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Today in History: 1964, Lyndon Johnson declares ‘war on poverty’

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Today is Thursday, Jan. 8, the eighth day of 2026. There are 357 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 8, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson, in his State of the Union address, declared an "unconditional war on poverty in America." Also on this date: In 1790, President George ...