1967
In the turbulent 1960’s, it should come as no surprise that many important cultural events occurred in 1967, especially in the field of music.
This was the year that The Doors released their debut album, self-titled, The Doors. The Jimi Hendrix Experience also released their debut album, titled, Are You Experienced. They would release another album this year, titled, Axis: Bold As Love. In another major debut, Pink Floyd released their first album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. This was the year that The Beatles released their famous album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and their Magical Mystery Tour.
In film, Charlie Chaplin’s last film, A Countess from Hong Kong, opened in the United Kingdom. 1967 was also the year that A Fistful of Dollars, starring Clint Eastwood, opened in the United States. This was the first largely successful “Spaghetti Western” and helped elevate the popularity of the genre and the career of Clint Eastwood. This was the year that The Graduate opened in movie theatres, which was the first major role for Dustin Hoffman. Hoffman would receive an Academy Award nomination for the role. Disney’s animated classic, The Jungle Book also premiered in 1967, with the film having an added weight of significance to it, since it was the last production that Walt Disney himself had a hand in producing.
In developments for television, 1967 was the year that the first color television broadcasts began on BBC2 in the United Kingdom. This was also the year of the first live, international, satellite television production, Our World. The program featured the live debut of The Beatles’ song, “All You Need Is Love.”
As the American war in Vietnam raged on, so did social unrest within the United States. As many people protested the war and the central government’s use of conscription into the armed forces, the great boxer Muhammad Ali refused military service when drafted in 1967. While the decision came at great personal cost to Ali, he stayed true to his word and inspired many others to follow his example, which helped galvanize the antiwar movement in the US.
Old Newspapers
Have a look at the old newspapers from 1967 and get them!
magazine of 1967
Music Charts
Which were the top hits of 1967 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Bobbie Gentry - Ode To Billie Joe
- Strawberry Alarm Clock - Incense And Peppermints
- The Doors - Light My Fire
- The Turtles - Happy Together
- The Young Rascals - Groovin'
- Nancy Sinatra - Somethin' Stupid
- Lulu - To Sir With Love
- The Monkees - I'm A Believer
- The Music Explosion - Little Bit O'Soul
- The Association - Windy
Top #10 songs in the UK
- Engelbert Humperdinck - The Last Waltz
- Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me
- Engelbert Humperdinck - There Goes My Everything
- The Tremeloes - Silence Is Golden
- The Bee Gees - Massachusetts
- The Monkees - I'm A Believer
- Sandie Shaw - Puppet On A String
- Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra - Somethin' Stupid
- Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale
- Long John Baldry - Let The Heartaches Begin
Books
Which were the most popular books released in 1967 ?
Valley of the Dolls
The All-Time Pop Culture Classic!Dolls: red or black; capsules or tablets; washed down with vodka or swallowed straightfor Anne, Neely, and Jennifer, it doesn’t matter, as long as the pill bottle is within easy reach.
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The New Industrial State
With searing wit and incisive commentary, John Kenneth Galbraith redefined America's perception of itself in The New Industrial State, one of his landmark works. The United States is no longer a free-enterprise society, Galbraith argues, but a structured state controlled …
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A Modern Priest Looks At His Outdated Church
#1 on the NY Times Bestseller list. Europeans titled it, "A Protest of Love," since JK wrote from the heart to save the Churches by separating mythological traditions from the historic truths they veiled.
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Madame Sarah
1966 - 2nd Edition - Houghton Mifflin - Hard Cover - Madame Sarah : Sarah Bernhardt - By Cornelia Otis Skinner - 24 pages of photos - Clean copy - Good-Vg
More infoPopular names
Which were the top popular names given to babies born in 1967 in the USA ?
Top #10 male names
- Michael
- David
- James
- John
- Robert
- William
- Mark
- Richard
- Christopher
- Brian
Top #10 female names
- Lisa
- Kimberly
- Michelle
- Mary
- Susan
- Karen
- Angela
- Tammy
- Melissa
- Jennifer
What happened in each day of 1967
Click on the dates below to find out what the world looked like in each day of 1967