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1967 Info for Kristy and a Picture
1967 Info for Kristy and a Picture
OKAY, before I post that picture I promised, you need some background about the year it was taken. The year was 1967 and here are some of the big events of the year,,,,,,
January 14
The Human Be-In takes place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco; the event sets the stage for the Summer of Love.
January 15
Super Bowl I: The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35–10 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
January 18
A Fistful of Dollars, the first significant "spaghetti Western" film, is released in the United States.
February 14 – Respect is recorded by Aretha Franklin (to be released in April).
March 7 – Jimmy Hoffa begins his 8-year sentence for attempting to bribe a jury.
April 4 – Martin Luther King, Jr. denounces the Vietnam War during a religious service in New York City.
April 14 – In San Francisco, 10,000 march against the Vietnam War.
April 15 – Large demonstrations are held against the Vietnam War in New York City and San Francisco.
April 28
In Houston, Texas, boxer Muhammad Ali refuses military service.
May 1
Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu are married in Las Vegas.
June 1 – The Beatles legendary release of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, nicknamed "The Soundtrack of the Summer of Love"; it would be number one on the albums charts throughout the summer of 1967.
August 5 – Pink Floyd releases their debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn in the United Kingdom.
Jim Morrison and The Doors defy CBS censors on The Ed Sullivan Show, when Morrison sings the word "higher" from their #1 hit Light My Fire, despite having been asked not to.
October 17 – The musical Hair opens off-Broadway. It moves to Broadway the following April.
December 31 – The Green Bay Packers become the first team in the modern era to win their third consecutive NFL Championship, 21-17 over the Dallas Cowboys in what became known as "The Ice Bowl".
Other misc. info,,
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.05
Cost of a gallon of regular gas: $0.33
Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.49
Cost of a gallon of Milk: $1.03
So that was the year, and this is what Pat and I looked like!

posted on Aug 18, 2010 4:10 PM ()
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