A Look Back At

Born in 1967

What Was Life Like in 1967?

Who Was in Charge?

President

Lyndon B. Johnson

What Things Cost

Gas (per gallon)

$0.33

Loaf of Bread

$0.22

Average House

$15,900

Weekly Wage

$115

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.
  • August 23 – Jimi Hendrix's debut album Are You Experienced is released.
  • September 11 – Sketch comedy series The Carol Burnett Show premieres on CBS. It runs for 11 seasons, until March 1978.
  • October 18 – Walt Disney's 19th full-length animated feature The Jungle Book, the last animated film personally supervised by Disney, is released and becomes an enormous box-office and critical success.
  • November 9 – First issue of the magazine Rolling Stone is published in San Francisco.
  • November 27 – The Beatles release Magical Mystery Tour in the U.S. as a full album.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popular Toys & Games

  • Lite-Brite
  • Hot Wheels
  • Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots

Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 on 1 January 1967

I'm a Believer

The Monkees