WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO MAY 1967
Find out what all happened April to May 1967

Vietnam War: Vinh Xuan massacre. (22. May 1967)

Egypt imposes a blockade and siege of the Red Sea coast of Israel. (24. May 1967)

Expo 67 officially opens in Montreal, Canada with a large opening ceremony broadcast around the world. It opens to the public the next day. (27. April 1967)

Andreas Papandreou, Greek economist and socialist politician, is imprisoned in Athens by the Greek military junta. (11. May 1967)

Six-Day War: President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt demands dismantling of the peace-keeping UN Emergency Force in Egypt. (17. May 1967)

The first Boeing 737 (a 100 series) makes its maiden flight. (9. April 1967)

The Popular Movement of the Revolution political party is established in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (20. May 1967)

The Philippine province of Davao is split into three: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental. (8. May 1967)

The Nigerian Eastern Region declares independence as the Republic of Biafra, sparking a civil war. (30. May 1967)

Australians vote in favor of a constitutional referendum granting the Australian government the power to make laws to benefit Indigenous Australians and to count them in the national census. (27. May 1967)

Soviet space program: Soyuz 1 (Russian: Союз 1, Union 1) a manned spaceflight carrying cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov is launched into orbit. (23. April 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)

After refusing induction into the United States Army the day before (citing religious reasons), Muhammad Ali is stripped of his boxing title. (29. April 1967)

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy is launched by Jacqueline Kennedy and her daughter Caroline. (27. May 1967)

Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov dies in Soyuz 1 when its parachute fails to open. He is the first human to die during a space mission. (24. April 1967)

Gnassingbé Eyadéma overthrows President of Togo Nicolas Grunitzky and installs himself as the new president, a title he would hold for the next 38 years. (14. April 1967)

Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" speech in New York City's Riverside Church. (4. April 1967)

Greek military junta of 1967–74: A few days before the general election in Greece, Colonel George Papadopoulos leads a coup d'état, establishing a military regime that lasts for seven years. (21. April 1967)

Celtic F.C. from Glasgow, Scotland, becomes the first ever Northern European team to win the European Cup; with previous winners being from Spain, Italy and Portugal. (25. May 1967)

The L'Innovation department store in the center of Brussels, Belgium, burns down. It is the most devastating fire in Belgian history, resulting in 323 dead and missing and 150 injured. (22. May 1967)