WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO NOVEMBER 1967
Find out what all happened January to November 1967

The People's Republic of China announces a successful test of its first thermonuclear weapon. (17. June 1967)

The Hither Green rail crash in the United Kingdom kills 49 people. Survivors include Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees. (5. November 1967)

New Zealand adopts decimal currency (10. July 1967)

Six-Day War: Israel captures the Golan Heights from Syria (9. June 1967)

Carl B. Stokes is elected as Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, becoming the first African American mayor of a major American city. (7. November 1967)

The first game in the history of the American Basketball Association is played as the Anaheim Amigos lose to the Oakland Oaks 134-129 in Oakland, California. (13. October 1967)

Ronald Reagan sworn in as Governor of California (2. January 1967)

Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Côte d'Ivoire are established. (23. January 1967)

The first issue of Rolling Stone Magazine is published. (9. November 1967)

The Six-Day War begins: Israel launches surprise strikes against Egyptian air-fields in response to the mobilisation of Egyptian forces on the Israeli border. (5. June 1967)

Argentina becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty. (10. June 1967)

Stockport Air Disaster: British Midland flight G-ALHG crashes in Hopes Carr, Stockport, killing 72 passengers and crew. (4. June 1967)

UN Security Council Resolution 242 is adopted by the UN Security Council, establishing a set of the principles aimed at guiding negotiations for an Arab-Israeli peace settlement. (22. November 1967)

Israeli soldiers entered Jerusalem during the Six-Day War. (7. June 1967)

Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had "gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily." (24. April 1967)

Suharto takes over from Sukarno to become Acting President of Indonesia. (12. March 1967)

The only fatality of the North American X-15 program occurs during the 191st flight when Air Force test pilot Michael J. Adams loses control of his aircraft which is destroyed mid-air over the Mojave Desert. (15. November 1967)

Vietnam War: In a propaganda ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, three American prisoners of war are released by the Viet Cong and turned over to "new left" antiwar activist Tom Hayden. (11. November 1967)

US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, establishing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. (7. November 1967)

RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 is launched at John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland. It is operated by the Cunard Line. (20. September 1967)

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