Events That Happened in 1967

1967 Events

1967
to 1973
Bill Gates attends Lakeside School
At 13 he enrolled in the Lakeside School, an exclusive preparatory school.[12] When he was in the eighth grade, the Mothers Club at the school used proceeds from Lakeside School's rummage...
1967 CIA Initiates Controversial Phoenix Program
The Phoenix Program (Vietnamese: Chiến dịch Phượng Hoàng, a word related to fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix) was a military, intelligence, and internal security program designed by the Uni...
1967 "David Holzman's Diary" Is Released
David Holzman's Diary is a 1967 film which spoofs the art of documentary-making. It tells the story of a young man making a documentary of his life, who discovers something important a...
1967 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' is Published
The novel tells the story of the rise and fall of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendía family. It is a rich and brilliant chronicle of life and death, and the t...
1967 Porsche 907 is First Produced
The Porsche 907 was a sportscar racing prototype built by Porsche in 1967 and 1968. The 907 was introduced at the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans. As suggested by Ferdinand Piëch, the positio...
1967 Senator Robert Byrd is Elected Secretary of the Senate Democratic Conference
In 1967 he was elected secretary of the Senate Democratic Conference, the No. 3 leadership position. He made the job important by spending almost all day on the Senate floor, scheduling v...
1967
to 1970
War of Attrition
The War of Attrition was a limited war fought between Israel and forces of Egypt and the Palestine Liberation Organization from 1967 to 1970. It was initiated by Egypt as a way to force I...
1967 Jan Love releases De Capo
Da Capo is the second album by the Los Angeles-based rock group Love. The bulk of Da Capo was recorded between September 27 and October 2, 1966. "7 and 7 Is" was recorded on June 20, a...
1967 Jan 1 Reggae is Born
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly de...
1967 Jan 2 Operation Bolo
Operation Bolo was a famous air battle fought in the skies of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on January 2, 1967, during the Vietnam War, and in the context of the United States Air Fo...
1967 Jan 3 Reagan is Sworn in as Governor of California
Reagan is sworn in as governor of California. He inherits a $200 million deficit in a state where the governor is required by Constitution to submit a balanced budget. Reagan proposes ...
1967 Jan 4 The Doors Release Self-Titled Debut Album
The Doors is the debut album by the American rock band The Doors, released in January 1967. It features the breakthrough single "Light My Fire", extended with a substantial instrumental s...
1967 Jan 5 "A Countess from Hong Kong" (film) is Released
A Countess from Hong Kong is a 1967 comedy film and the last film directed by Charlie Chaplin. It was one of two films Chaplin directed in which he did not play a major role (the other wa...
1967 Jan 8
to 1967 Jan 26
 Operation Cedar Falls
Operation Cedar Falls was a military operation of the Vietnam War conducted primarily by US forces. The aim of this massive search and destroy operation was to eradicate the so-called "Ir...
1967 Jan 10 FDA Approves Aton's Edecrin
Treating swelling due to congestive heart failure, liver problems, and severe kidney problems. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor. Edecrin is a loop ...
1967 Jan 15 Super Bowl I - Packers 35, Chiefs 10
The First AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later known as Super Bowl I and referred to in some contemporary reports as the Supergame, was played on Janua...
1967 Jan 20 The Rolling Stones Release 'Between the Buttons'
The Rolling Stones' 1967 recordings are a matter of some controversy; many critics felt that they were compromising their raw, rootsy power with trendy emulations of the Beatles, Kinks, D...
1967 Jan 27 Apollo 1 Catches Fire, Three Astronauts Die
Apollo 1 is the official name that was later given to the never-flown Apollo/Saturn 204 (AS-204) mission. Its command module (CM-012) was destroyed by fire during a test and training exer...
1967 Feb 1 The American Basketball Association (ABA) is Founded
The American Basketball Association (ABA) was founded on February 1, 1967, by sports promoter Dennis Murphy and a group of investors, as a competitor of the NBA. It spanned nine seasons a...
1967 Feb 2 Students Stage Protest at California State Capitol
Students stage an orderly demonstration in front of the California State Capitol protesting budget cuts and the governor’s request that a tuition be imposed for the first time in the Univ...
1967 Feb 9 Boston University defeats Harvard, 8-3
1967 Feb 9 Northeastern defeats Boston College, 6-5
1967 Feb 10 The Twenty-fifth Amendment is ratified
The Twenty-fifth Amendment (Amendment XXV) to the United States Constitution deals with succession to the Presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of...
1967 Feb 12 The Redlands Drug Bust
It began on a quiet Sunday in February when Redlands, the Sussex country home of Stone’s guitarist Keith Richards was raided by a force of twenty police officers. Richards was hosting a w...
1967 Feb 13 Boston College defeats Harvard, 6-5
1967 Feb 13 Boston University defeats Northeastern, 4-0
1967 Feb 20 Elvis Presley releases How Great Thou Art
How Great Thou Art is a musical album by American entertainer Elvis Presley; it was his first non-soundtrack album recording of new material since 1962's Pot Luck and his first album rele...
1967 Feb 26 "Space Seed" airs
"Space Seed" is a first-season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, that was first broadcast on February 16, 1967 and repeated on August 24, 1967. It is episode #22, production #24,...
1967 Mar 10 Aretha Franklin Releases "I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You"
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You is the breakthrough album by Aretha Franklin, released on March 10, 1967. It established Aretha as a superstar and a major force in the recording in...
1967 Mar 17 The Grateful Dead Release Self-Titled Debut
The Grateful Dead is the debut album of the Grateful Dead. It was recorded by Warner Bros. Records, and was released in March 1967. According to bassist Phil Lesh in his autobiography Sea...
1967 Mar 20 US Military Begins Operation Popeye, a Cloud Seeding Program
Project Popeye was an experiment in increased rainfall through cloud seeding jointly approved by the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Defense. The technical aspects of the ...
1967 Mar 25 UCLA Beats Dayton in Final Four
The 1967 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 23 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball....
1967 Apr Electric Prunes release self-titled album
The Electric Prunes is the 1967 debut album by The Electric Prunes. The first track, "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)", was a hit and became the band's signature tune. It became the ...
1967 Apr 6
to 1967 Apr 9
 Gay Brewer Jr. wins the 31st Masters Tournament
Rebounding from a playoff loss the previous year, Gay Brewer birdied hole Nos. 13, 14 and 15 Sunday to defeat Bobby Nichols by one stroke.
1967 Apr 6 "The City on the Edge of Forever" airs
"The City on the Edge of Forever" is the penultimate episode of the first season of Star Trek. It is episode #28, production #28, first broadcast on April 6, 1967. It was repeated on Augu...
1967 Apr 10 39th Academy Awards
The 39th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1966, were held on April 10, 1967 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. They were hosted by Bob Hope. Th...
1967 Apr 21
to 1967 May 16
 United States Marine Corps Conducts Operation Union
Operation Union was a military operation conducted by the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. It was a search and destroy mission in the Que Son Valley carried out by the 1...
1967 Apr 24 The Hill Fights
Things remained quiet in the Khe Sanh area through 1966. Even so, General Westmoreland insisted that it not only be occupied by the Marines, but that it be reinforced. He was vociferously...
1967 Apr 28 Muhammad Ali refuses induction into the US Army
In 1964, Ali failed the U.S. Armed Forces qualifying test because his writing and spelling skills were sub-par. However, in early 1966, the tests were revised and Ali was reclassified as ...
1967 May 2 Toronto Maple Leafs win Stanley Cup
The 1967 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven series played between the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs would win the series four games to two to win thei...
1967 May 12 Jimi Hendrix releases Are You Experienced
Are You Experienced is the debut album by English/American rock band The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Released in 1967, it was the first LP for Track Records. The album highlighted Jimi Hendr...
1967 May 17 "Dont Look Back" Is Released
Dont Look Back [sic] is a 1967 documentary film by D.A. Pennebaker that principally covers Bob Dylan's 1965 concert tour of the United Kingdom. In 1998, the film was selected for prese...
1967 May 20 Falcon Lake Incident
One of the best documented cases of physical trace evidence is known as the "Falcon Lake Encounter." Occurring on May 19, 1967, the lone participant was Stephen Michalak, who was a mechan...
1967 May 24 "Belle De Jour" Is Released
Belle de jour is a 1967 French film starring Catherine Deneuve as a woman who decides to spend her days as a prostitute while her husband is at work. The title is the French name of the d...
1967 May 26 "Absolutely Free" by The Mothers of Invention Is Released
Absolutely Free (1967) is the second album by The Mothers of Invention, led by Frank Zappa. Absolutely Free is once again a display of complex musical composition and with political and s...
1967 May 26 John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site is Established
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site, located in Brookline, Massachusetts' Coolidge Corner neighborhood, is a historical site that commemorates the life of President John F. Ken...
1967 May 26
to 1967 Jun 5
 Operation Union II
Operation Union II was a military operation that took place in the Vietnam War. It was a search and destroy mission in the Que Son Valley carried out by the 5th Marine Regiment. Launched ...
1967 Jun Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr. Becomes First African American Astronaut
He was a senior USAF pilot, accumulating well over 2,500 flight hours—2,000 of which were in jets. Lawrence flew many tests in the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter to investigate the gliding fl...
1967 Jun 1 David Bowie releases self-titled debut album
David Bowie is the eponymously-titled debut album by rock musician David Bowie, released in 1967 by Deram Records, a Decca offshoot. Its content bears little overt resemblance to the type...
1967 Jun 1 The Beatles release Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by British rock band The Beatles. Released 1 June 1967, it became a defining album in the emerging psychedelic rock style;...