At A Glance
28 June 1967 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 28 June 1967 was a Wednesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Groovin'” by The Young Rascals.
- 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 28 June is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 28 June 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 28 June 1967 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 28 June
- 1956 In Poznań, workers from HCP factory go to the streets, sparking one of the first major protests against communist government both in Poland and Europe.
- 1964 Malcolm X forms the Organization of Afro-American Unity.
- 1969 Stonewall riots begin in New York City, marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement.
- 1973 Elections are held for the Northern Ireland Assembly, which will lead to power-sharing between unionists and nationalists in Northern Ireland for the first time.
- 1978 The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, bars quota systems in college admissions.
Famous people born on June 28
- Elon Musk, South African-born American entrepreneur (born 1971)
- Henry VIII, King of England (1491–1547)
- Mel Brooks, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1926)
- John Cusack, American actor and screenwriter (born 1966)
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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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