On June 1, 1967, the
The war began on June 5, 1967, when Israeli airplanes attacked the Egyptian air force and destroyed many airfields. Between June 5 and June 11, Israeli Defense Forces led onslaughts against Egyptian forces in Sinai and Gaza, and against the Jordanian military in East Jerusalem and the West Bank.
June 1st is the 152nd day in the Gregorian calendar. On this day Cable News Network (CNN) aired its first broadcast; the European Central Bank was founded in Brussels, and the Beatles released Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Famous June 1st birthdays include Marilyn Monroe, Morgan Freeman, and Andy Griffith.
June 2, 1967 (Friday)
During a student protest in West Berlin against the arrival of the Shah of Iran, an unarmed demonstrator, 26-year-old Benno Ohnesorg was shot at close range and in the back of the head by Karl-Heinz Kurras, a West Berlin police officer.
Australians vote yes to change the Constitution
On 27 May 1967, Australians voted to change the Constitution so that like all other Australians, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples would be counted as part of the population and the Commonwealth would be able to make laws for them.
The first handheld calculator invented. South African doctor Christiaan Barnard performed the first heart transplant. Rolling Stone began publication. The first issue sold about 5,000 copies.
July 1, 1967 (Saturday)
The People's Republic of China announced the ouster of President Liu Shaoqi, in an article in the Communist Party journal Red Flag. Liu, who had believed at one time to be the eventual successor of Mao Zedong, had not been seen in public since 1966.
On June 4, 1967, Muhammad Ali and a group of leading African American athletes held a press conference in Cleveland after Ali announced he was refusing to serve in the U.S. military in Vietnam. (front row) Russell, Ali, Brown and Lew Alcindor (now Abdul-Jabbar).
On June 12, 1967, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Mildred and Richard Loving in the historic Loving v. Virginia case. The ruling effectively legalized interracial marriage in the United States, overturning all so-called anti-miscegenation laws.
There are several awareness months celebrated in June — though the five that often get the most attention include LGBTQ+ Pride Month, PTSD Awareness Month, Gun Violence Awareness Month, Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month, and Immigrant Heritage Month.
The month of June is known as the time schools let out for the summer, and June 20, 21, or 22 (depending on the year) is the longest day of the year with the most daylight hours in the Northern Hemisphere. June also plays host to the ever-important national holidays of Father's Day and Juneteenth.
The Moon phase for June 17th, 1967 is a Waxing Gibbous phase. This is the phase where the moon is more than 50% illuminated but has not yet reached 100% illumination (which would be a Full Moon).
The first handheld calculator was invented. McDonald's Big Mac was introduced, at 45 cents each. The largest Emerald, the 'Gachala Emerald' was found.
January 1, 1967 (Sunday)
In the first elections in Laos to restore voting privileges to all citizens 18 and older, voters favored the Lao Neutralist Party led by Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma.
On 7 June, after particularly harsh fighting, Israeli paratroopers liberated the Old City of Jerusalem. The six days of fighting ended on 10 June, after Israel conquered the Golan Heights, from which Syrian shelling had caused so much suffering to the Israeli communities below.
On June 11, 1967, Officer James Calvert shot and killed Martin Chambers, an unarmed, 19-year-old Black man, and set off three days of unrest in Tampa, Florida.
The Moon phase for June 1st, 1967 is a Waning Crescent phase.
The number of years from 1967 to 2023 is 56 years.
The Summer of Love was a social phenomenon that occurred during the summer of 1967, when as many as 100,000 people, mostly young people sporting hippie fashions of dress and behavior, converged in San Francisco's neighborhood of Haight-Ashbury.