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. Date: November 15, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day…
American physicist Theodore Maiman is given a patent for his ruby laser systems, the world's first laser. Date: November 14, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 14 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Congress of Colombia, in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the death of Policarpa Salavarrieta, declares this day as "Day of the Colombian Woman". Date: November 14, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 14 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first of its many UFO sightings is made at Pudasjärvi, Finland. Date: November 13, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 13 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)
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. Date: November 11, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 11 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On…
The Nauru Independence Act 1967 passed the Parliament of Australia, giving independence to the UN Trust Territory of Nauru with effect from 31 January 1968. Date: November 10, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 10 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)
Apollo program: NASA launches the unmanned Apollo 4 test spacecraft, atop the first Saturn V rocket, from Florida's Cape Kennedy. Date: November 9, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 9 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)
US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, establishing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Date: November 7, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)
Carl B. Stokes is elected as Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, becoming the first African American mayor of a major American city. Date: November 7, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)
Iberia Flight 062 crashes in Blackdown, West Sussex, killing all 37 people on board including British actress June Thorburn. Date: November 4, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 4 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)