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Carl Albert

Carl Albert, American lawyer and politician, 54th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (died 2000)

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Born
May 10, 1908
Died
February 4, 2000
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1908

About Carl Albert

Carl Bert Albert was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 46th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 and represented Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district as a Democrat from 1947 to 1977. Albert was elected to Congress for the first time in 1946. In high school he excelled in debate, was student body president, and won the national high school oratorical contest, earning a trip to Europe. There, he majored in political science and won the National Oratorical Championship in 1928, receiving an all-expense-paid trip to Europe.

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Carl Albert timeline

  1. There, he majored in political science and won the National Oratorical Championship in 1928, receiving an all-expense-paid trip to Europe.
  2. Albert was elected to Congress for the first time in 1946.

The world when Carl Albert was born

Carl Albert was born in 1908. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1908

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Crewe's Career" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win World Series
  • Top headlineFord Model T goes on sale — $850
  • Technology milestoneFord Model T — affordable automobile for the masses
  • Defining fadAutomobile craze
  • World population~1.68B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population87.4M

1908 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Carl Albert's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19082026
Population87.4M341 million

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