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.
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