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The Robinson Political Machine Started in 1954

Time line of Robinson political control in Vienna:

  • Charles Robinson appointed to Board of Zoning Appeals in 1954
  • Charles Robinson named to Planning Commission in 1960
  • Charles Robinson elected to Town Council in 1962
  • Charles Robinson elected Mayor in 1976
  • Charles Robinson dies in office in 2000
  • Maud Robinson appointed to Town Council in 2000

Mother Maud has had a death grip on power in Vienna for 53 years. That is bizarre any way you slice it. So what was going on in 1954 as the Robinson machine starts?

  • President Eisenhower warns against U.S. intervention in Vietnam.
  • Marilyn Monroe weds Joe DiMaggio.
  • National Negro Network is established with 40 charter radio stations.
  • First Church of Scientology established in Los Angeles, California.
  • Bill Haley & His Comets record "Rock Around the Clock".
  • Jerry Seinfeld is born.
  • The Dow Jones closes at an all-time high of 382.74.
  • The Boy Scouts desegregate on the basis of race.
  • U.S. Supreme Court delivers decision in Brown v. Board of Education.

Wow.

Posted by Historic Vienna Posts on May 30, 2007 10:16 PM |

Comments

This Robinson rule has been way longer than I thought. Good Lord.

Posted by: frustrated | May 30, 2007 08:06 AM

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