The headline news events for the month Julia Roberts was born. Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Thieu is inaugurated in Saigon as president of South Vietnam. President Diaz of Mexico grants 2.5 million acres of land to peasant families. Two Soviet satellites achieve the first successful unmanned docking in space. In the United States, Thurgood Marshall takes his seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. In New York, the first major show of Picasso sculptures opens. In Detroit, the Ford Motor Company recalls all 1967 Mustangs. The Egyptian government accuses the United States of helping Israel win its war against Egypt. | Baseball great Mickey Mantle hits his 500th home run. Saint Louis wins baseball's World Series in the seventh game against Boston. The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35 to 10 in Super Bowl I held at the Los Angeles Coliseum. In basketball, Philadelphia defeats San Francisco for the NBA title. Billie Jean King and John Newcombe each win the U.S. national tennis title. Frenchman Robert Pingeon wins the Tour de France. A horse named Proud Clarion wins the Kentucky Derby. |
On October 25: In the Virgin Islands, people celebrate the end of the hurricane season. In Taiwan, it's Restoration Day, marking the return of the island to Chinese Nationalists in 1945 after 50 years of Japanese rule. On this date in 1888, the first double-deck ferry boat launches from Newburgh, New York. In 1892, the first paid-reply postal card is issued. In 1955, the electronic range is introduced for domestic use. And in 1960, the first electronic wristwatch is produced. | In 1967, a gallon of milk sold for $1.15, a loaf of bread sold for $.22, a new car sold for $2,425.00, a gallon of gas sold for $.28, and a new house sold for $40,000.00. The Dow Jones Industrial average was about 905.11. Now in 2000, the average price for a gallon of milk is $3.24a loaf of bread is $1.72, a new car is $17,695.00 a gallon of gas is $1.26, a new house is $134,120.00, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is about 11,250.14 The average wage earner in 1967 made $7,305.00 per year, compared to $21,951.28 today. |
Village Lanes in Chicago becomes the first bowling alley to feature automatic scoring. Oklahoma enacts the first legislation legalizing artificial insemination. | When Roberts was born, Lyndon B. Johnson was president, and Hubert H. Humphrey was vice president. Johnson ran for re-election on the
strength of his "Great Society" domestic programs. He won all but six states. Johnson's presidency eventually unraveled with American losses in Vietnam, and he did not seek re-election, instead retiring to his Texas ranch until his death in 1973. |
Aretha Franklin hits the top of the charts this year with "Respect" and "I Never Loved a Man." The musical "Hair" arrives off Broadway. The Beatles continue to top the charts with "All You Need Is Love" and "Penny Lane." The Monkees are also on the charts this year with "Daydream Believer" and "I'm a Believer." | "In The Heat Of The Night"- Produced by Walter Mirisch won the Best Movie Academy Award in 1967. Also this year, the Academy Award for Best Actor went to Rod Steiger for his role in "In the Heat of the Night" and the Best Actress Award went to Katherine Hepburn for her role in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?". |
