1967

Facts and Events That Happened in This Year

Dec 31

Evel Knievel attempted to jump the Caesar's Palace Fountain.

Dec 28

Muriel Siebert became the first woman to own a seat on New York Stock Exchange.

Dec 27

Leonard Cohen released his debut album 'Songs of Leonard Cohen' through Columbia Records.

Dec 25

Paul McCartney and actress Jane Asher announced their engagement.

Dec 22

The Graduate American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols was released.

Dec 19

Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt was presumed dead after being swept out to sea by a riptide.

Dec 9

Jim Morrison was arrested on stage.

Dec 3

Seven armed men attempted to assassinate Bob Marley while he was on break from rehearsal.

Nov 24

The very first Chick-fil-A restaurant opened in Atlanta's Greenbriar Mall.

Nov 9

NASA launched the Apollo 4 test spacecraft to test the Saturn V rocket for the first time.

Oct 18

The Jungle Book movie by Disney was released.

Oct 8

Argentinian Communist and Guerilla leader Che Guevara was captured by the Bolivian military.

Oct 2

Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first black US Supreme Court Justice.

Sep 3

Sweden switched from driving on the left side of the road to the right side.

Jul 23

Forty-three people were killed in the Detroit Riots, one of the worst riots in US history.

Jul 6

The Nigerian Civil War began when Nigerian troops invaded Biafra.

Jun 30

Robert H. Lawrence, Jr. was selected as the first African-American astronaut.

Jun 27

The world's first operating ATM opened in Enfield, London.

Jun 18

Jimi Hendrix and Pete Townshend performed an epic battle of the guitars.

Jun 17

China performed its first thermonuclear test.

Jun 14

Ronald Reagan signed the Therapeutic Abortion Act.

Jun 13

Senate appointed Thurgood Marshall as the first US African American to the Supreme Court of justice.

Jun 12

The US Supreme Court ruled interracial marriage legal.

Jun 3

Aretha Franklin, the 'Queen of Soul,' hits No. 1 on the Billboard singles chart with her cover of Otis Redding's song, 'Respect.'

May 26

The Beatles released their eighth album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

May 13

Zakir Husain began an almost two-year term as President of India.

May 12

The first-ever quadraphonic concert was held.

May 12

Jimi Hendrix released 'Are You Experienced,' which is considered one of the most influential debut albums ever.

May 2

The Stanley Cup Finals took place with the Toronto Maple Leafs beating the Montreal Canadiens.

Apr 28

Boxing Champion Muhammad Ali lost his boxing title after refusing to join the army.

Apr 24

A Soviet cosmonaut became the first human casualty during a space mission.

Apr 23

The Soviet Union launched the first crewed Soyuz mission, Soyuz 1.

Mar 14

US President John F. Kennedy's body was moved to its final resting place in Virginia.

Mar 11

Pink Floyd's debut album 'Arnold Layne' was released.

Feb 14

Aretha Franklin recorded 'Respect.'

Jan 27

The Outer Space Treaty was signed to prevent the use of nuclear weapons being utilized in space.

Jan 27

Apollo 1 test launch failed, and astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger B. Chaffee all died.

Jan 15

The first Super Bowl was played in Los Angeles.