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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in December 1967.
The US president was Lyndon B. Johnson (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Harold Wilson (Labour), Pope St Paul VI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on December 1967: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of December 1967?


Events

  • 01 Dec 1967 Seattle awarded one of the 2 AL expansion franchise teams
  • 02 Dec 1967 55th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats Saskatchewan, 24-1
  • 03 Dec 1967 1st human heart transplant performed
  • 04 Dec 1967 Vietnam War: US and South Vietnamese forces engage Viet Cong troops in the Mekong Delta.
  • 05 Dec 1967 Benjamin Spock and Allen Ginsberg arrested protesting Vietnam war
  • 06 Dec 1967 Adrian Kantrowitz performed the first human heart transplant in the United States.
  • 07 Dec 1967 How Now, Dow Jones opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 220 performances
  • 09 Dec 1967 Jim Morrison, arrested on stage for disturbing the peace
  • 11 Dec 1967 SST prototype Concorde 1st shown
  • 12 Dec 1967 US launches Pioneer 8 into solar orbit.
  • 13 Dec 1967 Unsuccessful coup against Greek King Constantine II.
  • 14 Dec 1967 DNA created in a test tube.
  • 15 Dec 1967 Beatles release Christmas Time is Here Again
  • 16 Dec 1967 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia 76ers scores 68 points versus Chicago Bulls.
  • 17 Dec 1967 WEDW TV channel 49 in Bridgeport, CT (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • 19 Dec 1967 Prime Minister of Australia Harold Holt is officially presumed dead.
  • 20 Dec 1967 Graduate, starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft, premieres
  • 23 Dec 1967 Brussels: NATO-Council accept Flexible Response-strategy
  • 24 Dec 1967 Pirate Radio Pegasus starts broadcasting off New Zealand
  • 25 Dec 1967 Paul McCartney and Jane Asher get engaged
  • 26 Dec 1967 BBC broadcasts Magical Mystery Tour
  • 28 Dec 1967 KTSB (now KSNT) TV channel 27 in Topeka, KS (NBC) begins broadcasting
  • 29 Dec 1967 Turkish-Cypriot government forms in Cyprus.
  • 30 Dec 1967 Great Western Forum opens in Los Angeles, California.
  • 31 Dec 1967 Henry, Sweet Henry closes at Palace Theater NYC after 80 performances

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in December 1967?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - Daydream Believer
  2. - Hello Goodbye
  3. - The Rain, The Park & Other Things
  4. - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
  5. - Incense And Peppermints

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Hello Goodbye
  2. - Green Green Grass Of Home
  3. - Let The Heartaches Begin
  4. - Morningtown Ride
  5. - Everybody Knows

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood

Release year: 1967

Directed by: Richard Brooks

Starring: Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, John Forsythe, Paul Stewart

Country: United States of America

Playtime

Playtime

Release year: 1967

Directed by: Jacques Tati

Starring: Jacques Tati, Barbara Dennek, Rita Maiden, France Rumilly

Country: United States of America

The Graduate

The Graduate

Release year: 1967

Directed by: Mike Nichols

Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross, William Daniels

Country: United States of America

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Release year: 1967

Directed by: Stanley Kramer

Starring: Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, Katharine Hepburn, Katharine Houghton

Country: United States of America

Weekend

Weekend

Release year: 1967

Directed by: Jean-Luc Godard

Starring: Mireille Darc, Jean Yanne, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Karl Marx

Country: United States of America

Books

Which were the most popular books released in December 1967?
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Night Falls On The City by Sarah Gainham

Night Falls On The City

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Night Falls on the City Vienna in 1938. Julia Homburg, the beautiful actress, and Franz Wedeker, her politician husband, embody all of the enlightened brilliance their home city has to offer.

Bashful Billionaire by Albert B. Gerber

Bashful Billionaire

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This biography is about an intriguing, fascinating, mysterious and contradictory man. His photograph is said to have been sold for $1,000 per print.

Between Parent And Child by Haim G. Ginott

Between Parent And Child

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Between Parent and Child has been helping millions of parents worldwide strengthen their relationships with children for the past 35 years.

Anyone Can Make A Million by Morton Shulman

Anyone Can Make A Million

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Encouragement to help you get started on your entrepreneurial journey. . .

A Night Of Watching by Elliott Arnold

A Night Of Watching

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"Etoiles", a multimedia resource designed for Key Stages 3 & 4 of the National Curriculum, is published jointly by BBC & Longman. It offers a variety of multimedia resources that encourage learning and capture the interest of students.