Lake Central Airlines Flight 527 Crash Near Marseilles, Ohio – March 5, 1967

Cultural Revolution: The Shanghai People's Commune is formally proclaimed, with Yao Wenyuan and Zhang Chunqiao being appointed as its leaders. Date: February 5, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1967Outer Space Treaty Signed by…

Vietnam War: Acting on optimistic reports that he had been given on November 13, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson tells the nation that, while much remained to be done, "We are inflicting greater losses than we're taking…We are making progress." Date: November 17, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 17…

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 1967Omar Ali Saifuddien III Abdicates in Favor of…

Guerrilla leader Che Guevara and his men are captured in Bolivia. Guevara would be executed the next day. Date: October 8, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 8 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1967China Announces First Thermonuclear Weapon Test June…

Karol Wojtyła (later John Paul II) is made a cardinal by Pope Paul VI. Date: June 26, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1967Milton Keynes Founded as New Town for 250,000 People, January 23,…

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) More events from 1967Trans World Airlines Flight 553 Mid-Air Collision Crash,…