TVB Founded as Hong Kong’s First Wireless TV Station, November 19, 1967

Detroit Riots: In Detroit, one of the worst riots in United States history begins on 12th Street in the predominantly African American inner city. It ultimately kills 43 people, injures 342 and burns about 1,400 buildings. Date: July 23, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this…

Piedmont Airlines Flight 22, a Piedmont Airlines Boeing 727-22 and a twin-engine Cessna 310 collided over Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA. Both aircraft were destroyed and all passengers and crew were killed, including John T. McNaughton, an advisor to Robert McNamara. Date: July 19, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19…

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) More events from 1967Torrey Canyon Supertanker Runs…

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy is launched by Jacqueline Kennedy and her daughter Caroline. Date: May 27, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1967Nguyen Cao Ky Fires Nguyen Huu Co Amid…

Cold War: Joseph Stalin's daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva defects to the United States. Date: March 6, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 6 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1967John F. Kennedy Reburied at Arlington National Cemetery March 14, 1967Luis Monge Executed…