Egypt Closes Straits of Tiran to Israeli Shipping, May 22, 1967

Protests in West Berlin against the arrival of the Shah of Iran are brutally suppressed, during which Benno Ohnesorg is killed by a police officer. His death results in the founding of the terrorist group Movement 2 June. Date: June 2, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 2 📅 Events…

Dagen H in Sweden: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight. Date: September 3, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1967Australia Votes for Indigenous Rights Referendum May 27,…

Nigerian Civil War: Nigerian forces invade Biafra, beginning the war. Date: July 6, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1967Outer Space Treaty Comes Into Force October 10, 1967Pro-Soviet Communists in Philippines Establish New Youth…

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi crowns himself Emperor of Iran. Date: October 26, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 26 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 196710,000 Gather at Central Park Be-In, New York City, March 26, 1967Thurgood Marshall Sworn In as First…

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. Date: June 5, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1967James Bedford…

A tornado outbreak in Illinois, United States, kills over 50 and injures over 1,000. Belvidere sustains over 500 casualties as a violent tornado strikes the high school. Another tornado near Chicago causes another 500 casualties, devastating Oak Lawn. Date: April 21, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events…