Date: February 24, 1967
At Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, a transplant team headed by Christiaan Barnard carries out the first heart transplant on a human (53-year-old Louis Washkansky). Date: December 3, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)…
South Vietnamese junta leader and Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky fires rival, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Nguyen Huu Co, while the latter is overseas on a diplomatic visit. Date: January 25, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This…
Milton Keynes (England) is founded as a new town by Order in Council, with a planning brief to become a city of 250,000 people. Its initial designated area enclosed three existing towns and twenty-one villages. The area to be developed was largely farmland, with evidence of continuous settlement dating back to the Bronze Age. Date:…
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 1967Khartoum Resolution Adopts Three No’s Against Israel September…
The Doors released their eponymous debut album. Date: January 4, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1967Muhammad Ali Refuses Army Induction, Loses Title and License, April 28, 1967Soviet Union and Ivory Coast Establish Diplomatic…
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…