After refusing induction into the United States Army the previous day, Muhammad Ali is stripped of his boxing title. Date: April 29, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)
Vietnam War: Boxer Muhammad Ali refuses his induction into the United States Army and is subsequently stripped of his championship and license. Date: April 28, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)
Expo 67 officially opens in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with a large opening ceremony broadcast around the world. It opens to the public the next day. Date: April 27, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 27 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)
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". Date: April 24, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this…
Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov dies in Soyuz 1 when its parachute fails to open. He is the first human to die during a space mission. Date: April 24, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)
Soviet space program: Soyuz 1 (Russian: Союз 1, Union 1), a crewed spaceflight carrying cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov, is launched into orbit. Date: April 23, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)
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…
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. Date: April 21, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)
Gnassingbé Eyadéma overthrows Nicolas Grunitzky and installs himself as the new President of Togo, a title he will hold for the next 38 years. Date: April 14, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first Boeing 737 (a 100 series) makes its maiden flight. Date: April 9, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)