January 1 CRU becomes the CAFA and turns over the Grey Cup trophy to the CFL January 1 Day's play in the Calcutta Test vs. West Indies cancelled by riots January 1 FCC requires AM-FM sister stations to be at least 50% different January 1 Green Bay Packers beat Dallas Cowboys 34-27 in NFL championship game January 1 Kansas City Chiefs beat Buffalo Bills 31-7 in AFL championship game January 1 St. Helena adopts constitution January 1 Tonga revises constitution January 1 WABW TV channel 14 in Pelham, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting January 3 Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys is indicted for draft evasion January 3 "Tonight Show" is shortened from 105 to 90 minutes January 3 WJAN TV channel 17 in Canton, OH (IND) begins broadcasting January 5 KLXA (now KTBN) TV channel 40 in Fontana-San Ana, California (IND) begins January 6 2 homemade buses collided on a mountain road in Terpate, Philippines plunging off a cliff, killing 84, injuring 140 January 6 KHTV TV channel 39 in Houston, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting January 6 "Milton Berle Show" last airs on ABC-TV January 7 "Newlywed Game" premieres on ABC TV January 9 Georgia legislature seats Rep. Julian Bond January 9 NFL New Orleans' franchise takes name "Saints" January 10 Dutch Princess Margret marries Pieter van Vollenhoven January 10 Lester Maddox inaugurated as governor of Georgia January 10 PBS (the National Educational TV) begins as a 70 station network January 10 Princess Margret marries Mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven January 11 Romeinse Curie installs Council for Pontifical Study commission January 12 Louisville, Kentucky, draft board refuses exemption for boxer Muhammad Ali January 13 Coup in Togo January 13 Rolling Stones appear on Ed Sullivan Show January 14 20,000 attend Human Be-In, SF January 14 Earthquake in Sicily kills 231 January 14 New York Times reports Army is conducting secret germ warfare experiments January 14 Sonny and Cher release "Beat Goes On" January 15 Superbowl I: Green Bay Packers beat Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10 in LA Superbowl MVP: Bart Starr, Green Bay, quarterback January 16 1st black government installed in Bahamas January 16 Lucius Amerson, becomes 1st southern (Ala) black sheriff in 20th cent January 18 20th NHL All-Star Game: Montreal beat All-Stars 3-0 at Montreal January 18 Albert DeSalvo (Boston Strangler) sentenced to life in prison January 18 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site January 18 Yellowknife replaces Ottawa as capital of NW Territories, Canada January 19 Herr Karl Tausch writes shortest will "Vse Zene" (All to wife) January 21 AFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 30-23 January 21 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming January 21 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gary Visconti January 22 NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 20-10 January 23 Stan Musial is named General Manager of Cards January 26 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan U.S.S.R. January 27 Apollo 1 fire kills astronauts Grissom, White and Chaffee January 27 Beatles sign a 9 year worldwide contract with EMI records January 27 New Orleans Saints sign their 1st player (Paige Cothren-kicker) January 27 Treaty banning military use of nuclear weapons in space, signed January 28 Rolling Stones release "Let's Spend the Night Together" January 29 Branch Rickey and Lloyd Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame January 29 Kees Verkerk becomes European skating champ January 29 "Let's Sing Yiddish" closes at Brooks Atkinson New York City after 107 performances January 29 WDAZ TV channel 8 in Devils Lake, ND (ABC) begins broadcasting February 1 Severe brush fires in Tasmania destroy $11 million and 60 lives February 1 WCLP TV channel 18 in Chatsworth, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting February 2 Bolivia adopts its constitution February 2 Formation of American Basketball Association is announced February 3 "Purple Haze" recorded by Jimi Hendrix February 4 U.S. launches Lunar Orbiter 3 February 4 "Wild Thing" hits #20 on the pop singles chart by Senator Bobby February 5 Anastasio Somoza elected president of Nicaragua February 5 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Robert Penn Warren February 5 "Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" premieres on CBS (later ABC, NBC) February 6 Cultural Revolution in Albania February 6 Heavyweight Cassius Clay beats Ernie Terrell in Houston February 6 Muhammad Ali TKOs Ernie Terrell in 15 for heavyweight boxing title February 8 Longest losing streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (10 games) February 8 Peter (Asher) and Gordon (Waller) discontinue their singing partnership February 8 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site February 10 25th Amendment (Presidential Disability and Succession) in effect February 12 Kees Verkerk becomes world champ all round skater February 12 Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithful busted for drugs February 14 Aretha Franklin records "Respect" February 14 Latin American nuclear free zone proposal drawn up February 15 1st anti-bootleg recording laws enacted February 15 D66 (D'66) wins 7 seats in Dutch 2nd Chamber February 15 Longest dream (REM sleep) on record, Bill Carskadon, Chicago (2:23) February 16 Red Ruffing selected to Hall of Fame February 17 Beatles release "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields" February 17 Kosmos 140 (Soyuz Test) launches into Earth orbit February 18 Bob Seagren sets pole vault record at 17'3" February 18 Softball pitcher Eddie Feigner strikes out 6 straight major leaguers February 19 Stien Kaiser becomes world champion lady's skater February 22 25,000 U.S. and South Vietnamese troops launched Operation Junction City, offensive to smash Viet Cong stronghold near Cambodian border February 22 Barbara Garson's "MacBird," premieres in New York City February 22 Sling-shot goal post and 6' wide border around field are standard in NFL February 23 25th amendment (presidential succession) declared ratified February 23 John Herbert's "Fortune and Men's Eyes," premieres in New York City February 23 Ted Workman replaces Senator Keith Davey as CFL commissioner February 23 U.S. troops begin largest offensive of Vietnam War February 26 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. February 26 Verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in St. Paul, to become NWA champ February 27 Antigua and St. Christopher-Nevis become associated states of UK February 27 Dominica gains independence from England February 27 Pink Floyd finishes recordin the single, 'Arnold Layne" at London's EMI Studios February 27 Rio de la Plata Treaty February 28 Wilt Chamberlain sinks NBA record 35th consecutive field goal March 1 Dominica and St. Lucia gain independence from Britain March 1 House of Representatives expels Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (307 to 116) March 1 Queen Elizabeth Hall (South Bank Center) opens in London March 1 WMET (now WHSW) TV channel 24 in Baltimore, MD (IND) 1st broadcast March 2 9th Grammy Awards: Strangers in Night, Michele wins March 2 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site March 3 Grenada gains partial independence from Britain March 3 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site March 3 White Sox given permission to use semi-DH in training camp with home club permission (use of pinch hitter twice in same game) March 4 Ice Dance Championship at Vienna won by Towler and Ford (GRB) March 4 Ice Pairs Championship at Vienna won by Belousova and Protopopov (U.S.S.R.) March 4 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Vienna won by Emmerich Danzer (AUT) March 4 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champion in Vienna won by Peggy Fleming (U.S.) March 5 WEDN TV channel 53 in Norwich, CT (PBS) begins broadcasting March 6 2nd Academy of Country Music Awards March 6 Jimmy Hoffa enters Lewisburg Federal Prison March 6 Muhammad Ali is ordered by selective service to be inducted March 6 Stalin's daughter Svetlana Allilujeva asks for political asylum in US March 6 WACS TV channel 25 in Dawson, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting March 7 Clark Gesner's musical "You're a Good Man, premieres in New York City March 7 Teamster President Jimmy Hoffa begins 8-year jail sentence for defrauding the union and jury tampering (commuted Dec 23, 1971) March 8 New Orleans Saints begin selling season tickets (20,000 sold 1st day) March 9 Svetlana Allilueva, Stalin's daughter, defected to the West March 10 Pink Floyd's single 'Arnold Layne' is released in the UK March 12 Austria's Reinhold Bachler ski jumps 505 feet March 12 Indonesian congress deprives president Sukarno of authority March 13 Congo sentences ex-premier Moise Tsjombe to death March 13 Robert Anderson's "You Know I Can't Hear You ...," premieres in New York City March 14 1st NFL-AFL common draft, Baltimore Colts pick Bubba Smith March 14 John F. Kennedy's body moved from temporary grave to a permanent memorial March 14 New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits career home run #500 off Stu Miller March 15 AFCENT-headquarter moves to Brunssum March 15 Marshal Arturo da Costa e Silva sworn in as President of Brazil March 15 WSJK TV channel 2 in Sneedville/Knoxville, Tennessee (PBS) 1st broadcast March 18 Beatles' "Penny Lane," single goes #1 March 18 Oil tanker Torrey Canyon hits a rock and spills oil March 19 French Somaliland (Djibouti) votes to continue association with France March 19 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA St. Petersburg Orange Golf Classic March 20 Supremes release "The Happening" March 20 WOET (now WPTD) TV channel 16 in Dayton, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting March 22 Muhammad Ali KOs Zora Folley in 7 for heavyweight boxing title March 24 University of Michigan holds 1st "Teach-in" after bombing of North Vietnam March 25 29th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Dayton 79-64 March 25 The Turtle's "Happy Together" goes #1 March 25 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. March 25 Who and Cream make U.S. debut at Murray the K's Easter Show March 26 21st Tony Awards: Homecoming and Cabaret win March 26 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Venice Ladies' Golf Open March 26 Pope Paul VI publishes encyclical Populorum progressio March 28 "Sherry!" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 65 performances March 28 U.N. Secretary General U Thant makes public proposals for peace in Vietnam March 29 WCMU TV channel 14 in Mount Pleasant, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting March 30 Cover picture of Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's" is photographed March 31 1st time Jimi Hendrix burns his guitar (London) April 1 1st British ombudsman sir Edward Compton begins work April 2 Actress Lynn Redgrave marries John Clark April 2 Susie Maxwell wins LPGA Louise Suggs Golf Invitational April 3 113 East Europeans attending World Amateur hockey championships in Vienna, ask for political asylum April 3 WNYE TV channel 25 in Brooklyn, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting April 4 Amsterdam Marines chase out "nozems" of Central Station April 4 Dutch De Young government forms April 4 Marines chase "Nozems" out of Amsterdam Central Station April 5 76er Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA record of 41 rebounds April 5 ATS II launched but fails to reach orbit April 6 Premier Pompidou forms new French government April 7 Israeli/Syrian border fights April 7 Tom Donahue, San Francisco dj begins new radio format - Progressive (KMPX-FM) April 9 1st Boeing 737 rolls out April 9 31st Golf Masters Championship: Gay Brewer, Jr. wins, shooting a 280 April 9 "At the Drop of Another Hat" closes at Booth New York City after 105 performances April 9 Shortwave broadcaster Radio New York Worldwide's transmitter burns down April 10 39th Academy Awards - "Man For All Seasons," E Taylor and P Scofield win April 11 Harlem (New York City) voters defy Congress and reelect Adam Clayton Powell Jr April 11 "Illya Darling" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 320 performances April 11 Tom Stoppard's "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead," premieres April 14 General Gnassingbe Eyadema becomes president of Togo April 14 In the Vietnam War, U.S. planes bombed Haiphong for 1st time April 14 Red Sox rookie Billy Rohome comes within 1 strike of a no hitter at April 14 Yankee Stadium, Elston Howard singles on a 3-2 pitch April 15 "Wait A Minim!" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 457 performances April 16 "Walking Happy" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 161 performances April 16 Yankees beat Boston 7-6 in 18 innings April 17 Shortwave Radio New York Worldwide goes back on the air after a week off April 17 Surveyor 3 launched; soft lands on Moon, April 20 April 19 71st Boston Marathon won by Dave McKenzie of New Zealand in 2:15:45 April 19 Beatles sign a contract to stay together for 10 years April 19 "Casino Royale" premieres April 19 U.S. Surveyor III lands on Moon April 19 Yugoslav author Mihaljo Mihaljov sentenced 4 years April 20 French author Regis Debray caught in Bolivia April 20 New York Met Tom Seaver's 1st victory, beats Cubs, 6-1 April 20 U.S. planes bomb Haiphong for 1st time during Vietnam War April 20 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. April 21 Dodgers 1st rain out in Los Angeles (after 737 consecutive games) April 21 EO, Evangelical Broadcasting, begins in Netherlands April 21 Josef Stalin's daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva, defects to U.S. April 21 Military coup in Greece, Konstantinos Kollias becomes premier April 21 Svetlana Alliluyeva (Josef Stalin's daughter) defects in New York City April 22 Martial Law goes into effect in Greece April 23 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Raleigh Ladies Golf Invitational April 23 Soyuz 1 launched; Vladimir Komarov becomes 1st in-flight casualty April 24 21st NBA Championship: Philadelphia 76ers beat San Francisco Warriors, 4 games to 2 April 24 Pink Floyd's single 'Arnold Layne is released in the United States April 25 Britain grants internal self-government to Swaziland April 25 Jules Feiffer's "Little Murders," premieres in New York City April 26 "Hallelujah, Baby!" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 293 performances April 26 KSPS TV channel 7 in Spokane, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting April 26 San Marco 2 Launch (1st Equatorial Launch) April 27 Expo '67 opens in Montreal April 27 Rocky Marciano retires as undefeated boxing champ April 27 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site April 28 Expo 67 opens in Montreal April 28 Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army and stripped of boxing title April 29 Aretha Franklin releases "Respect" April 30 Highest tower to the world finished, 537m (U.S.S.R.) April 30 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational April 30 New York Met pitcher Tom Seaver wins hist 1st game April 30 Orioles' Stu Miller and Steve Barber lose 2-1 despite no-hitting Tigers May 1 Anastasio Somoza Debayle becomes president of Nicaragua May 1 Elvis Presley and Pricilla Beaulieu wed May 1 Jelle Zijlstra becomes president of Netherlands Bank May 1 Pulitzer prize awarded to Bernard Malamud (Fixer) May 2 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 2 May 3 Black students seize finance building at Northwestern University May 4 Lunar Orbiter 4 launched by U.S.; begins orbiting Moon May 7 May 6 400 students seize administration building at Cheyney State College May 6 93rd Kentucky Derby: Bobby Ussery on Proud Clarion wins in 2:00.6 May 6 Maureen Wilton runs female world record marathon (3:15:22) May 6 Zakir Hussain elected 1st Moslem president of India May 7 Carol Mann wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open May 8 Muhammad Ali is indicted for refusing induction in U.S. Army May 9 1st flight of Fokker F-28 Fellowship May 9 Gijsbert van Hall resigns as mayor of Amsterdam May 10 Foundation Arizona soccer team forms in Alkmaar May 10 Hank Aaron only inside the park home run vs Jim Bunning May 10 Keith Richards, Brian Jones and Mick Jagger arrested on drug charges May 10 Stockholm Vietnam-Tribunal declares U.S. aggression in Vietnam/Cambodia May 10 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site May 11 100,000,000th U.S. phone connected May 11 Great Britain, Ireland and Denmark apply for Common Market membership May 11 "Sing, Israel Sing" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City for 14 performances May 12 1st quadrophonic concert (Pink Floyd in London) May 12 H Rap Brown replaces Stokely Carmichael as chairman of Student May 12 Provo disbands in Netherlands Nonviolent Coordinating Committee May 13 Octagonal boxing ring is tested to avoid corner injuries May 14 Mickey Mantle's 500th home run off Oriole's Stu Miller May 15 Jo Ann Prentice wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open May 15 Paul McCartney meets his future wife Linda Eastman May 16 Philadelphia voters approve a $13 million bond issue to build a new stadium May 17 Dylan's 1965 U.K. Tour is released as film "Don't Look Back" May 18 Silver hits record $1.60 an ounce in London May 18 Tennessee Governor Ellington repeals "Monkey Law," upheld in 1925 Scopes Trial May 19 U.S. bombs Hanoi May 19 U.S.S.R. ratifies treaty with England and U.S. banning nuclear weapons in space May 20 10,000 demonstrate against war in Vietnam May 20 93rd Preakness: Bill Shoemaker aboard Damascus wins in 1:55.2 May 20 BBC bans Beatle's "A Day in the Life" (drug references) May 21 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Open May 21 "Sing, Israel Sing" closes at Brooks Atkinson New York City after 14 performances May 22 Egyptian president Nassar closes Straits of Tiran to Israel May 22 Fire at L'Innovation department store kills 322 (Brussels, Belgium) May 22 "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," debuts on NET (now PBS) May 23 Government bans submarines near South Africa May 24 AFL grants a franchise to Cincinnati Bengals May 25 Celtic wins 12th Europe Cup 1 in Lisbon May 25 John Lennon takes delivery of his psychedelic painted Rolls Royce May 26 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site May 27 "Sherry!" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 65 performances May 28 Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 2nd Violin concert May 28 Francis Chichester arrives home at Plymouth from Round-the-world trip May 28 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. May 29 Australian Paul McManus water skis barefoot for 1:30:19 May 29 Pope Paul VI names 27 new cardinals, including Karol Wojtyla, archbishop of Krakow, who later became Pope John Paul II May 30 Biafra declares independence from Nigeria May 30 King Hussein of Jordan visits Cairo May 30 Robert "Evel" Knievel's motorcycle jumps 16 automobiles May 30 Yankee Whitey Ford, nearing 41, announces his retirement from baseball May 31 Bayern Munchen wins 7th Europe Cup II at Neurenberg June 1 Beatles release Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in U.S. and goes gold June 1 Mayor-council form of government instituted for Washington, D.C. June 2 Race riots in Roxbury section of Boston June 3 99th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Damascus wins in 2:28.8 June 3 Aretha Franklin's "Respect" reaches #1 June 4 19th Emmy Awards: Mission Impossible, Monkees, Don Knotts and Lucy Ball June 4 Curt Flood's record 568 straight chances without an error ends (227 straight games) June 4 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA St. Louis Women's Golf Invitational June 4 KTVN TV channel 2 in Reno, NV (CBS) begins broadcasting June 4 Monkees take home an Emmy for their Outstanding comedy Series June 5 6 day war between Israel and Arab neighbors begin June 5 Murderer Richard Speck sentenced to death in electric chair June 5 Royal Canadian Mint ordered to start converting 10 cent and 25 cent coins to pure nickel as soon as possible June 5 WSBE TV channel 36 in Providence, RI (PBS) begins broadcasting June 6 Israeli troops occupy Gaza June 7 2 Moby Grape members arrested for contributing to deliquency of minors June 7 Israel captures Wailing Wall in East Jerusalem, Jericho and Bethlehem June 7 New York Yankees draft Ron Blomberg #1 June 8 Israel attacks USS Liberty in Mediterranean, killing 34 U.S. crewmen June 9 Boycott scores 246* vs. India, Leeds, 573 minutes, 29 fours 1 six June 9 Israeli troops reach Suez Canal June 9 Monkees appear at Hollywood Bowl June 10 15,000 attend Fantasy Faire and Magic Mountain Music Festival, California June 10 Israel, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt end "6-Day War" with United Nations help June 10 U.S.S.R. drops diplomatic relations with Israel June 11 A. J. Foyt and Dan Gurney drove a Ford to victory in Le Mans June 11 Chicago Cubs (7) and New York Mets (4) tie record of 11 home runs in a game June 11 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Bluegrass Golf Invitational June 11 Race riot in Tampa Florida; National Guard mobilizes June 12 Race riot in Cincinnati Ohio, 300 arrested June 12 Supreme Court unanimously ends laws against interracial marriages June 12 U.S.S.R. launches Venera 4 for parachute landing on Venus June 12 Washington Senators beat Chicago White Sox, 6-5, in 22 innings June 13 Thurgood Marshall nominated as 1st black Supreme Court justice June 13 "You Only Live Twice" premieres in U.S. June 14 Mariner 5 Launch, Venus Flyby June 14 Steve Allen Show," premieres on CBS-TV June 14 U.S.S.R. launches Kosmos 166 for observation of Sun from Earth orbit June 16 50,000 attend Monterey International Pop Festival June 17 1st Chinese hydrogen bomb explodes June 17 Barbra Streisand: A Happening in Central Park performed June 17 Longest doubleheader 9:15 (Tigers and Athletics) June 17 "Somebody To Love" by Jefferson Airplane peaks at #5 June 18 67th U.S. Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus shoots 275 at Baltusrol Golf Club New Jersey June 18 Houston Don Wilson no-hits Atlanta Braves, 2-0 June 18 Monterey International Pop Festival rocks Southern California June 18 Susie Maxwell wins LPGA Milwaukee Jaycee Golf Open June 19 Muhammad Ali is convicted for refusing induction in U.S. Army June 19 Paul McCartney admits on TV that he took LSD June 20 Phillies Larry Jackson beats New York Mets for 18th straight time June 21 Yankees take 5-3 lead in 11th and lose 6-5, in 2nd game Red Sox lead 3-2 in 9th and Yankees beat them 6-3 June 23 Jim Ryun sets mile record (3:51.1, Bakersfield CA) June 23 John Entwistle of rock group Who weds Alison Wise June 23 Lyndon Baines Johnson and Alexei Kosygin hold 1st of 2 summit meetings in Glassboro, New Jersey June 23 U.S. Senate censures Thomas J Dodd (D-Ct) for misusing campaign funds June 24 Pope Paul VI publishes encyclical Sacerdotalis coelibatus June 24 Zaire adopts constitution June 25 400 million watch Beatles "Our World" TV special June 25 Carol Mann wins LPGA Buckeye Savings Golf Invitational June 25 KPBS TV channel 15 in San Diego, California (PBS) begins broadcasting June 25 Mohammed Ali, Cassius Clay, sentenced to 5 years June 26 Pope Paul VI names 27 new cardinals June 27 Race riot in Buffalo New York (200 arrested) June 28 George Harrison is fined 6 pounds for speeding June 28 Israel annexes East Jerusalem June 29 Israel removes barricades, re-unifying Jerusalem June 29 Keith Richards is sentenced to 1 year in jail on drugs charge June 30 Major Robert H Lawrence, Jr. named 1st black astronaut June 30 Moise Tsjombe kidnapped to Algeria June 30 Phillies Cookie Rojas pitches, plays 9th position since joining Phils July 1 1st British color TV broadcast, on BBC 2 July 1 BBC starts their World Radio Club July 1 Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," goes #1 for 15 weeks July 1 "Funny Girl" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 1348 performances July 2 22nd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Catherine Lacoste July 2 Catherine Lacoste becomes youngest (22), 1st foreigner (France) and 1st amateur to U.S. Women's open golf tournament July 3 "News at 10" premieres on English TV July 4 Opening ceremony of Tassajara Zen Mountain Center July 4 Phillies Clay Dairymple ties NL record of 6 walks in doubleheader July 5 Congo uprising under Belgian mercenary Jean Schramme July 6 Biafran War erupts as Nigerian forces invade July 7 81st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: John Newcombe beats W Bungert (63 61 61) July 7 Beatles' "All You Need is Love" is released July 7 Doors' "Light My Fire" hits #1 July 8 74th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats A Jones (63 64) July 8 Helen Weston of Detroit rolls a record 4,585 in 24 games July 9 13th LPGA Championship won by Kathy Whitworth July 9 WRET TV channel 36 in Charlotte, North Carolina (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting July 10 Bobbie Gentry records "Ode to Billie Joe" July 11 38th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 2-1 in 15 at Anaheim Stadium, CA July 11 All star MVP: Tony Perez (Cincinnati Reds) July 11 Kenny Rogers forms 1st Edition July 12 23 die in Newark race riot July 12 5th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 4-0 July 12 Blacks in Newark, riot, 26 killed, 1500 injured and over 1000 arrested July 12 Greek regime deprives 480 Greeks of their citizenship July 13 Race riots break out in Newark, 27 die July 14 Astro Eddie Matthews hits his 500th home run off San Francisco Giant Juan Marichal July 14 Surveyor 4 launched to Moon; explodes just before landing July 14 The Who, opening for Herman's Hermits begin a U.S. tour July 15 L.A. Wolves beat Washington Whips 6-5 in OT to be United Soccer Association champs July 15 Roberto DeVicenzo of Argentina wins golf's British Open July 15 "Sweet Charity" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 608 performances July 15 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear Test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. July 16 Mickey Wright wins Lady Carling Golf Open July 16 Prison brawl ignites barracks, killing 37 (Jay, Florida) July 17 Monkees perform at Forest Hills, New York, Jimi Hendrix is opening act July 17 Race riots in Cairo, Illinois July 18 Silver hits record $1.87 an ounce in New York July 19 1st air conditioned New York City subway car (R-38 on the F line) July 19 Race riots in Durham, North Carolina July 19 U.S. launches Explorer 35 for lunar orbit (800/7400 km) July 20 Pablo Neruda receives 1st Viareggio-Versile prizes July 20 Race riots in Memphis, Tennessee July 22 Atlanta Braves use a record 5 pitchers in 9th inning July 22 Carol Mann wins LPGA Supertest Ladies' Golf Open July 22 Jimi Hendrix quits as opening act of the Monkees' tour July 23 43 die in race riot in Detroit (2,000 injured, 442 fires) July 24 49th PGA Championship: Don January shoots a 281 at Columbine CC Colorado July 24 Beatles sign a petition in Times to legalize marijuana July 24 Charles de Gaulle says 'Vive le Quebec libre! Long live free Quebec!' July 24 Chinese army/air force/fleet repress uprising in Wuhan City July 24 Norway requests European Common Market membership July 24 Race riots in Cambridge Maryland July 24 Race riots in Detroit force postponement of Tigers-Orioles game July 25 Construction begins on San Francisco MUNI METRO (Market Street subway) July 26 Twins beat Yankees 3-2 in 18 July 27 Arabs Federation premier Hoesein Al Bayoomi resigns July 27 Helmond Sport soccer team forms July 27 Lyndon Baines Johnson sets up commission to study cause of urban violence July 27 U.S. performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site July 29 Fire aboard carrier USS Forrestal in Gulf of Tonkin kills 134 July 29 Moderate quake (6.5) strikes Caracas Venezuela causing severe damage July 30 Clifford Ann Creed/Margie Masters wins Yankee Ladies' Team Golf Champ July 30 Race riot in Milwaukee (4 killed) July 31 Rolling Stone Mick Jagger and Keith Richards end 1 month jail sentence August 1 Izaak Samkalden becomes mayor of Amsterdam August 1 WBRA TV channel 15 in Roanoke, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting August 2 New Orleans Saints 1st pre-season game, they lose to Los Angeles Rams 16-77 August 2 U.S.'s Lunar Orbiter 5 launched; enters lunar orbit Aug 5 August 3 45,000 U.S. soldiers sent to Vietnam August 3 James Law rides entire New York City subway in 22 hours 12 minutes August 4 34th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 27, All-Stars 0 (70,934) August 4 Shortwave group ANARC's 1st convention (Chicago) August 4 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site August 4 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. August 5 1st time an AFL team beats an NFL team, Broncos beats Detroit 13-7 August 5 Bobby Gentry releases her only hit "Ode to Billy Joe" August 6 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open August 6 Minnesota Twin Dean Chance perfect games Boston Red Sox, 2-0 in 5 innings August 6 Oriole Brooks Robinson hits into a record 4th triple play August 6 Pope Paul VI publishes constitution Pro comperto sane August 8 Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand meet to form Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) August 9 Biafran offensive against Nigerian army August 9 KYAY TV channel 39 in West Monroe, LA (IND) begins broadcasting August 11 Al Downing becomes 12th to strike-out side on 9 pitches August 12 New Orleans Saints 1st pre-season victory, beat St. Louis 23-14 August 13 WQLN TV channel 54 in Erie, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting August 14 Belgian embassy in Kinshasa, Congo, plundered August 14 Radio Scotland and Radio Swinging Holland go off the air August 15 Pope Paul VI publishes constitution Regimini Ecclesiae Universae August 16 Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney retires 19 Pirates, then gets injured and leaves August 16 WFIQ TV channel 36 in Florence, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting August 18 Red Sox Tony Conigliaro is beaned by Angels Jack Hamilton August 18 Rolling Stones release "We Love You" August 18 WCBS radio in New York City goes all-news August 19 Beatles' "All You Need is Love," single goes #1 August 20 Alvin Dark (52-69) is fired, rehired, and fired again as manager of A's August 20 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open August 21 China reports downing of 2 U.S. bombers August 21 Ken Harrelson becomes baseball's 1st free agent August 21 Liquid gas tanker explodes in Martelange Belgium, 22 killed August 21 Mikis Theodorakis arrested in Greece August 25 Beatles go to Wales to study TM with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi August 25 Minn Twin Dean Chance 2nd no-hitter of month beats Cleveland, 2-1 August 25 Paraguay accepts its constitution August 25 Train crash at Beesd, 2 die August 26 Beatles, Mick Jagger and Marienne Faithful meet Maharishi Mahesh Yogi August 26 Dean Chance pitches a 2-1 no-hitter, and Twins sweep Cleveland August 26 Dutch 2nd Chamber demands U.S. stop bombing North Vietnam August 27 Naomi Sims is 1st black model on U.S. cover (Fashion of the Times) August 27 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Amarillo Ladies' Golf Open August 28 Asif Iqbal and Intikhab Alam make 190 stand for 9th wkt vs. Eng August 28 Boston signs 1st free-agent outfielder Ken Harrelson for $75,000 bonus August 29 Final TV episode of "Fugitive" August 29 Yankees longest day, Red Sox take 1st game 2-1 in 9, Yankees win 2nd game in 20, 4-3 a total of 8 hours and 19 minutes August 30 U.S. Senate confirm Thurgood Marshall as 1st black justice September 1 KMNE TV channel 7 in Bassett, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting September 1 San Francisco Giants beat Cincinnati Reds, 1-0, in 21 innings September 1 WIRT TV channel 13 in Hibbing, MN (ABC) begins broadcasting September 1 WJRJ (WTCG, WTBS) TV channel 17 in Atlanta, Georgia (IND) begins September 2 KUHI (now KSNF) TV channel 16 in Joplin, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting September 3 Final episode of "What's My Line?," hosted by John Charles Daly September 3 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Ladies' World Series of Golf September 3 Last broadcast of "What's My Line" on CBS TV September 3 Nguyen Van Thieu elected President of South Vietnam under a new constitution September 3 Sweden begins driving on right-hand side of road September 3 WJPM TV channel 33 in Florence, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting September 4 6.5 earthquake of Kolya Dam India, kills 200 September 4 Jerry Lewis' 2nd Muscular Dystrophy telethon September 4 Train crash at Arnhem, Netherlands, kills 5 September 5 Hurricane Beuleah, kills 54 in Caribbean, Mexico and Texas September 5 KMEG TV channel 14 in Sioux City, IA (CBS) begins broadcasting September 5 WEBA TV channel 14 in Allendale, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting September 8 Surveyor 5 launched; makes soft landing on Moon Sept 10 September 8 Uganda abolishes traditional tribal kingdoms, becomes a republic September 9 1st successful Test flight of a Saturn V September 9 Debra Dene Barnes (Kansas), 20, crowned 40th Miss America 1968 September 10 81st U.S. Womens Tennis: Billie Jean M King beats Ann H Jones (119 64) September 10 87th U.S. Mens Tennis: John Newcombe beats Clark Graebner (64 64 86) September 10 Chicago White Sox Joel Horlen no-hits Detroit Tigers, 6-0 September 10 Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Pacific Golf Classic September 10 Gibraltar votes 12,138 to 44 to remain British and not Spanish September 10 Joel Horlen revives Chicago's pennant hopes with a 5-0 no-hit win September 10 KVVU TV channel 5 in Henderson-Las Vegas, NV (IND) begins broadcasting September 11 A's drop grievance filed with National Labor Relations against C Finley September 11 Beatles' Magical Mystery Bus driven around England September 11 Carol Burnett Show premieres on CBS-TV September 11 French president De Gaulle visits Poland September 11 Indian/Chinese border fights September 11 U.S. Surveyor 5 makes 1st chemical analysis of lunar material September 11 WSRE TV channel 23 in Pensacola, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting September 11 WUNE TV channel 17 in Linville, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting September 11 WUNF TV channel 33 in Asheville, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting September 11 WUNG TV channel 58 in Concord, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting September 14 Melville Abrams Ball Field in Bronx named September 14 Thomas Pell Wildlife Refuge and Sanctuary opens in Bronx September 15 KPOB TV channel 15 in Poplar Bluff, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting September 16 Anni Pede runs female world record marathon (3:07:26) September 16 KPAZ TV channel 21 in Phoenix, Arizona (IND) begins broadcasting September 16 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. September 17 "Mission Impossible" premieres on CBS-TV September 17 Mount Washington cog railway train derails, kills 8 in New Hampshire September 17 New Orleans Saints 1st NFL game, they lose to Los Angeles Rams 27-13 September 17 Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Shirley Englehorn Golf Invitational September 18 Intrepid (U.S.) beats Dame Pattie (Australia) in 21st America's Cup September 19 Nigeria begins offensive against Biafra September 20 Benin separates from Nigeria September 20 British liner Queen Elizabeth II launched at Clydebank, Scotland September 20 Hurricane Beulah hits Texas-Mexican border, kills 38 September 20 WCAE TV channel 50 in St. John, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting September 20 WCIX TV channel 6 in Miami, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting September 21 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 22 Phillies release pitcher Dallas Green, their future manager September 22 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. September 23 Greek Colonels regime frees ex-premier Georgios Papandreou September 23 Radio Malta stops testing September 24 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational September 25 WGBX TV channel 44 in Boston, MA (PBS) begins broadcasting September 26 Dmitri Shostakovich's 2nd Violin concert, premieres in Moscow September 27 Phillies Jim Bunning ties NL record of 5, 1-0 losses in a year September 27 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 28 Walter Washington elected 1st mayor of Washington, D.C. September 29 Gladys Knight and Pips releases "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" September 29 International Monetary Fund reforms world monetary system September 29 Mickey Hart joins the Grateful Dead and plays the Straightater September 30 BBC starts their own popular music radio station September 30 Palace of Fine Arts reopens (1st time during 1915 exposition) September 30 U.S.S.R.'s Kosmos 186 and 188 complete 1st automatic docking October 1 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Ladies' LA Golf Open October 1 KBFI (now KDAF) TV channel 33 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (IND) begins October 1 Pink FLoyd's 1st U.S. tour (arrives in New York City) October 2 Grateful Dead members arrested by narcotic agents October 2 Groundbreaking begins on Veteran Stadium in Philadelphia October 2 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Seven Lakes Golf Invitational October 2 Thurgood Marshall sworn in as 1st black Supreme Court Justice October 3 KGSC (now KICU) TV channel 36 in San Jose, California (IND) begins October 3 King Boudouin inaugurates world's biggest floodgate (Antwerp) October 3 William Knight sets X-15 speed rec of 7,297 KPH/4,534 MPH/Mach 6.72 October 4 1st World Series since 1948 not to feature Yankees, Giants or Dodgers October 6 Haight-Ashbury hippies throw a funneral to mark end of hippies October 6 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test October 7 Beatles turn down $1 million New York concert offer by Sid Berstein October 7 Rolf Hochhuths "Soldaten," premieres in West Berlin October 10 Brendan Behans "Norstal Boy," premieres in Dublin October 11 World Series record 3 consecutive home runs (Carl Yastremski, Reggie Smith, and Rico Petrocelli) by Red Sox October 11 Yoko Plus Me art exhibit opens in London (the me is John Lennon) October 12 St. Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 64th World Series as Lou Brock steals a record 7 bases in 1 World Series October 13 CBS radio cancels "House Party" October 16 WETK TV channel 33 in Burlington, VT (PBS) begins broadcasting October 16 WGNO TV channel 26 in New Orleans, Louisiana (ABC) begins broadcasting October 17 Barbra Streisand stars on "Belle of 14th Street" special on CBS October 17 "Hair" premieres on Broadway October 17 Memorial service for Brian Epstein at New London Synagogue October 17 Pete Knight in X-15 reaches 85 km October 17 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. October 18 AL votes to allow Athletics to move from Kansas City to Oakland and expand league to 12 teams in 1971 with Kansas City and Seattle teams October 18 Nobel prize for physics awarded to Hans A. Bethe October 18 Soviet Venera 4 becomes 1st probe to send data back from Venus October 18 Walt Disney's "Jungle Book" is released October 19 Igor Ter-Ovanesyan of U.S.S.R., sets then long jump record at 27' 4 3/4" October 19 Mariner 5 makes fly-by of Venus October 20 7 men are convicted of civil rights violations in Meridan Miss October 20 Charlie Finley names Bob Kennedy 1st manager of Oakland A's October 20 KMXN (now KJTV) TV channel 34 in Lubbock, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting October 21 Egypt sinks Israeli torpedo boat October 21 Thousands opposing Vietnam War try to storm Pentagon October 22 17th Ryder Cup: U.S. wins 23 -8 at Champions Golf Club Texas October 22 Joe DiMaggio is hired as executive Vice President of A's by Charlie Finley October 22 Murle Lindstrom wins LPGA Carlsbad Jaycee Golf Open October 23 "Henry, Sweet Henry" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 80 performances October 23 New Jersey Americans (later NY/New Jersey Nets) play 1st ABA game October 26 Edward Brooke, born in Washington, D.C, Senator-R-Massachusetts 1967 - 1979, first African American to be elected to the Senate October 26 Shah of Iran crowns himself after 26 years on Peacock Throne October 27 4 people from Baltimore pour blood on selective service records October 27 Expo '67 closes in Montreal, Canada October 27 NLF leaves People's Republic of South-Yemen October 29 Danny Abramowicz begins NFL streak of 105 consecutive game receptions October 29 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Alamo Ladies' Golf Open October 29 MacDermot, Ragni and Rado's musical "Hair," premieres in New York City October 30 Arthur Allyn says White Sox will play 9 games in Milwaukee in 1968 October 30 Ferdinand Bracke bicycles world record time (48,093 km) October 30 U.S.S.R. Kosmos 186 and 188 make 1st automatic docking and Venmera 13 launch October 31 KIMO TV channel 13 in Anchorage, AK (ABC) begins broadcasting October 31 Nguyen Van Thieu took oath of office as 1st President of South Vietnam 2nd Rep October 31 SF's Mike McCormick wins NL Cy Young Award November 3 Boston's Jim Lonborg wins AL Cy Young November 5 ATS-3 launched by U.S. to take 1st pictures of full Earth disk November 5 Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Corpus Christi Civitan Golf Open November 5 New Orleans Saints 1st NFL victory, beat Philadelphia Eagles 31-24 November 5 U.S. troops conquer Loc Ninh South Vietnam November 5 Yemen president Sallal flees November 6 Bridge at Annabaai crashes on Willemstad, Curaeao, kills 15 November 6 U.S. launches Surveyor 6; makes soft landing on Moon Nov 9 November 7 Carl B. Stokes elected 1st black mayor of a major city-Cleveland, Ohio November 7 Lyndon Baines Johnson signs a bill establishing Corporation for Public Broadcasting November 7 Richard G. Hatcher elected mayor of Gary, Indiana November 7 St. Louis Cardinals Orlando Cepeda is 1st unanimous NL MVP November 7 Surveyor 6 launched for soft landing on Moon November 8 1st local British radio station begins broadcasting (Radio Leicester) November 8 Silver hits record $1.951 an ounce in London November 8 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site November 9 1st unmanned Saturn V flight to test Apollo 4 reentry module November 9 Surveyor 6 soft lands on Moon November 10 KXNE TV channel 19 in Norfolk, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting November 12 Margie Masters wins LPGA Quality Chekd Golf Classic November 12 Packers' Travis Williams returns 2 kickoffs for TDs against Browns, setting largest margin of Browns defeat (48), winning 55-7 November 13 NL owners OK AL expansion to Seattle and Kansas City November 15 Boston's Carl Yastrzemski wins AL MVP November 15 Michael Adams in X-15 reaches 80 km November 15 WLTV TV channel 23 in Miami, Florida (IND) begins broadcasting November 17 Beatles Ltd and Apple Music Ltd swap names November 17 French author Regis Debray sentenced to 30 years in Bolivia November 17 Surveyor 6 becomes 1st man-made object to lift off Moon November 18 British government devalues pounds from U.S. equivalent of $2.80 to $2.40 November 19 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Pensacola Ladies' Golf Invitational November 20 At 11 AM, Census Clock at Department of Commerce ticks past 200 million November 20 Mets pitcher Tom Seaver (16-12) is named NL Rookie of Year November 20 U.S. population reaches 200 million November 21 Phillip and Jay Kunz fly a kite a record 28,000 feet November 22 BBC unofficially bans "I Am the Walrus" by Beatles November 22 Silver hits record $2.17 an ounce in New York November 22 U.N. Sec council passes resolution 242 - Israel must give back occupied land November 22 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. November 25 "Apple Tree" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 463 performances November 25 Puerto Rico placed on Atlantic Standard Time November 26 Browns' Carl Ward sets club record with a 104-yd kickoff return November 26 Cloud burst over Lisbon kills about 450 November 27 Beatles release "Magical Mystery Tour" November 27 Gold pool nations pledge support of $35 per ounce gold price November 28 33rd Heisman Trophy Award: Gary Beban, UCLA (quarterback) November 28 The 1st pulsating radio source (pulsar) detected November 29 British troops withdraw from Aden and South Yemen November 29 Robert McNamara elected president of World bank November 30 Democratic People's republic of Yemen gains independence November 30 Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower announce their engagement November 30 Kuria Muria Islands ceded by Britain to Oman November 30 People's Democratic Republic of Yemen declares independence from U.K. November 30 People's Rep of South Yemen (Aden) gains independence from Britain November 30 Senator Eugene McCarthy begins run for U.S. presidency December 1 Pacific Northwest Sports awarded AL expansion franchise (Seattle) December 1 Queen Elizabeth inaugurates 98-inch (249-cm) Isaac Newton telescope December 1 Seattle awarded one of the 2 AL expansion franchise teams December 1 Wilt Chamberlain set NBA record of 22 free throws misses December 2 55th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats Saskatchewan, 24-1 December 3 1st human heart transplant performed (Dr. Christian Barnard, South Africa) December 3 Derek Clayton runs world record marathon (2:09:36.4) December 3 Ex-president Sukarno under house arrest in Indonesia December 3 Final run of "20th Century Limited," famed N.Y. - Chicago luxury train December 5 Beatles clothing store "Apple" on 94 Baker Street, London, opens December 5 Benjamin Spock and Allen Ginsberg arrested protesting Vietnam war December 6 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan U.S.S.R. December 7 "How Now, Dow Jones" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 220 performances December 7 Otis Rescue records "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay" December 8 Beatles "Magical Mystery Tour" album is released in UK December 8 NHL California Seals change name to Oakland Seals December 9 Jim Morrison, arrested on stage for disturbing the peace December 9 Lyndon Johnson's daughter Lynda marries in White House December 9 Nicolea Ceausescu becomes president (dictator) of Romania December 11 6.5 earthquake in West India, 170 killed December 11 Beatles' Apple Music signs its 1st group-Grapefruit December 11 People's front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) established December 11 SST prototype "Concorde" 1st shown (France) December 12 U.S. launches Pioneer 8 into solar orbit December 13 United Soccer Association and National Pro Soccer League merge into NASL December 13 Unsuccessful coup against Greek King Constantine II December 14 DNA created in a test tube December 15 Beatles release "Christmas Time is Here Again" December 15 Joe Garagiola joins Today Show panel December 15 Silver Bay bridge (Oh-WV) collapes during afternoon rush hour, 34 die December 16 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia 76ers scores 68 points vs Chicago December 17 WEDW TV channel 49 in Bridgeport, CT (PBS) begins broadcasting December 20 474,300 U.S. soldiers in Vietnam December 20 "Graduate," starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft, premieres December 20 Ian Anderson and Glenn Cornick form rock group Jethro Tull December 23 Brussels: NATO-Council accept "Flexible Response"-strategy December 24 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC December 25 Paul McCartney and Jane Asher get engaged December 26 BBC broadcasts "Magical Mystery Tour" December 26 Dave Brubeck Quartet formally disbands December 28 KTSB (now KSNT) TV channel 27 in Topeka, KS (NBC) begins broadcasting December 28 Muriel Siebert is 1st women to own a seat on New York Stock Exchange December 29 Star Trek's "Trouble With Tribbles" 1st airs December 29 Turkish-Cypriot government forms in Cyprus December 30 Beatles' "Hello Goodbye," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks December 30 Great Western Forum opens in LA December 31 1st NBA game at Great Western Forum, Los Angeles Lakers beat Houston 147-118 December 31 "Henry, Sweet Henry" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 80 performances December 31 Oakland Raiders beat Houston Oilers 40-7 in AFL championship game December 31 Packers beat Cowboys 21-17 in NFL championship game (-13 degrees F)
