1967 in the United States

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Events from the year 1967 in the United States.

Incumbents

Federal government

Events

January

January 27: Apollo 1 fire

February

March

April

May

June

July

  • July 1 – American Samoa's first constitution becomes effective.
  • July 2 – Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress opens at Disneyland.
  • July 5 – Freedom of Information Act becomes effective.
  • July 12 – After the arrest of an African-American cab driver for allegedly illegally driving around a police car and gunning it down the road, rioting breaks out in Newark, New Jersey, and continues for five days.
  • July 14 – Near Newark, New Jersey, the Plainfield riots also occur.
  • July 16 – A prison riot in Jay, Florida leaves 37 dead.
  • July 18 – The United Kingdom announces the closing of its military bases in Malaysia and Singapore. Australia and the U.S. disapprove.
  • July 19 – A race riot breaks out in the North Side of Minneapolis on Plymouth Street during the Minneapolis Aquatennial Parade. Businesses are vandalized and fires break out in the area, although the disturbance is quelled within hours. However, the next day, a shooting sets off another incident in the same area that leads to 18 fires, 36 arrests, 3 shootings, 2 dozen people injured, and damages totaling $4.2 million. There will be two more such incidents in the following two weeks.
  • July 21 – The town of Winneconne, Wisconsin, announces secession from the United States because it is not included in the official maps and declares war. Secession is repealed the next day.
  • July 23
    • African American
      inner city: 43 are killed, 342 injured and 1,400 buildings burned.
    • Riots break out in Rochester, New York and last until July 24. 2 people would die and $60,000 worth of damage would be dealt. It will be one of many riots that occurred during the Long, hot summer of 1967.[6]
  • July 29 – An explosion and fire aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin leaves 134 dead.
  • July 30
    • quadriplegic
      . This leads to her starting 'Joni and Friends', a ministry for disabled people.
    • The 1967 Milwaukee race riots begin, lasting through August 2 and leading to a ten-day shutdown of the city from August 1.

August

African American Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

September

October

November

December

December 15: The Silver Bridge collapses, killing 46

Undated

Ongoing

Births

Deaths

See also

References

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