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Turn off the TV
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists was on strike against the three major American networks at the time, which affected nearly all programming, including sports, entertainment, and news, including CBS's commentary on the Masters. The strike, which took place in over 100 locations, disrupted news, entertainment, and sports programming on the three main American networks, affecting all 18,000 AFTRA members. -
Frozen In time
Dr. James Hiram Bedford, an American psychologist, was a psychology professor at the University of California. Bedford died in 1967 at the age of 73. Bedford left $100,000 in his legacy for cryonics research, but his son and wife spent even more money defending him in court over this wish. Dr. Bedford was the first to be cryogenically freezing. It was under the care of his family until 1982 when it was transferred to the Alcor Life Extension Foundation, where it has been until the present. -
Apollo 1
Originally intended to be the first crewed mission of the Apollo program, Apollo 1 was the American effort to set foot on the moon. The mission was never carried out; on January 27, at Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 34, a cabin fire during a launch rehearsal test killed the three crew members: Command Pilot Gus Grissom, Senior Pilot Ed White, and Pilot Roger B. Chaffee. Following the fire, NASA officially adopted the crew's chosen moniker, Apollo 1. -
Dr. King and War
King gave a speech titled "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" on April 4, 1967, at the New York City Riverside Church. Strongly against America's involvement in the conflict, he spoke. He argued that the nation required a significant moral shift by tying the war to economic injustice. King was against the Vietnam War because it diverted funds and resources from domestic social welfare programs. King's statements would cause ripples among his White supporters. -
Muhammad Ali Refusal
Ali refused to be drafted into the military because of his moral objections to the Vietnam War and his strong religious beliefs. This would be Muhammad Ali's first, but certainly not his final, declaration that this was his position. Since he was officially Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., many believed this was a fabrication to end the war, and some thought the timing was convenient. He thus lost his boxing titles after it was determined that he had evaded the conscription. Charges were dropped. -
Happily ever after
The union of Elvis Presley and Priscilla, the rock star and his longtime girlfriend. Many were shocked to learn that practically everyone's heart would pound for only one female, let alone get married. The wedding was a private affair that only a select few were invited to and knew about. Mean people's hearts were broken when the news was announced shortly after. Priscilla Presley and Elvis Presley were wed until Elvis's tragic death in 1977. -
Love does not have a color
In the historic Loving v. Virginia ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court held that laws prohibiting interracial marriage were unconstitutional under the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the U.S. Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment. The case included White husband, Richard Loving, and his Black wife, Mildred Loving. The Lovings received a prison sentence in 1959 for breaking Virginia's Racial Integrity Act of 1924, which made it illegal for "white" and "colored" persons to get married. -
Good riddance!
The American Nazi Party was founded by fascist activist George Lincoln Rockwell. His ideas, tactics, and publications have continued to have an impact on a large number of white supremacists and Neo-Nazis. He later rose to prominence in the American Neo-Nazi movement. John Patler—a former party member that Rockwell had banned for supposedly having "Bolshevik leanings"—shot and killed Rockwell on August 25, 1967, in Arlington. A small but meaningful win for the sane everywhere. -
Live, Laugh, Love
The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television program that debuted on CBS on September 11, 1967, and ran for 279 episodes until Marc 29, 1978. It starred Lyle Waggoner, Vicki Lawrence, Harvey Korman, and Carol B rnett. The show, which premiered in Studio 33 of CBS Television City, went on to win 25 primetime Emmy Awards. Burnett became a television celebrity thanks to the successful and enduring variety program that followed. -
Judge the Future
Judge Thurgood Marshall, nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson, would become the first Black justice on the US Supreme Court. The nomination was well received by the people, and senators of both parties commended Marshall. On August 3, the committee recommended Marshall's confirmation by a vote of 11 to 5. After six hours of discussion, senators confirmed Marshall to the Supreme Court on August 30 by voting 69 to 11. On October 2, 1967, he took the constitutional oath of office. -
Gets the Stone Rolling
Rolling Stone is a monthly magazine published in America that focuses on pop culture, music, and politics. Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J. Gleason founded it in San Francisco, California. The magazine's early highlights were its coverage of rock music and Hunter S. Thompson's political reporting. Gradually rising to prominence as one of the global pop culture icons, Rolling Stone contrasts media culture in detail with other topics. It remains one of the most influential works to this day.