At A Glance

11 April 1967 at a glance

Day of the week
11 April 1967 was a Tuesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Happy Together” by The Turtles.
Top Film of 1967
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1967 was The Jungle Book.
Bestselling Novel of 1967
“The Arrangement” by Elia Kazan was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1967.
Top-Rated TV Show
“The Andy Griffith Show” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1967–68 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 11 April is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 11 April 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 11 April 1967 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 11 April

  • 1961 The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem.
  • 1963 Pope John XXIII issues Pacem in terris, the first encyclical addressed to all Christians instead of only Catholics, and which described the conditions for world peace in human terms.
  • 1964 Brazilian Marshal Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco is elected president by the National Congress.
  • 1968 US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
  • 1970 Apollo Program: Apollo 13 is launched.

Famous people born on April 11

  • Milly Alcock, Australian actress (born 2000)
  • Jeremy Clarkson, English journalist and television presenter (born 1960)
  • Dele Alli, English international footballer (born 1996)
  • Jennifer Esposito, American actress and writer (born 1973)

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Events of 1967 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '1967 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • April 9 – The first Boeing 737 (a 100 series) takes its maiden flight.
  • April 24 – 18 – year-old S. E. Hinton's coming-of-age novel The Outsiders is published.
  • June 2 – The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is released in the U.S.

Life in the US in 1967

President

Lyndon B. Johnson

Gas (per gallon)

$0.33

Loaf of Bread

$0.22

Average House

$15,900

Weekly Wage

$115

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