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18 August 1967 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 18 August 1967 was a Friday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Light My Fire” by The Doors.
- 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 18 August is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 18 August 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 18 August 1967 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 18 August
- 1963 Civil rights movement: James Meredith becomes the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
- 1965 Vietnam War: Operation Starlite begins: United States Marines destroy a Viet Cong stronghold on the Van Tuong peninsula in the first major American ground battle of the war.
- 1966 Vietnam War: The Battle of Long Tan ensues after a patrol from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment clashes with a Viet Cong force in Phước Tuy Province.
- 1971 Vietnam War: Australia and New Zealand decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam.
- 1976 The Soviet Union's robotic probe Luna 24 successfully lands on the Moon.
Famous people born on August 18
- Robert Redford, American actor, director, and producer (1936–2025)
- Patrick Swayze, American actor and dancer (1952–2009)
- Edward Norton, American actor (born 1969)
- Kaitlin Olson, American actress and comedian (born 1975)
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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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