Stories from 1967
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January 15, 1967
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Los Angeles, CA
The NFL Green Bay Packers defeated the AFL Kansas City Chiefs in the first Super Bowl, which was held in Los Angeles.
June 1, 1967
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San Francisco, CA
The "Summer of Love" began in San Francisco, ushering in a new era of baby-boomers experimenting with free love paired with psychedelic music and hallucinogenic drugs.
June 1, 1967
The Beatles released their groundbreaking album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It deviated from all previous popular music in that it incorporated a range of music styles- psychedelic, classical, rock 'n' roll, experimentation, pop music- as well as used different studio technology and more thoughtful lyrics that resonated with their generation. The group wanted an escape from Beatlemania and created these altar-egos in order to grow as performers and artists. The innovative album became one of the most important in the history of music.
October 9, 1967
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Bolivia
Marxist revolutionary and guerilla leader Che Guevara was captured and killed in Bolivia as he tried to overthrow political rule. Guevara played a key role in the fall of Fulgencio Batista's Cuban regime and rallied support during Fidel Castro's bid for power.
October 21, 1967
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Washington, D.C.
Nearly 100,000 protesters marched on Washington in opposition to the Vietnam War, one of the most significant events of the anti-war movement. 1967 marked the first time a majority of Americans opposed the war.
November 9, 1967
Jann Wenner borrowed $7,500 from family and friends to produce Rolling Stone Magazine. He sold only 5,000 of his first 40,000 copies.
December 21, 1967
Dustin Hoffman received an Oscar nomination for his role in The Graduate.
