January 1 12 day transit worker strike shuts down New York City subway January 1 All U.S. cigarette packs have to carry "Caution Cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your health" January 1 Military coup by Col Jean-Bedel Bokassa in Central African Republic January 1 Simon and Garfunkel's "Sounds of Silence" reaches #1 January 2 1st Jewish child born in Spain since 1492 expulsion January 2 Green Bay Packers beat Cleveland Browns 23-12 in NFL championship game January 3 Floyd B McKissick, named national director of CORE January 4 Doug Walters scores second Test century in his second Test January 4 WFLD TV channel 32 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting January 7 Dance Theatre of Harlem debuts January 7 Gene Kiniski beats Lou Thesz in St. Louis, to become NWA champ January 8 Beatles' "Rubber Soul," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 6 weeks January 8 Beatles' "We Can Work It Out," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks January 8 Georges Pompidou appointed French premier January 8 Who and the Kinks perform on the last "Shindig" TV show on ABC January 9 Polish government denies exit visa to Cardinal Wyszynski revisionism January 10 India and Pakistan sign peace accord January 10 Julian Bond denied seat in Georgia legislature for opposing Vietnam War January 11 550 die in landslides in mountains behind Rio de Janeiro after rain January 11 "Daktari" African adventure series premieres on CBS TV January 12 12 day New York City transit strike ends January 12 "Batman" with Adam West and Burt Ward premieres on ABC TV January 12 Lyndon Baines Johnson says U.S. should stay in South Vietnam until communist aggression ends January 12 Red Auerbach wins his 1,000th game as coach of NBA Boston Celtics January 13 1st black selected for President cabinet (Lyndon Baines Johnson selects Robert C Weaver-HUD) January 13 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site January 14 David Bowie releases his 1st record 'Can't Help Thinking About Me' January 15 AFL Pro Bowl: All-Stars beats Buffalo 30-19 January 15 NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 36-7 January 16 Harold R Perry becomes 2nd black Roman Catholic bishop in US January 16 Metropolitan Opera House opens in Lincoln Center January 17 B-52/KC-135 tankers crash near Spanish coast at Palomares, 7 die January 17 Martin Luther King, Jr. opens campaign in Chicago January 18 Robert C Weaver, confirmed as 1st black cabinet member (HUD) January 19 Indira Gandhi elected India's 3rd prime minister January 19 Neil Simons, Coleman and Fields' musical "Sweet Charity," premieres January 19 Tippetts cantate "Vision of St. Augustine," premieres in London January 21 Beatle George Harrison marries model Patti Boyd January 24 WDIO TV channel 10 in Duluth, MN (ABC) begins broadcasting January 25 WCMC (now WMGM) TV channel 40 in Wildwood, New Jersey (NBC) 1st broadcast January 26 Ard Schenk skates world record 1500m (2:06.2) January 27 Wisc State Circuit Court Judge Elmer W. Roller rules either the Braves stay in Milwaukee or NL must promise Wisconsin an expansion team for 1966 January 29 Lawry and Simpson complete 244 opening stand vs. England, Adelaide January 29 Snow storm in north east U.S. kills 165 January 29 "Sweet Charity" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 608 performances January 29 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming January 29 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Allen January 30 -19 degrees F (-28 degrees C), Corinth, Mississippi (state record) January 30 -27 degrees F (-33 degrees C), New Market, Alabama (state record) January 30 Ard Schenk skates world record 1500m (2:05.2) January 30 Dmitri Sjostakovitsj completes his 11th string quartet January 31 Belgian state police kills 2 striking mine workers January 31 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 9 towards Moon February 3 1st operational weather satellite, ESSA-1 launched U.S. February 3 1st soft landing on Moon (Soviet Luna 9) February 4 All-Nippon Airways 727 crashes off Haneda Airport (Japan); kills 133 February 5 BBC opens a relay radio station on Ascension Island February 7 KWCM TV channel 10 in Appleton, MN (PBS) begins broadcasting February 9 Dow-Jones Index hits record 995 points February 10 Harmel government in Belgium resigns February 11 San Francisco Giant Willie Mays signs highest contract, $130,000 per year February 13 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. February 14 Australia introduces 1st decimal currency postage stamps February 14 Wilt Chamberlain breaks NBA career scoring record at 20,884 points February 14 Writers Andrei Sinjavski and Joeij Daniel found guilty February 15 Kees Verkerk becomes world champion all-round skater February 16 Bob Cowper makes 307 vs. England at the MCG, 727 minutes, 20 fours February 16 End of Wally Grout's Test Cricket career, 187 dismissals as Australia WK February 16 France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria February 17 French satellite Diapason D-1A launch into Earth orbit February 20 Author Valery Tarsis banished in U.S.S.R. February 21 Indonesia's president Sukarno fires General Nasution February 22 Soviets launch Kosmos 110 with Veterok and Ugolek, 1st 2-dog crew February 23 Aldo Moro forms Italian government February 23 Military coup in Syria ends Bitar government February 23 Premier Obote grabs power in Uganda February 24 Coup ousts President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana February 24 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site February 25 Syrian military coup under Hafiz al-Assad February 26 KBIM TV channel 10 in Roswell, New Mexico (CBS) begins broadcasting February 27 Ice Dance Championship at Davos won by Diane Towler/Bernard Ford GRB February 27 Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Belousova and Protopopov of URS February 27 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Peggy Fleming of U.S. February 27 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Emmerich Danzer AUT February 28 Cavern Club (Beatles hangout) in Liverpool closes February 28 Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale begin a joint holdout against Dodgers March 1 Ba'ath-party takes power in Syria March 1 Venera 3 becomes 1st man-made object to impact on a planet (Venus) March 2 215,000 U.S. soldiers in Vietnam March 3 Buffalo Springfield form, Steven Stills, Neil Young March 3 James Goldman's "Lion in Winter," premieres in New York City March 3 Kwame Nkrumah flees Ghana to Guinee March 3 Rock group Buffalo Springfield forms March 3 Twister hits Jackson, Mississippi; 3 minutes after 1st sighting, 57 die March 3 WRFT (now WVFT) TV channel 27 in Roanoke, Virginia (IND) begins broadcasting March 4 Canadian Pacific airliner explodes on landing at Tokyo, 64 die March 4 John Lennon, says "We (the Beatles) are more popular than Jesus" March 4 North Sea Gas was 1st pumped ashore by British Petroleum March 5 75 MPH air currents causes BOAC 707 crash into Mount Fuji, 124 die March 5 Bob Seagren pole vaults 5.19m indoor world record March 5 Player reps elect Marvin Miller, as executive director of Players' Association March 5 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site March 6 Barry Sadlers' "Ballad of the Green Berets" becomes #1 (13 weeks) March 7 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site March 7 "Wait A Minim!" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 457 performances March 8 An IRA bomb destroyed Nelson's Column in Dublin March 8 Casey Stengel elected to Hall of Fame March 8 "Golden Boy" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 569 performances March 9 Andrew Brimmer becomes 1st black governor of Federal Reserve Board March 10 5 time Horse of the Year, Kelso, retires March 10 Dutch crown princess Beatrix marries Claus von Amsberg March 10 North Vietnamese capture U.S. Green Beret Camp at Ashau Valley March 11 Military coup led by Indonesian General Suharto breaks out March 12 Bobby Hull's 51st goal of season, sets record March 12 Jockey Johnny Longden retires after 40 years (6,032 wins) March 12 Love's 1st album released "Love" March 12 Pioneer Plaza dedicated March 12 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site March 13 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lagunita Golf Invitational March 15 8th Grammy Awards: Taste of Honey, Tom Jones, Sintra and Striesand March 15 Racial riots erupt in the Watts section of Los Angeles March 16 Gemini 8 launched with Armstrong and Scott, aborted after 6.5 orbits March 16 Man From Uncle star David McCallum receives huge welcome in London March 17 South Africa government bans Defense and Aid Fund March 17 U.S. submarine locates missing H-bomb in Mediterranean March 18 General Suharto forms government in Indonesia March 18 "Pousse Cafe" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 3 performances March 18 Scott Paper begins selling paper dresses for $1 March 19 28th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Texas Western beats Kentucky 72-65 March 19 Belgium government of Vanden Boeynants begins March 19 "Pousse Cafe" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 3 performances March 20 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA St. Petersburg Women's Golf Open March 21 Supreme Court reverses Mass ruling that "Fanny Hill" is obscene March 23 1st official meeting after 400 years of Catholic and Anglican Church March 24 Selective Service announces college deferments based on performance March 25 Beatles pose with mutilated dolls and butchered meat for the cover of the "Yesterday and Today" album, It is later pulled March 25 U.S. Supreme Court rules the poll tax unconstitutional March 27 Anit Vietnam war demonstrations in U.S., Europe and Australia March 27 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Louise Suggs Delray Beach Golf Invitational March 29 "It's a Bird... It's Superman" opens at Alvin New York City for 129 performances March 29 Muhammad Ali beats George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing title March 30 Barbra Streisand stars on "Color Me Barbra" special on CBS March 31 25,000 anti war demonstrators march in New York City March 31 Labour Party wins British parliamentary election March 31 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 10, 1st lunar orbiter April 1 1st world festival of black art (Dakar Senegal) April 1 China premier Tsjoe en-Lai starts "Cultural revolution" April 2 Soviet Union's Luna 10 becomes 1st spacecraft to orbit Moon April 2 WJET TV channel 24 in Erie, Pennsylvania (ABC) begins broadcasting April 3 Luna 10 orbits Moon April 3 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Venice Ladies Golf Open April 3 Tom Seaver, signs with the Mets for a reported $50,000 bonus April 4 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site April 5 WTVX TV channel 34 in Ft. Pierce-Vero Beach, Florida (IND) 1st broadcast April 6 Mihir Sen swims Palk Strait between Sri Lanka and India April 7 U.S. recovers lost H-bomb from Mediterranean floor April 8 AFL chooses 36 year old Al Davis as commissioner April 8 Leonid Brezhnev elected Secretary-General of Communist Party April 8 OAO 1, 1st orbiting astronomical observatory, launched April 9 Anaheim Stadium for California Angels opens April 9 Sophia Loren marries married Carlo Ponti in Paris April 11 30th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 288 April 11 Emmett Ashford becomes 1st black major league umpire April 12 1st B-52 bombing on North Vietnam April 12 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium opens; Pirates beat Braves 3-2 April 12 Rocker Jan Berry crashes his corvette into a parked truck April 13 Pan Am places $525,000,000 order for 25 Boeing 747s April 15 KHET TV channel 11 in Honolulu, HI (PBS) begins broadcasting April 15 Rolling Stones release "Aftermath" April 16 Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith breaks diplomatic relations with Britain April 17 100th International soccer meet between Netherlands-Belgium (3-1) April 17 Carol Mann wins LPGA Raleigh Ladies Golf Invitational April 18 Bill Russell became 1st black coach in NBA history (Boston Celtics) April 19 70th Boston Marathon won by Kenji Kimihara of Japan in 2:17:11 April 19 In 1st regular season game at Anaheim Stadium, Angels lose 3-1 to Chic April 19 Roberta Bignay becomes 1st woman to run in the Boston Marathon April 20 WDCA TV channel 20 in Washington, D.C. (IND) begins broadcasting April 21 Emperor Haile Selassie (Ethiopia) visits Kingston Jamaica April 22 Atlanta Braves win their 1st game, beating New York Mets 8-4 April 22 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test April 24 Atlanta Braves win NL-record 18 straight home games (17 in Milwaukee) April 24 Carol Mann wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Invitational April 25 Drunk driver kills 10 children in Asse Belgium April 26 Arnold "Red" Auerbach retires as Boston Celtic's coach April 27 Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 2nd cello concert April 28 20th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3 April 28 38th Academy Awards - "Sound of Music," Julie Christie and L Marvin win April 28 Cleveland ties record with 10th straight win since Opening Day April 28 OCAM, Common Afro-Mauritian Organization forms May 1 Last British concert by Beatles (Empire Pool in Wembley) May 1 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational May 1 Radio RSA, South Africa begins shortwave transmitting May 1 U.S. troops shooting targets in Cambodia May 2 Pulitzer prize awarded Arthur M Schlesinger, Jr. (Thousand Days) May 3 WDHO (now WNWO) TV channel 24 in Toledo, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting May 4 Soviet government signs accord about building Fiat factory in U.S.S.R. May 5 Borussia Dortmund wins 6th Europe Cup II May 5 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2 May 6 Canadian Minister of Finance announces a $20 Centennial gold coin May 6 Most runs scored in 11th inning (9) Phils score 5 to beat Pirates 8-7 May 7 92nd Kentucky Derby: Donald Brumfield aboard Kauai King wins in 2:02 May 7 Mamas and Papas "Monday Monday" hits #1 May 7 Yankees fire manager Johnny Keene May 8 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open May 8 Last game at old Busch stadium, St. Louis Card lose 10-5 to SF May 8 Only home run ever hit out of Baltimore's Memorial Park (Frank Robinson) May 9 1st black member of Federal Reserve Board (A F Brimmer) May 9 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC May 11 Real Madrid wins 11th Europe Cup I May 12 St. Louis' Busch Stadium opens, Braves lose to Cards 4-3 in 12 inns May 13 Federal education funding is denied to 12 school districts in the South because of violations of the 1964 Civil Rights Act May 13 Rolling Stones release "Paint it Black" May 14 A Lover's Concerto by Mrs. Miller hits #95 May 15 1st day of Sunday play in County Cricket, Essex vs. Somerset May 15 Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Invitational May 15 South Vietnamese army battle Buddhists, about 80 die May 16 Beach Boys' "Pets Sounds" is released May 16 National Welfare Rights Organization organizes May 16 Stokely Carmichael named chairman of Student Nonviolent Coordinating May 17 KFDO (now KVIJ) TV channel 8 in Sayre, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting May 21 92nd Preakness: Don Brumfield aboard Kauai King wins in 1:55.4 May 21 "Downtown" by Mrs. Miller hits #82 May 21 Heavyweight Cassius Clay KOs Henry Cooper in London May 21 Louie Louie by The Kingsmen reentered the chart and hits #97 May 21 Muhammad Ali TKOs Henry Cooper in 6 for heavyweight boxing title May 21 "Time for Singing" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 41 performances May 22 18th Emmy Awards: Fugitive, Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore May 22 Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Open May 23 Beatles release "Paperback Writer" May 24 "Mame" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 1508 performances May 25 Peru and Argentina soccer fans fight in Lima; 248 die May 26 Buddhist sets self on fire at U.S. consulate in Hue South-Vietnam May 26 Guyana (formerly British Guiana) declares independence from UK May 27 55th German F-16 Starfighter crashes May 27 6 French fighters crash above Spain May 28 "Ballad Of Irving" by Frank Gallop hits #34 May 28 Dmitri Shostakovich's 11th String quartet, premieres in Leningrad May 29 Carol Mann wins LPGA Baton Rouge Ladies Golf Invitational May 30 300 U.S. airplanes bomb North Vietnam May 30 Graham Hill wins Indianapolis 500 car race (232.2 kph) May 30 U.S. launches Surveyor 1 to Moon June 1 2,400 persons attend White House Conference on Civil Rights June 1 George Harrison is impressed by Ravi Shankar's concert in London June 1 Joaquin Balaguer elected president of Dominican Republic June 1 Shortwave station Radio New York Worldwide changes calls from WRUL to WNYW June 2 U.S. Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum; 1st lunar soft-landing June 3 European DX Council forms in Copenhagen, shortwave listeners June 3 Gemini 9 launched; 7th U.S. 2-man flight, Stafford and Cernan June 4 98th Belmont: William Boland aboard Amberoid wins in 2:29.6 June 4 "Batman and His Grandmother" by Dickie Goodman hits #70 June 4 Hurricane Alma, kills 51 in Honduras June 5 Cincinnati Red Leo Cardenas hits 4 home runs in a doubleheader June 5 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Clayton Federal Golf Invitational June 6 Activist James Meredith wounded by white sniper in Mississippi June 6 Claus Von Bulow and Martha (Sunny) Crawford wed June 6 Gemini 9 completes 45 orbits after rendezvous with "angry alligator" June 6 NFL and AFL announce their merger June 6 Stokely Carmichael launches "Black Power" movement June 7 New York Mets pass up Reggie Jackson to draft Steve Chilcott #1 June 8 NFL and AFL announce plans to become NFC and AFC in 1970 June 9 5 Minnesota Twins (Rich Rollins, Zolio Versailes, Tony Oliva, Don Michner, and Harmon Killebrew) all homer in 7th inning to beat A's 9-4 June 10 Beatles "Paperback Writer" is released in U.K. June 10 Beatles record "Rain," 1st to use reverse tapes June 10 Cleveland Indian Sonny Siebert no-hits Washington Senator, 2-0 June 10 Janis Joplin's 1st live concert, Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco June 10 Mamas and Papas win gold record for "Monday, Monday" June 11 French and German media mistakenly report death of Roger Daltry June 11 "I Am A Rock" by Simon and Garfunkel peaks at #3 June 11 "(I'm A) Road Runner" by, Jr. Walker and The All-Stars peaks at #20 June 11 Janis Joplin plays her 1st gig in San Francisco June 11 "On A Clear Day You..." closes at Mark Hellinger New York City after 280 performances June 11 "Paint It, Black" by The Rolling Stones peaks at #1 June 11 "Skyscraper" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 248 performances June 11 "Sloop John B" by The Beach Boys hit #1 in U.K. June 12 Dave Clark 5 set record as they appear for 12th time on Ed Sullivan June 12 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Bluegrass Ladies Golf Invitational June 13 Supreme Court's Miranda decision; suspect must be informed of rights June 14 Dutch police beat construction workers, 60 injured June 14 Miami beats St. Petersburg (Florida State League) 4-3 in 29 innings longest uninterrupted game in organized baseball June 16 20th Tony Awards: Marat/Sade and Man of La Mancha win June 16 "Rowan and Martin Show," debuts on NBC-TV June 17 Peter Green joins John Mayall's Bluebreakers June 19 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Milwaukee Jaycee Golf Open June 20 66th U.S. Golf Open: Billy Casper shoots a 278 at Olympic CC in SF June 20 Sheila Scott completes 1st round-the-world solo flight by a woman June 21 Queen Juliana opens Coen tunnel in Amsterdam June 22 "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" opens June 24 Bombay-New York Air India flight crashes into Mont Blanc (Switzerland), 117 die June 24 Period of relative peace following WW II exceeds that following WW I June 25 Beatles' "Paperback Writer," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks June 25 Dmitri Shostakovich's 13th Symphony, premieres in Leningrad June 25 Kosmos 122, 1st Soviet weather satellite, launched June 26 Carol Mann wins LPGA Waterloo Women's Golf Open Invitational June 26 Kanton Bazel leads female suffrage in Switzerland June 26 "Time for Singing" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 41 performances June 27 1st sci-fi soap opera, "Dark Shadows," premieres on ABC-TV June 27 4th Mayor's Trophy Game; Yankees beat Mets 5-2 June 28 Ernie Terrel beats Doug Jones in 15 wba for heavyweight boxing title June 29 In the Vietnam War, U.S. planes bombed Hanoi and Haiphong for 1st time June 29 KBSC (now KVEA) TV channel 52 in Corona-Los Angeles, California begins June 29 U.S. bombs fuel storage facilities near North Vietnamese cities June 30 Beatles land in Tokyo for a concert tour June 30 Leopoldville Congo is renamed Kinshasa June 30 Richath Helms, promoted from deputy director to 8th director of CIA June 30 Test cricket debut of Derek Underwood, vs. WI Trent Bridge, wicketless June 30 Vice Admiral William F Raborn, Jr., USN, ends term as 7th director of CIA July 1 80th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: M Santana beats D Ralston (64 11-9 64) July 1 Construction crews begin tearing up Market St. to build BART July 1 Explorer 33 launched July 1 Medicare goes into effect July 1 VVV soccer team forms in Venlo July 2 73rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Billie J King beats Frasier (63 36 61) July 2 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island July 3 21st U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Sandra Spuzich July 3 Brave pitcher Tony Cloninger, is 1st NL to hit 2 grand slams in a game July 3 Race riots in Omaha, Nebraska July 4 Beatles attacked in Philippines after insulting Imelda Marcos July 4 Lyndon Baines Johnson signs Freedom of Information Act July 5 National Guard mobilizes in Omaha after 3rd night of rioting July 5 New York City transit fare rises from 15 cents to 20 cents July 5 Saturn I rocket launched at Cape Kennedy July 6 Malawi becomes a republic, Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda becomes president July 8 U.S. airline strike, until Aug 19th July 9 95th British Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus shoots 282 at Muirfield Gullane July 10 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Buckeye Savings Golf Invitational July 10 U.S. launches Orbiter 1 to the Moon July 12 10.51" (26.70 cm) of rainfall, Sandusky Ohio (state record) July 12 37th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 2-1 in 10 at Busch Stad, St. Louis July 12 All star MVP: Brooks Robinson for the Baltimore Orioles July 12 Race riot in Chicago July 12 U.S. Treasury announces it will buy mutilated silver coins at silver bullion price at Philadelphia and Denver mints July 13 Richard Speck, murders 8 nurses in Chicago July 16 "Half a Sixpence" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 512 performances July 17 Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open July 17 Indians set club record by hitting 7 home run in 15-2 win over Detroit July 17 "It's a Bird... It's Superman" closes at Alvin New York City after 129 performances July 17 Jim Ryun sets mile record (3m51s3) July 17 Pioneer 7 launched July 18 Gemini 10 launched (John Young and Michael Collins) July 19 50 year old Frank Sinatra marries 21 year old Mia Farrow in Las Vegas July 19 France performs nuclear Test at Fangataufa Island July 19 Governor James Rhodes declares state of emergency in Cleveland, race riot July 21 Gemini X returns to Earth July 21 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear Test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. July 23 Cavern Club in Liverpool reopens July 23 John Pennel pole vaults record (5.34 m) July 23 Napoleon XIV releases "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha! Ha!" July 24 48th PGA Championship: Al Geiberger shoots a 280 at Firestone CC Akron July 24 Gloria Ehret/Judy Kimball wins LPGA Yankee Women's Golf Open July 25 Brian Jones final perfomance as a Rolling Stone July 25 Eric Clapton records guitar tracks for Harrison's "While My Guitar..." July 25 Mao Tse Tung swims Yangtse River July 25 Supremes release "You Can't Hurry Love" July 25 Yankee manager Casey Stengel elected to Hall of Fame July 26 WRLH TV channel 31 in Lebanon, New Hampshire (NBC) begins broadcasting July 29 Bob Dylan hurt in motorcycle accident near Woodstock New York July 29 Nigerians chief of staff Jakubu Gowon makes coup July 30 Beatles' "Yesterday... and Today," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks July 30 England beats West Germany 4-2 for soccer's 8th World Cup in London July 30 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Supertest Ladies Golf Open July 30 U.S. airplanes bombs demilitarized zone in Vietnam July 31 Alabamans burn Beatle products due to John Lennon's anti-Jesus remark July 31 Charles Whitman wounds 46 and kills 5 at University of Texas August 1 Charles Whitman climbs University of Texas tower and shoots 12 dead August 1 Former marine Charles Whitman kills 13 and wounds 31 at University of Texas August 2 Radio Vila (New Hebrides) begins transmitting August 3 South African government bans Beatle records August 5 33rd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 38, All-Stars 0 (72,000) August 5 Beatles release "Yellow Submarine" and "Eleanor Rigby" in UK August 5 Beatles' "Revolver" album is released August 5 Jose Torres beats Eddie Cotton to retain light-HW boxing title August 5 Martin Luther King, Jr. stoned during Chicago march August 5 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. August 6 Heavyweight Cassius Clay KOs Brian London August 6 Muhammad Ali KOs Brian London in 3 for heavyweight boxing title August 6 Salazarbrug over Tag opens (longest suspension bridge of Europe) August 6 U.S. citizens demonstrate against war in Vietnam August 7 Race riot in Lansing, Michigan August 8 South Arican Broadcasting bans Beatles (Lennon's anti-Jesus remark) August 10 1st lunar orbiter launched by U.S. August 10 Daylight meteor seen from Utah to Canada. Only known case of a meteor entering Earth's atmosphere and leaving it again August 11 Last Beatle concert tour of U.S. begins August 14 1st U.S. lunar orbiter begins orbiting Moon August 14 Cleveland Stadium's 1st rock concert is held, featuring Beatles August 14 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open August 15 Radio Free Asia (South Korea) begins radio transmission August 17 Pioneer 7 launched into solar orbit August 17 Willie Mays takes 2nd place on all-time home run list August 19 Earthquake strikes Varko Turkey: 2,400 killed August 20 Beatles pelted with rotten fruit during Memphis concert August 21 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open August 22 Beatles arrive in New York City August 23 Lunar Orbiter 1 takes 1st photograph of Earth from Moon August 24 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 11 for orbit around Moon August 26 Baltimore Orioles Roznovsky and B Powell are 4th to hit consecutive pinch home runs August 26 KLOC (now KCSO) channel 42 in Charlotte, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting August 27 Francis Chichester begins 1st solo sail around world August 27 Oakland Pitcher Paul Lindblad begins a 385 cons errorless streak August 27 Race riot in Waukegan, Illinois August 27 Sir Francis Chichester begins 1st solo ocean voyage around the world August 28 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Glass City Golf Classic August 29 Beatles last public concert (Candlestick Park, SF) August 31 Referee Leo Horn whistles his last soccer match (Ajax-Bulgaria) September 1 KIFW (now KTNL) TV channel 13 in Sitka, AK (CBS) begins broadcasting September 2 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Ladies' World Series of Golf September 3 24th World San Francisco Convention honors Gene Roddenberry September 3 Donovan hits #1 with "Sunshine Superman" September 4 Houston Oilers holds Denver Broncos to no 1st downs winning 45-7 September 4 Jim Hogan wins Europe marathon (2:20:04.6) September 5 Jerry Lewis' 1st Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $15,000 September 5 WRLK TV channel 35 in Columbia, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting September 7 KTNE TV channel 13 in Alliance, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting September 7 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. September 8 Star Trek premieres on NBC-TV September 8 "That Girl" starring Marlo Thomas premieres on ABC-TV September 10 Beatles' "Revolver," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 6 weeks September 10 Muhammad Ali TKOs Karl Mildenberger in 12 for heavyweight boxing title September 10 Neal Diamond's 1st chart song (Cherry Cherry) September 11 80th U.S. Womens Tennis: M Esther Bueno-Fraiser beats N Richey (63 61) September 11 86th U.S. Mens Tennis: Fred Stolle beats John Newcombe (46 12-10 63 64) September 11 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island September 11 Johnny Miller becomes 1st Yank to hit a home run on his 1st at bat September 11 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Pacific Ladies' Golf Classic September 11 Rolling Stones perform on Ed Sullivan Show September 12 Gemini XI (Charles Conrad and R Gordon) launched for 71-hour flight September 12 KPNE TV channel 9 in North Platte, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting September 12 "Monkees" premieres on NBC-TV September 12 Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, Michigan begins teaching September 12 WCES TV channel 20 in Wrens, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting September 12 WUSF TV channel 16 in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (PBS) 1st broadcast September 13 Johannes Balthazar Vorster sworn in as premier of South Africa September 15 1st British nuclear sub HMS Resolution launched September 15 Dutch political party (D'66) forms September 15 Gemini XI (Conrad/Gordon) returns to Earth September 16 Metropolitan Opera opens at New York's Lincoln Center September 17 Cleveland pitchers set AL record striking out 19 batters in 1st 9 innings September 18 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Shirley Englehorn Golf Invitational September 20 U.S. Surveyor B launched toward Moon; crashed Sept 23 September 21 5" of rain falls on New York City September 21 Jimmy Hendrix changes spelling of his name to Jimi September 22 Edward Albee's "Delicate Balance," premieres in New York City September 22 KMEB TV channel 10 in Wailuku, HI (PBS) begins broadcasting September 22 Only 413 show up at a Yankee Stadium game September 22 Orioles beat A's 6-1 to clinch their 1st AL pennant September 22 Surveyor 2 crashes on Moon September 24 France performs nuclear test at Fangataufa Island September 24 Hurricane Inez, kills 293 in Caribbean, Florida and Mexico September 25 12th LPGA Championship won by Gloria Ehret September 25 Dmitri Shostakovich's 2nd Cello Concert premieres in Moscow September 25 Smallest Yankee stadium crowd, 413 see White Sox win 4-1 September 26 "Staten Island," 1st icebreaker to enter San Francisco bay September 29 Bechuanaland gains independence from England, becomes Botswana September 29 Sandy Koufax pitches 3rd 300-strikeout season September 30 Botswana (Bechuanaland) gains independence from Britain (National Day) September 30 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test October 1 Newspaper magnate Thomson purchases "The Times" October 1 WAEO (now WJFW) TV channel 12 in Rhinelander, WI (NBC) begins October 2 Los Angeles Dodgers Sandy Koufax clinches 3rd Los Angeles pennant in 4 years October 2 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational October 3 Marshal Arturo da Costa e Silva elected president October 4 Dutch Cardinal Alfrink presents New Catechism October 4 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island October 4 Lesotho (Basutoland) gains independence from Britain (National Day) October 6 Oriole Jim Palmer, 20, is youngest to pitch a World Series shutout October 6 Partial meltdown at Detroits's Fermi 1 nuclear reactor October 8 Wyoming's Jerry DePoyster kicks 3 field goals over 50 yards (54, 54, 52) October 9 Baltimore Orioles sweep Los Angeles Dodgers, in 63rd World Series October 9 Rolling Stones 1st LP recorded "Got Live if you Want It" October 12 Jimi Henrix Experience fors with Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell October 13 173 U.S. airplanes bomb North-Vietnam October 13 Vice Admiral Rufus L Taylor, USN, becomes deputy director of CIA October 14 175 U.S. airplanes bomb North Vietnam October 14 Dutch government of Cals falls by motion of Schmelzer October 15 Australia bans Troggs' "I Can't Control Myself," as "terribly obscene" October 15 Lyndon Baines Johnson signs a bill creating Department of Transportation (DOT) October 16 Joean Baez and 123 other ani-draft protestors arrested in Oakland October 18 "Apple Tree" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 463 performances October 19 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. October 19 Yardbird 1st U.S. tour (New York City) October 21 144 die as a coal waste landslide engulfed a school in Aberfan S Wales October 22 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 12 for orbit around Moon October 23 Sandra Spuzich/Jack Rule wins Haig and Haig Scotch Mixed Foursome Golf October 25 6 youths sentenced in "Johnson murderer!" in Amsterdam October 26 1st Pacific communications satellite launched, Intelsat 2 October 26 U.S. aircraft carrier Oriskany catches fire at Gulf on Tonken, 43 die October 27 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC October 27 U.N. deprives South Africa of Namibia October 27 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. October 28 Belgium's Gaston Roelants runs 12-4/5 miles in 1 hour October 29 Lunar Orbiter 1 crashes on moon: 6.7 degrees N 162 degrees E October 29 National Organization of Women founded October 30 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Las Cruces Ladies Golf Open November 1 Indian Haryana state created from Punjab; Chandigarh terr created November 1 NFL awards New Orleans its 16th franchise (All Saints Day) November 1 Sandy Koufax becomes 1st 3-time Cy Young Award winner November 1 William Dana in X-15 reaches 93 km November 2 KHSD TV channel 11 in Lead, SD (ABC) begins broadcasting November 4 Flooding of Arno River (Italy) destroys countless art works, kills 113 November 5 Brigham Young QB Virgil Carter sets NCAA record of 599 yards gained November 5 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site November 6 1st entire lineup televised in color (NBC) November 6 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Amarillo Ladies' Golf Open November 6 Lunar Orbiter 2 launched November 7 Jean-Claude van Itallie's "America Hurrah," premieres in New York City November 7 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship November 7 Lunar Orbiter 2 launched by US November 8 Actor Ronald Reagan elected governor of California November 8 Edward Brooke, Representative-R-Massachusetts 1967 - 1979, becomes 1st African American elected to Senate November 8 President Johnson signs anti-trust immunity to AFL-NFL merger November 9 John Lennon meets Yoko Ono at a London art gallery November 9 "Let's Sing Yiddish" opens at Brooks Atkinson New York City for 107 performances November 9 Oakland Coliseum Arena opens November 10 Jack Lynch becomes Irish premier November 10 Lunar Orbiter 2 reaches 196-1871 km around Moon November 11 Gemini 12 (Lovell and Aldrin) launched on 4-day flight November 11 Methodist Church and Evangelical United Brethren Church unite as United Methodist Church November 12 Dick The Bruiser beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champ November 12 Dodgers complete an 18-game tour of Japan with a 9-8-1 record November 12 High schooler Robert Smith kills 7 for fame November 13 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Alamo Ladies' Golf Open November 14 Muhammad Ali TKOs Cleveland Williams in 3 for heavyweight title November 15 Gemini XII (Lovell/Aldrin) returns to Earth November 16 Dr. Sam Sheppard freed after 9 years in jail, by a jury November 16 Pirates outfielder Roberto Clemente is named NL MVP November 17 Leonids meteor shower peaks (150,000+ per hour) November 18 Sandy Koufax announces his retirement, due to arthritic left elbow November 18 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site November 18 U.S. RC bishops ends rules against eating meat on Fridays November 19 Mad Dog Vachon beats Dick The Bruiser in Omaha, to become NWA champ November 20 "Cabaret" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 1166 performances November 20 Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Success Golf Open November 20 Dallas sacks Pittsburgh quarterbacks an NFL record 12 times November 20 Men in Zurich vote against female suffrage November 21 Dutch government of Zijlstra forms November 22 32nd Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Spurrier, Florida (quarterback) November 23 Chicago outfielder Tommie Agee is voted AL Rookie of Year November 24 1st TV station in Congo, Kinshasa (Zaire) November 24 400 die of respiratory failure and heart attack in killer New York City smog November 24 The Beatles began recording sessions for "Sgt Pepper" November 25 Cincinnati infielder Tommy Helms is voted NL Rookie of Year November 25 Jimi Hendrix Experience makes its London debut at Bag O' Nails Club November 26 1st major tidal power plant opens at Rance estuary, France November 26 54th CFL Grey Cup: Saskatchewan Roughriders defeats Ottawa, 29-14 November 26 "Walking Happy" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 161 performances November 27 In highest-scoring NFL game, Washington Redskins defeat New York Giants 72-41 November 27 Uruguay adopts constitution November 28 Coup in Burundi overthrows monarchy; a republic is declared November 28 Dominican Republic adopts constitution November 29 1st NBA game at Oakland Coliseum Arena - Warriors beat Bulls 108-101 November 30 Barbados gains independence from Britain (National Day) November 30 Radio time signal WWV moves from Greenbelt, Maryland December 1 Georg Kiesinger elected West German chancellor December 1 Radio time signal WWV moves from Greenbelt, Md to Boulder, Colorado December 2 Love, Moby Grape and Lee Michaels perform at Fillmore East December 3 U.S. performs underground nuclear test at Hattiesburg, Mississippi December 4 KETS TV channel 2 in Little Rock, AR (PBS) begins broadcasting December 4 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Pensacola Ladies Golf Invitational December 5 "I Do! I Do!" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 561 performances December 6 Polio vaccination becomes obligatory in Belgium December 8 A terrible Yankee trade, Roger Maris for Card's Charlie Smith December 8 U.S. and U.S.S.R. sign treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons in outer space December 10 Israeli Shmuel Yosef Agnon wins Nobel Prize for literature December 10 Nobel for chemistry awarded to Robert S Mulliken December 11 Al Nelson sets NFL record returning missed field goal, 100 yards December 12 U.S. Supreme Courts votes 4-3 allowing Braves to move to Atlanta December 13 1st battle for Bijlmer flats Amsterdam December 13 1st U.S. bombing of Hanoi December 13 Test debut of Clive Lloyd, vs. India Bombay, 82 and 78 December 13 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site December 15 Audouin Dollfus discovers 10th satellite of Saturn, Janus December 15 John W Mecom, Jr. becomes 1st owner of New Orlean Saints December 15 "Joyful Noise" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 12 performances December 16 Beatles release "Everywhere its Christmas" in UK December 16 Jimi Hendrix Experience releases its 1st single, "Hey Joe," in the UK December 18 Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" airs for 1st time on CBS December 18 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. December 20 Brussels: Nuclear Planning Group established December 20 NBA awards Seattle Supersonics a franchise for 1967-68 season December 20 Nuclear Planning Group forms in Brussels December 20 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site December 21 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 13; soft-landed in Oceanus Procellarum December 22 WCVW TV channel 57 in Richmond, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting December 23 Britains rock TV show, "Ready Steady Go," last program December 24 "Joyful Noise" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 12 performances December 24 Luna 13 lands on Moon December 24 USAF C144 military charter crashes near Binh Thai Vietnam kills 129 December 26 Maulana Karenga establishes Kwanzaa (1st fruits of harvest) holiday December 27 "At the Drop of Another Hat" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 105 performances December 28 13 die in a train crash in Everett Mass December 28 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC December 31 Monkee's "I'm a Believer" hits #1 and stays there for 7 weeks December 31 Test Cricket debut of Bishen Singh Bedi, India vs. WI Calcutta, 2-92 December 31 Toboggan Chutes begin operation in Cleveland Metroparks
