 1956. Incumbent Senator J. William Fulbright won a third term in office. Without a primary challenger to Fulbright, the election did not attract much attention, as the Democratic nomination was tantamount to victory in the South.
Incumbent Democratic Senator J. William Fulbright was re-elected to a fifth term, defeating Democratic and Republican challengers. Democratic primary ...
School segregation in the United States by state prior to Brown v. Board of Education (1954).. The Declaration of Constitutional Principles (known informally as the Southern Manifesto) was a document written in February and March 1956, during the 84th United States Congress, in opposition to racial integration of public places. [1]
William Wilson Fulbright (January 8, 1785 - September 22, 1843 [1]) was one of the early pioneers and settlers of Springfield, Missouri. [2] Although the founding of Springfield, Missouri, is often dated to 1829 when John Polk Campbell and his brother carved their initials in an ash tree with the intention of returning to the area, William Wilson Fulbright and his family moved and settled in ...
William Fulbright: University of Arkansas: Pembroke: 1925 United States U.S. Senator for Arkansas (1945–1974), originator of the Fulbright Fellowship program Mason Hammond: Harvard University: Balliol: 1925 United States Latin and Roman Empire historian Wilson Lyon: University of Mississippi: St John's: 1925 United States President of Pomona ...
J. William Fulbright: Democratic: Arkansas: 3 January 1945: 31 December 1974 [3] Albert Gore Sr. Democratic: Tennessee: 3 January 1953: 3 January 1971 [4] Mike Gravel ...
November 22, 1963: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson became President of the United States on the death of President John F. Kennedy.; March 30 – June 10, 1964: The longest filibuster in the history of the Senate was waged against the Civil Rights Act of 1964, with 57 days of debate over a 73-day period.