Break On Through
Releases Break On Through as a debut single.
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1967 in United States of America
Explore 157 historical events and records for United States of America in 1967.
Historical records for United States of America in 1967
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January
The Doors
Releases the debut album The Doors.
Death of Jack Ruby
Death of Jack Ruby, from a blood clot in the lungs
1st African-American Senator
Elected Senator for Massachusetts, 1st African-American senator
Election
Elected Senator for Massachusetts, 1st African-American senator
Apollo 1 Fire
Dies during the Apollo 1 launch pad test.
Apollo 1 Fire
Dies in the Apollo 1 cabin fire during a launch rehearsal.
Apollo 1 Fire
Dies with Grissom and Chaffee during the Apollo 1 test.
Outer Space Treaty Signed
The United States signs the Outer Space Treaty, which prohibits placing nuclear weapons in orbit or on celestial bodies.
February
Birth of Kurt Donald Kobain
Birth of Kurt Donald Kobain
Government
The 18 nation disarmament conference re-opens in Geneva
Death of David Ferrie
David Ferrie died in New Orleans from a ruptured blood vessel at the base of the brain shortly after being named in Jim Garrison's assassination investigation.
Junction City
The U.S. & South Vietnamese forces begin Operation Junction City
Twenty-fifth Amendment
Johnson marked ratification of the Twenty-fifth Amendment, which clarified presidential succession and created a procedure for filling a vacant vice presidency.
Perry Russo Located
Garrison's office located Perry Russo after a newspaper article quoted Russo making statements concerning David Ferrie.
Sciambra Interview of Perry Russo
Assistant District Attorney Andrew Sciambra interviewed Perry Russo in Baton Rouge before Russo became the prosecution's principal witness against Shaw.
March
Bombing of Lang Vei
The U.S. accidentally bombs Lang Vei, 80 civilians are killed
Asylum
Stalin's daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva, requests asylum at the U.S. Embassy
The Velvet Underground and Nico
Releases The Velvet Underground and Nico, later regarded as one of rock music’s most influential albums.
Four State Witnesses Presented
Louisiana presented four witnesses at Shaw's preliminary hearing as prosecutors attempted to establish probable cause for the assassination conspiracy charge.
Preliminary Hearing Opens
A three-judge state panel began Shaw's preliminary hearing on March 14, 1967, to determine whether probable cause supported the conspiracy charge.
Russo Preliminary Hearing Testimony
At the preliminary hearing, Perry Russo testified that Shaw, Oswald, and Ferrie had participated in a discussion about killing President Kennedy.
Vernon Bundy Preliminary Testimony
Vernon Bundy testified at Shaw's preliminary hearing that he had seen Shaw conversing with Oswald near Lake Pontchartrain.
Mobilization
Urges expansion of ground operations in Laos & Kampuchea. Requests 200,000 troops, rising to 670,000
Orleans Parish Grand Jury Indictment
The Orleans Parish grand jury indicted Shaw for conspiracy to murder President Kennedy on March 22, 1967.
Resonant Detector Review
Weber publishes results from two years of resonant-detector operation, reporting that possible gravitational signals could not yet be excluded by the available measurements.
Probable Cause Ruling
The three-judge panel ruled that sufficient evidence had been presented to continue the conspiracy prosecution against Shaw.
April
Beyond Vietnam Speech
Delivers a major speech opposing the Vietnam War at Riverside Church
Demonstrations
Over 100,000 in New York & over 50,000 in San Francisco demonstrate against the War
Apollo 204 Review
Serves on the review board investigating the Apollo 1 fire.
May
Are You Experienced
Releases Album, "Axis, Bold as Love". Releases Album, "Are You Experienced"
Axis, Bold as Love
Releases Album, "Axis, Bold as Love". Releases Album, "Are You Experienced"
Absolutely Free
Releases Absolutely Free with the Mothers of Invention, expanding the group's mixture of satire and complex ensemble writing.
Government
Advises Foreign Minister Abba Eban not to make a pre-emptive strike against Egypt
June
Light My Fire
Releases Light My Fire as a major single.
Death of Spencer Tracey
Death of Spencer Tracey
Death of Spencer Tracy
Death of Spencer Tracy
Mobilization
Vance & McNanamara advise against accepting the JCS proposals for further forces
Invasion of Vietnam
Turns down the Joint Chiefs of Staffs request for more troops
Supreme Court
Nominates Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court, leading to the first African American justice.
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