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- 1Researcher: Lyndon Johnson saw NASA as a weapon against racism●A key finding of my research on space & # CivilRights was that Lyndon Johnson believed # NASA could end Southern racism.
A researcher studying space and civil rights says Lyndon Johnson believed NASA could help end Southern racism, and that no historian had previously written about this finding. The work was featured in a Smithsonian Channel documentary in 2020, and a short clip from the program is circulating again, drawing fresh attention to Johnson's view of the space program as a tool for social change in the American South.
- 2On This Day: LBJ Signed Redwood National Park Into Being▼On This Day, Oct. 2: LBJ establishes Cascades, Redwood parks https://www. upi.com/Top_News/2026/10/02/On -This-Day-LBJ-e
On October 2, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed legislation establishing Redwood National Park in Northern California, protecting some of the world's tallest trees. The date is being recalled in anniversary retrospectives of historic events, noting Johnson's role in expanding American conservation alongside the creation of related park designations that same day.
- 3Today in History: Thurgood Marshall Joins US Supreme Court▼Today in History: October 2, Marshall joins Supreme Court
On October 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African American justice on the United States Supreme Court. Nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson, Marshall had previously argued the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case. His confirmation marked a historic milestone in American civil rights, and anniversary retrospectives note his lasting influence on the court.