Fifty Years Ago Today, January 2, 1966

LBJ Applauds Civil Rights Gains

President Johnson said Saturday that nothing in 1965 gave him more personal satisfaction than progress in civil rights.

Educational TV

The nation's only state-operated television network remote videotape preview unit began service at the end of December, according to Georgia Educational Television Network.

War Still Top Concern

For the second consecutive month, international problems -- especially Viet Nam -- overshadow all domestic problems as the No. 1 concern of the American people, according to the latest Gallup poll.

This story was originally published January 2, 2016 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Fifty Years Ago Today, January 2, 1966 ."