Charleston, Fort Sumter, Hilton Head Island, SC - Part 1
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Hilton Head Island is 20 miles (32 km) north of Savannah, Georgia, and 95 miles (153 km) south of Charleston.
The island features 12 miles (19 km) of beachfront on the Atlantic Ocean and is a popular vacation destination.
In 2004, an estimated 2.25 million visitors pumped more than $1.5 billion into the local economy.
The island has a rich history that started with seasonal occupation by native Americans thousands of years ago, and continued with European exploration and the Sea Island Cotton trade.
Once the island fell to Union troops, hundreds of ex-slaves flocked to Hilton Head, which is still home to many 'native islanders', many of whom are descendants of freed slaves known as the Gullah.
However, the Town maintains several public beach access points, including one for the exclusive use of town residents
Hilton Head Island offers an unusual number of cultural opportunities for a community its size.
It also hosts the Verizon Heritage, a stop on the PGA Tour which is played on the Harbour Town Golf Links in Sea Pines Resort.
Hilton Head Island is often referred to as the second largest barrier island on the eastern seaboard after Long Island
The Coastal Discovery Museum offers a variety of programs, activities, and indoor and outdoor exhibits year-round to over 125,000 visitors.
The Hilton Head Island area is home to a vast array of wildlife, including alligators, deer, Loggerhead Sea Turtles, hundreds of species of birds, and dolphins.
Annual events
Gullah Celebration
WineFest
St. Patrick's Day Parade
WingFest
HarbourFest
Verizon Heritage
Celebrity Golf Tournament
Concours d'Elegance & Motoring Festival
Other Attractions :
Commander Zodiac boat tours
Harbour Town Lighthouse
The Liberty Oak in Harbour Town
Charleston is known as The Holy City due to the prominence of churches on the low-rise cityscape
It is the second most populous city in South Carolina closely behind the state capital Columbia.
The city of Charleston is located just south of the mid-point of South Carolina's coastline, at the junction of the Ashley and Cooper Rivers.
Charleston's name is derived from Charles Towne, named after King Charles II of England.
America's most-published etiquette expert, Marjabelle Young Stewart, has recognized the city since 1995 as the best-mannered city in the U.S
By the mid-18th century Charleston had become a bustling trade center, the hub of the Atlantic trade for the southern colonies, and the wealthiest and largest city south of Philadelphia.
Fort Moultrie is the name of a series of forts on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, built to protect the city of Charleston, South Carolina.
On January 9, 1861, Citadel cadets fired shots of the American Civil War when they opened fire on the Union ship 'Star of the West' entering Charleston's harbor.
On April 12, 1861, shore batteries under the command of General Pierre G. T. Beauregard opened fire on the Union-held Fort Sumter in the harbor.
In 1865, Union troops moved into the city, and took control of many sites, such as the United States Arsenal, which the Confederate army had seized at the outbreak of the war
The city is well-known for its streets lined with grand live oaks draped with Spanish moss, and the ubiquity of the Cabbage Palmetto, which is the state tree of South Carolina.
Along the waterfront in an area known as Rainbow Row are many beautiful and historic pastel-colored homes.
The city is also an important port, boasting the second largest container seaport on the East Coast and the fourth largest container seaport in North America.
It is also the second most productive port in the world behind Hong Kong.
Charleston is becoming a prime location for information technology jobs and corporations, most notably Blackbaud, Modulant, CSS, Benefitfocus, and Google.
The aerospace industry is beginning to establish itself with the joint venture plant of Vought and Alenia Aeronautica, where two of the five sections of the Boeing 787 fuselage are fabricated and assembled.
Charleston is the primary medical center for the eastern portion of the state.
The other attractions are :
A historic home on The Battery.
Confederate Memorial at White Point Gardens.
Rainbow Row
Daughters of the Confede
racy Building, near Charleston's downtown open market.
The new Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge, constructed in 2005, is the longest cable-stayed bridge in the Western Hemisphere.
Charleston Place on King Street
SC State Arsenal (Old Citadel), adjacent to Marion Square.
Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson | Wikipedia audio article
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Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson
00:03:22 1 Accession
00:06:11 2 Administration
00:08:57 2.1 Vice presidency
00:10:07 3 Judicial appointments
00:11:34 4 Domestic affairs
00:12:37 4.1 Clean air initiatives
00:14:07 4.2 Taxation
00:15:29 4.3 Civil rights
00:15:37 4.3.1 Civil Rights Act of 1964
00:20:41 4.3.2 Voting Rights Act
00:25:44 4.3.3 1968 Civil Rights Act
00:26:59 4.4 War on Poverty
00:30:15 4.5 Education
00:32:35 4.6 Medicare and Medicaid
00:34:18 4.7 Immigration
00:35:51 4.8 Transportation
00:38:32 4.9 Domestic unrest
00:38:41 4.9.1 Anti-Vietnam War movement
00:41:53 4.9.2 Urban riots
00:45:00 4.10 Other issues
00:45:08 4.10.1 Cultural initiatives
00:46:10 4.10.2 Space program
00:47:28 4.10.3 Gun control
00:48:23 4.10.4 Tobacco advertising
00:49:29 5 Foreign affairs
00:49:38 5.1 Cold War
00:51:24 5.2 Vietnam
00:53:16 5.2.1 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
00:54:39 5.2.2 1965–1966
00:59:05 5.2.3 1967
01:02:30 5.2.4 1968–1969
01:05:51 5.3 Middle East
01:07:26 5.4 Latin America
01:08:26 5.5 Britain and Western Europe
01:10:12 5.6 List of international trips
01:11:15 6 Elections
01:11:24 6.1 Election of 1964
01:14:54 6.2 Mid-term elections of 1966
01:15:46 6.3 Election of 1968
01:22:46 7 Historical reputation
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The presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson began on November 22, 1963, when Johnson became the 36th President of the United States upon the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and ended on January 20, 1969. He had been Vice President of the United States for 1,036 days when he succeeded to the presidency. A Democrat, he ran for and won a full four-year term in the 1964 election, winning by a landslide over Republican opponent Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater. Following the 1968 presidential election he was succeeded by Republican Richard Nixon. His presidency marked the high tide of modern liberalism in the United States.
Johnson expanded upon the New Deal with the Great Society, a series of domestic legislative programs to help the poor and downtrodden. After taking office, he won passage of a major tax cut, the Clean Air Act, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After the 1964 election, Johnson passed even more sweeping reforms. The Social Security Amendments of 1965 created two government-run healthcare programs, Medicare and Medicaid. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibits racial discrimination in voting, and its passage enfranchised millions of Southern African-Americans. Johnson declared a War on Poverty and established several programs designed to aid the impoverished. He also presided over major increases in federal funding to education and the end of a period of restrictive immigration laws.
In foreign affairs, Johnson's presidency was dominated by the Cold War and the Vietnam War. He pursued conciliatory policies with the Soviet Union, setting the stage for the détente of the 1970s. He was nonetheless committed to a policy of containment, and he escalated the U.S. presence in Vietnam in order to stop the spread of Communism in Southeast Asia during the Cold War. The number of American military personnel in Vietnam increased dramatically, from 16,000 soldiers in 1963 to over 500,000 in 1968. Growing unease with the war stimulated a large antiwar movement based especially on university campuses in the U.S. and abroad. Johnson faced further troubles when summer riots broke out in most major cities after 1965. While he began his presidency with widespread approval, public support for Johnson declined as the war dragged on and domestic unrest across the nation increased. At the same time, the New Deal coalition that had unified the Democratic Party dissolved, and Johnson's support base eroded with it.
Though eligible for another term, Johnson announced in March 1968 that he would not seek renomination. His preferred successor, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, won the Democratic nomination but was defeated by Nixon in the general election. Though he left office wi ...