Civil Rights Pioneer Hubert Humphrey

Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr.

An American politician. He served as the 38th Vice President under the Lyndon B. Johnson administration. Through his support for the civil rights movement, nuclear disarmament, and the promotion of welfare policies, he became an iconic figure of 20th-century American liberal politics. In the 1968 U.S. presidential election, he ran as the Democratic nominee but was defeated by Richard Nixon.

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Year	Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr.
1911	Birth of Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (Period: May 27, 1911, Location: Wallace, South Dakota, United States)
1936	Marriage (Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr., Muriel Buck Humphrey, Age: 24 years old, Period: 1936, Location: Minnesota, United States)
1941	World War II (Age: 29 years old, Period: 1941–1945, Location: No direct combat participation)
1945	Inauguration as Mayor of Minneapolis (Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr., Age: 33 years old, Period: 1945, Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States)
1947	Cold War (Age: 35 years old, Period: 1947–1991, Location: United States, Soviet Union, United Nations)
1948	Civil Rights Speech at the 1948 Democratic National Convention (Age: 36 years old, Period: 1948, Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States) Civil Rights Speech at the 1948 Democratic National Convention (Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr., Age: 36 years old, Period: 1948, Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States)
1949	Inauguration as United States Senator from Minnesota (Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr., Age: 37 years old, Period: 1949, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1963	Vietnam War (Age: 51 years old, Period: 1960s, especially 1963–1969, Location: Vietnam and the United States) Promotion of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (Age: 51 years old, Period: 1963, Location: United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom)
1964	Civil Rights Act passed (Age: 53 years old, Period: July 2, 1964, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1965	Inauguration as Vice President (Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr., Age: 53 years old, Period: 1965, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1968	1968 United States Presidential Election (Age: 56 years old, Period: 1968, Location: United States) 1948 Democratic National Convention (Age: 56 years old, Period: 1968, Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States) 1968 United States Presidential Election (Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr., Age: 56 years old, Period: 1968, Location: United States)
1971	Return to the Senate (Age: 59 years old, Period: 1971, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1978	Death of Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (Age: 66 years old, Period: January 13, 1978)

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