1967
1st African-American Senator
Elected Senator for Massachusetts, 1st African-American senator
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Elected Senator for Massachusetts, 1st African-American senator
Performs the 1st heart transplant in Cape Town, his patient lives for 18 days
3 month diplomacy with North Vietnam leading to a meeting between the U.S. & Hanoi in 1968
Supports parliamentary time for abortion law reform during his Home Office tenure.
The Abortion Bill is passed by Parliament
Releases Absolutely Free with the Mothers of Invention, expanding the group's mixture of satire and complex ensemble writing.
Takes office as Acting Mayor of Amsterdam.
Signs the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, prohibiting age discrimination against many older workers.
Promulgates a stronger agrarian reform law permitting extensive land expropriation.
Signs the Air Quality Act of 1967, expanding federal air-pollution authority.
Is abducted when his aircraft is diverted to Algeria, where he remains detained until his death.
Releases All Along the Watchtower on John Wesley Harding.
The ANC makes an alliance with ZAPU for armed struggle against Rhodesia & South Africa. Agrees an alliance with Rhodesia to help in the armed struggle against the ANC & ZAPU
The ANC makes an alliance with ZAPU for armed struggle against Rhodesia & South Africa. Agrees an alliance with Rhodesia to help in the armed struggle against the ANC & ZAPU
Dies during the Apollo 1 launch pad test.
Dies in the Apollo 1 cabin fire during a launch rehearsal.
Dies with Grissom and Chaffee during the Apollo 1 test.
Serves on the review board investigating the Apollo 1 fire.
Oversees the first uncrewed Saturn V test flight.
Papandreou calls for international opposition to the Greek military regime.
Pink Floyd release Apples and Oranges as a late Syd Barrett-era single
Al-Bakkoush forms a government after the regional crisis following the Arab-Israeli war.
Releases Album, "Axis, Bold as Love". Releases Album, "Are You Experienced"
Mao increasingly relies on the People's Liberation Army to restrain factional violence
Pink Floyd release Arnold Layne as their debut single in the United Kingdom
Jones is arrested for drug use for the first time
Jones is arrested for drug possession on 10 May 1967, shortly after the "Redlands" incident at Richards Sussex home, authorities find marijuana, cocaine, and methamphetamine in his flat & he confesses to marijuana use but claims he did not use hard drugs
Arrested while organizing guerrilla resistance in Bolivia & executed
Tshombes plane is hijacked over the Mediterranean & flown to Algeria
Stalin's daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva, requests asylum at the U.S. Embassy
Releases Album, "Axis, Bold as Love". Releases Album, "Are You Experienced"
Bank Rate is reduced to 6 percent as the balance of payments position temporarily improves.
Bank Rate is reduced to 5.5 percent as the Government cautiously relaxes credit conditions.
Faces rural unrest in Battambang during growing Communist resistance
The Beatles release the album "Sargeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band"
John Lennon writes "I Am the Walrus" while under the influence of LSD. John Lennon anonymously sponsors Yoko Onos Half a Wind Show (subtitled Yoko Plus Me) at London's Lisson Gallery
The Beatles release the album "Sargeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band"
John Lennon anonymously sponsors Yoko Onos Half a Wind Show (subtitled Yoko Plus Me) at London's Lisson Gallery
The Rolling Stones release Between the Buttons in Britain.
Delivers a major speech opposing the Vietnam War at Riverside Church
Popularises the term black hole for complete gravitational collapse.
The U.S. accidentally bombs Lang Vei, 80 civilians are killed
The Stennis Committee defends restricted bombing in North Vietnam. Says only annhilation can break the will of the north Vietnamese
Releases Break On Through as a debut single.
Takes office briefly before military intervention removes him
Wilson explains devaluation to the public and argues that the domestic value of money has not fallen by the same proportion.
James Callaghan presents a cautious Budget intended to preserve economic stability while sterling remains vulnerable.
Prado's unit captures Che Guevara in the Bolivian guerrilla campaign
The Red Guard captures Shanghai & uses the Paris commune of 1871 as a model
CIA monitors and responds to Jim Garrison's New Orleans investigation.
Ceausescu becomes chairman of the Council of State, combining party and state leadership.
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
Is appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer following the devaluation of sterling.
Roy Jenkins becomes Chancellor of the Exchequer with responsibility for stabilising sterling at its new exchange rate.
Helps circulate CIA material defending the Warren Report against criticism during the Garrison investigation.
Returns from lone circumnavigation of the World
Closes the Suez Canal after the Six-Day War, leaving the waterway blocked for years.
1st day of the Anglo-Maltese conference to discuss British withdrawal
first day of the Anglo-Maltese conference to discuss British withdrawal
Promulgates a constitution that preserves presidential dominance.
A new constitution establishes a highly centralised presidential republic.
Constitutional rule is suspended
On September 27, 1967, Shaw requested a continuance or a change of venue because of concerns surrounding the prosecution.
Fails to overthrow the military Junta & the King & his family flee to Rome
Helps a coup placing Brigadier General Styliano Patakos in power. Constitutional rule is suspended. Arrests George Papanreou & his son Andreas
Commands US forces involved in the Dak To fighting
Commands communist forces in the Dak To campaign
Releases his debut album David Bowie, showing theatrical pop and music hall influences before his later rock breakthrough.
The organisation known as the Movement 2 June, which would become allied to the RAF, is named after the anti-Shah protest in Berlin. Participates in the seminal Berlin protest where a young pacifist named Benno Ohnesorg is killed. After the protest goes to the local SDS office and screams hysterically, "this fascist state means to kill us all! Violence is the only way to answer violence!"
Over 100,000 in New York & over 50,000 in San Francisco demonstrate against the War
Calls for a campaign of civil disobedience to meet black demands
A curfew is imposed in Aden after nationalist riots
Shore declared immediately his belief in state-controlled economic planning, together with the regulation of prices and wages. Appointed Secretary of State for Economic Affairs at the Department of Economic Affairs
Describes devaluation as an "economic & political catastrophe"
Announces the devaluation of sterling, "the unhappiest day of my life"
The pound is devalued by 14 percent from $2.80 to $2.40
The pound sterling is devalued by 14 percent from $2.80 to $2.40
The official exchange rate is reduced from 2.80 dollars to 2.40 dollars for one pound sterling.
Becomes Chancellor after sterling devaluation and begins restoring confidence in the economy.
The Dollars trilogy reaches American cinemas and makes Eastwood a major star in the United States.
The pound is devalued from $2.80 to $2.40
Performs Light My Fire on national television.
Elected Senator for Massachusetts, 1st African-American senator
Congress remains the largest party in the 1967 general election but suffers major losses nationally and in several states.
Pink Floyd sign to EMI Records before recording their debut album
Leaves office as Acting Mayor of Amsterdam.
Leaves office as Mayor of Amsterdam.
Continues to argue that British membership of the European Community is strategically important.
Executed while organizing guerrilla resistance in Bolivia
Bolivian soldiers execute captured guerrilla leader Che Guevara at La Higuera.
Teran carries out the execution of Che Guevara after his capture
Fails to overthrow the military Junta & the King & his family flee to Rome
Opens Expo 67 during Canada centennial year.
The achievement marks first direct venus measurements as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Louisiana presented four witnesses at Shaw's preliminary hearing as prosecutors attempted to establish probable cause for the assassination conspiracy charge.
India holds its fourth general election; Congress retains national power but loses ground across many states.
The 18 nation disarmament conference re-opens in Geneva
Advises Foreign Minister Abba Eban not to make a pre-emptive strike against Egypt
Barrientos's government defeats Che Guevara's guerrilla force after his capture and execution.
Performs the 1st heart transplant in Cape Town, his patient lives for 18 days
doctors realized he had cancer in his liver, lungs, and brain
HMS Resolution is commissioned as Britain's first Polaris ballistic missile submarine
Appointed Home Secretary
Liu Shaoqi is placed under severe confinement as attacks on him escalate
Release I Can See for Miles.
1st day of the Anglo-Maltese conference to discuss British withdrawal
first day of the Anglo-Maltese conference to discuss British withdrawal
1st day of the Anglo-Maltese conference to discuss British withdrawal
first day of the Anglo-Maltese conference to discuss British withdrawal
Scores the decisive long-range goal as Racing Club defeat Celtic 1-0 in the Intercontinental Cup playoff.
International financial support of about 1.4 billion pounds is arranged after the devaluation of sterling.
The government replaces the Congolese franc with the zaire currency.
Israel launches pre-emptive air strikes & ground attacks against Egypt
Nasser orders the United Nations peacekeeping force out of the Sinai
In a secret memo to Johnson states US status would not be too damaged by withdrawal
Turns down the Joint Chiefs of Staffs request for more troops
The Iron and Steel Act receives Royal Assent, enabling major steel companies to return to public ownership.
The government formally establishes Islamabad as Pakistan's federal capital.
Zhang Chunqiao supports the seizure of power from Shanghai party authorities
Zhou Enlai tries to manage the spread of power seizures after the Shanghai January Storm
Wang Hongwen helps organise radical workers during the January Storm in Shanghai
Yao Wenyuan supports radical propaganda during the Shanghai January Storm
Korner interviews the Jimi Hendrix Experience for the BBC radio showTop Gear. Some of these tracks, including audio of Korner himself, appear on the Hendrix double-CD BBC Sessions, including Korner playing slide guitar on "(Im Your) Hoochie Coochie Man"
Releases John Wesley Harding.
The U.S. & South Vietnamese forces begin Operation Junction City
The KGB gains renewed political importance after Yuri Andropov becomes its chairman.
Knighted on the Quay at Greenwich by Elizabeth II
Meets Alexei Kosygin during an attempted Vietnam peace initiative
The Abortion Bill is passed by Parliament
Guevaras guerrilla force, of about 50 and operates as the ELN (Ej‚rcito de Liberacion Nacional de Bolivia, is well equipped and scores early successes against Bolivian regulars in the mountainous Camiri region
Releases Light My Fire as a major single.
The single "Light My Fire," written by Krieger, hits number one
The single "Light My Fire," written by Krieger, hits number one
Discusses possible Vietnam peace moves with Harold Wilson in London
Releases Love Me Two Times from Strange Days.
George Harrison & John Lennon direct a scene in the, "Magical Mystery Tour" film
George Harrison & John Lennon direct a scene in the, "Magical Mystery Tour" film
The "Blue Jay Way" sequence for the "Magical Mystery Tour" is filmed at Ringos place in Weybridge
Helps organize the antiwar March on the Pentagon
Participates in the March on the Pentagon and later writes about it
Mariner 5 launches to perform a close Venus flyby focused on atmospheric and space-environment measurements.
Mariner 5 passes close to Venus and performs radio-occultation and plasma measurements of the planet's environment.
Appointed Mayor of Jerusalem
Takes office as Mayor of Amsterdam.
Heads the Italian government when the Merger Treaty creates a single Commission and Council for the Communities.
The Merger Treaty took effect, creating a single Commission and Council for the three European Communities.
Supports renewed Soviet military assistance to Arab allies after the Six-Day War.
Seizes power and becomes head of a short-lived military government
Soldiers kill miners and family members during repression in the Siglo XX mining district.
Closure of the Tiran Straits
Vance & McNanamara advise against accepting the JCS proposals for further forces
Nasser moves 100,000 men with tanks & artillery guns into the Sinai
Urges expansion of ground operations in Laos & Kampuchea. Requests 200,000 troops, rising to 670,000
Adds stage chaos during The Who's Monterey set.
Smashes his guitar during the Monterey performance.
Apppears at the Monterey International Pop Festival
Perform at the Monterey Pop Festival.
Jones meets Frank Zappa and Dennis Hopper, and goes on stage to introduce the Jimi Hendrix Experience, then unknown in the US One review referred to Jones as "the unofficial king of the festival."
The organisation known as the Movement 2 June, which would become allied to the RAF, is named after the anti-Shah protest in Berlin
The new ruling movement adopts a nationalist programme centred on unity and presidential authority.
Tells US audiences that progress is being made in Vietnam
Abolishes the National Defense Council and establishes the National Security Council during the Period of Communist Rebellion.
Transfers the major Katangan mining company Union Miniere du Haut-Katanga into Congolese state control.
The Iron and Steel Act receives Royal Assent, providing for the renationalization of the British steel industry.
The British Steel Corporation is formed as major steel companies are brought into public ownership.
Shares the medicine prize for research on visual processes.
Becomes chairman of the National Reformation Council military regime
Becomes chairman of the National Reformation Council after Lansana is removed
China explodes its first hydrogen bomb
3 month diplomacy with North Vietnam leading to a meeting between the U.S. & Hanoi in 1968
The Orleans Parish grand jury indicted Shaw for conspiracy to murder President Kennedy on March 22, 1967.
The Outer Space Treaty enters into force, creating binding restrictions on nuclear weapons in outer space.
The United States signs the Outer Space Treaty, which prohibits placing nuclear weapons in orbit or on celestial bodies.
Appointed Party Leader of the Liberal Party
Nov 19-Nov 23, The People's Army, PAVN, is defeated by the US
Promulgates legislation protecting the organization of agricultural workers.
Produces Penny Lane, adding bright brass colour to McCartney's Liverpool memory piece.
Instead of using existing Defense Department historians, McNamara assigned his close aide and Assistant Secretary of Defense John T. McNaughton to collect the papers. McNaughton died in an air accident one month after work began in June 1967, but the project continued under the direction of Defense Department official Leslie H. Gelb
Releases People Are Strange as a single.
Garrison's office located Perry Russo after a newspaper article quoted Russo making statements concerning David Ferrie.
Release Pictures of Lily.
Pink Floyd release "Arnold Layne", written by Barrett
Pink Floyd release "See Emily Play", written by Barrett
Pink Floyd release the album, "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn", largely written by Barrett
Two days of recording at Sound Techniques studio in Chelsea with Joe Boyd, the tracks recorded are "Interstellar Overdrive", "Arnold Layne", "Let's Roll Another One" (later to be called "Candy And A Currant Bun") and "Nick's Boogie"
Granada's TV documentary on the UFO club and underground scene is broadcast
"Arnold Layne" is released backed by "Candy And A Currant Bun"
Pink Floyd sign to EMI records with an advance of GBP 5,000
"See Emily Play" is released backed by "Scarecrow"
First appearance on Top Of The Pops to promote "See Emily Play". Syd is immaculate in velvet and satin
"The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn" is released
German tour is abandoned when Syd vanishes
"Christmas On Earth Revisited" is staged at Olympia, Syd seems incapable of playing, standing staring at the audience
"The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn" is released
Two days of recording at Sound Techniques studio in Chelsea with Joe Boyd, the tracks recorded are "Interstellar Overdrive", "Arnold Layne", "Let's Roll Another One" (later to be called "Candy And A Currant Bun") and "Nick's Boogie"
Granada's TV documentary on the UFO club and underground scene is broadcast
"Arnold Layne" is released backed by "Candy And A Currant Bun"
Pink Floyd sign to EMI records with an advance of GBP 5,000
"The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn" is released
Lin Biao's army gains authority as factional struggles paralyse civilian administration
Mobutu establishes the Popular Movement of the Revolution as the regime's political organisation.
A three-judge state panel began Shaw's preliminary hearing on March 14, 1967, to determine whether probable cause supported the conspiracy charge.
Appointed President of Brazil
Appointed President of the Presidential Council of the Republic
Zakir Husain becomes the third President of India.
Appointed President of Indonesia, by the provisional Peoples Consultative Assembly
Becomes President under the restored single-president system of the 1967 Constitution
Assumes the presidency after the death of President Oscar Diego Gestido
Sanchez Hernandez becomes President of El Salvador
Elected president of South Vietnam under the new constitution
Appointed Prime Minister after the APC election victory
Nur Ahmad Etemadi becomes prime minister after a period of cabinet instability.
Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 2nd term
The three-judge panel ruled that sufficient evidence had been presented to continue the conspiracy prosecution against Shaw.
Tells US audiences that the war is showing progress
Signs the Public Broadcasting Act, creating the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Deng Xiaoping is removed from power and attacked as China's number two capitalist roader
Vorster receives the Prime Minister of Lesotho, Chief Leabua Jonathan. Vorster receives the Prime Minister of Lesotho. South Africa & Malawi establish formal diplomatic ties
The organisation known as the Movement 2 June, which would become allied to the RAF, is named after the anti-Shah protest in Berlin
The people of Gibraltar vote to remain British
The Abortion Bill is passed by Parliament
Al-Khasawneh participates in regional diplomacy connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
The military regime releases Andreas Papandreou following international pressure.
Announces his resignation after defeat, then remains in office following mass demonstrations.
Announces he will leave the Defense Department amid doubts about the war
This record states: Anita Pallenberg, Jones's girlfriend of two years, leaves him for Richards when Jones is hospitalised during a trip the three made to Morocco, further damaging the already strained relations between Jones and Richards, as tensions and.
This record states: Jones's substance use increase, his musical contributions become sporadic, he becomes bored with the guitar and seeks exotic instruments to play, and is increasingly absent from recording sessions.
Jones is arrested for drug possession on 10 May 1967, shortly after the "Redlands" incident at Richards Sussex home, authorities find marijuana, cocaine, and methamphetamine in his flat & he confesses to marijuana use but claims he did not use hard drugs
Jones girlfriend Anita Pallenberg runs off with Richards while Jones is hospitalised, damaging Jones and Richards friendship
Jones girlfriend Anita Pallenberg runs off with Richards while Jones is hospitalised, damaging Jones and Richards friendship
The Rolling Stones release Ruby Tuesday as part of their 1967 single output.
The people of Gibraltar vote to remain British
Kollek is appointed Mayor of Jerusalem
Kerensky participates in russian emigre movement during his political career.
At the preliminary hearing, Perry Russo testified that Shaw, Oswald, and Ferrie had participated in a discussion about killing President Kennedy.
Offers to stop bombing North Vietnam if talks can begin productively
Government troops attack mining communities during the San Juan Massacre.
Assistant District Attorney Andrew Sciambra interviewed Perry Russo in Baton Rouge before Russo became the prosecution's principal witness against Shaw.
De Gaulle again opposed British membership, delaying enlargement of the European Communities.
Appointed Secretary of State for Economic Affairs at the Department of Economic Affairs
Pink Floyd release See Emily Play, which becomes a major early British hit
Xie Fuzhi supports radical attacks on existing public security and party structures
Supports reform partially decriminalising homosexual acts between adult men in private.
Produces Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, one of the most influential albums of the studio era.
Wang Hongwen helps proclaim the Shanghai Commune before it is replaced by a revolutionary committee
Mao favours replacing the Shanghai Commune with a revolutionary committee model
The Red Guard captures Shanghai & uses the Paris commune of 1871 as a model
The Kinks release Something Else by The Kinks.
Louisiana prosecutors moved on August 1, 1967, to have a trial date selected in the case against Shaw.
The Government devalues sterling after continuing pressure on reserves and a serious balance of payments crisis.
Callaghan announces devaluation of sterling from 2.80 to 2.40 United States dollars.
Retains percussionist Steve Peregrin Took and continues Tyrannosaurus Rex as an acoustic duo.
Releases the second album Strange Days.
Produces Strawberry Fields Forever, joining different takes into a landmark psychedelic recording.
Succeeds as the Sultan of Brunei
Refuses to alter Light My Fire lyrics for television.
Nominates Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court, leading to the first African American justice.
Taipei is elevated to the status of a special municipality under the central government.
Releases the debut album The Doors.
Pink Floyd release their debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Smith begins producing sessions for Pink Floyd's debut album at Abbey Road
Sings on several tracks on The Velvet Underground and Nico under Andy Warhol’s patronage.
Releases The Velvet Underground and Nico, later regarded as one of rock music’s most influential albums.
Release The Who Sell Out.
The Rolling Stones release Their Satanic Majesties Request.
Guiding force behind the Treaty which bans nuclear weapons from Latin America. 21 nations sign a Treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons from Latin America
David Ferrie, then Garrisons chief suspect, is found dead in his apartment from a Berry Aneurysm. Garrison suspected that Ferrie had been murdered despite the coroners report that his death was due to natural causes. According to Garrison, the day news of the investigation broke, Ferrie had called his aide Lou Ivon and warned that "Im a dead man"
Sentenced to death by a military court which convicts him in absentia
Johnson marked ratification of the Twenty-fifth Amendment, which clarified presidential succession and created a procedure for filling a vacant vice presidency.
Founds Tyrannosaurus Rex after the first four-piece version breaks up following a single Electric Garden performance.
Steve Took answers an advert in Melody Maker for the electric band that Marc Bolan was forming in response to his departure from Johns Children. Marc Bolan founds Tyrannosaurus Rex, after a solitary performance as a four-piece at the Electric Garden in Covent Garden, the group immediately break up, Bolan retains the services of percussionist Steve Peregrin Took and forms an acoustic duo
Registered unemployment rises to about 631000 after the previous year's deflationary measures.
Serves as foreign minister when the Communities begin operating with unified executive institutions.
Leads spacecraft design for the first probe returning direct measurements from Venus.
Mariner 5 observations show that Venus's ionosphere creates a bow shock that deflects the solar wind despite the lack of a strong magnetic field.
Vernon Bundy testified at Shaw's preliminary hearing that he had seen Shaw conversing with Oswald near Lake Pontchartrain.
Elected vice president on Nguyen Van Thieu's ticket
Kosygin visits Wilson in Britain to discuss the Vietnam War
Kosygin visits Wilson in Britain to discuss the Vietnam War
Visits Quebec & announces "Vive le Quebec", celebrating her centennial as a Dominion
Is recognized for explaining retinal responses to light and color.
The Kinks release Waterloo Sunset.
George Harrison begins work on the "Wonderwall" album
Zhou Enlai intervenes during the Wuhan Incident to contain conflict between radicals and the army
Wang Li is seized during the Wuhan Incident, exposing the dangers of radical mobilisation
Birth of Kurt Donald Kobain
Birth of Nicole Kidman
Birth of Paul John Gascoigne
Centenary commemorations honour Marie Curie scientific legacy.
Deatg of Albert Lutuli, run over by a train
Death of Brian Epstein, from an accidental overdose
Death of Clement Richard Attlee
Death of Clement Attlee
David Ferrie, then Garrisons chief suspect, is found dead in his apartment from a Berry Aneurysm. Garrison suspected that Ferrie had been murdered despite the coroners report that his death was due to natural causes. According to Garrison, the day news of the investigation broke, Ferrie had called his aide Lou Ivon and warned that "Im a dead man"
Death of Ernesto "Che" Guevara
Castro acknowledges that Guevara is dead and proclaims three days of public mourning throughout Cuba
Death of Che Guevara
Death of Brian Epstein, from an accidental overdose, Harrison says , "There is no such thing as death"
Death of Jack Ruby, from a blood clot in the lungs
Death of Jayne Mansfield
Li Lisan dies after persecution during the Cultural Revolution
Death of Muhammad Mossadeq
Death of Otis Reading
Woody Guthrie died on October 3, 1967, and Dylan makes his first live appearance in twenty months at a Guthrie memorial concert held at Carnegie Hall on January 20, 1968
Death of Spencer Tracey
Death of Spencer Tracy
Death of Stanley Bruce
Death of Toto Prince
Death of Vivien Leigh
Blunts North Vietnam's penetration into the Southern Highlands
Nov 19-Nov 23, The People's Army, PAVN, is defeated by the US
Bolivian Special Forces are notified of the location of Guevaras guerrilla encampment by an informant, the encampment is encircled, and Guevara captured while leading a detachment with Simeon Cuba Sarabia in the Quebrada del Yuro
Guevara is taken to a dilapidated schoolhouse in the nearby village of La Higuera where he was held overnight
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