1967 Fun Facts, Trivia and History |
Quick Facts from 1967:
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Top Ten Baby Names of 1967: Lisa, Kimberly, Michelle, Mary, Susan, Michael, David, James, John, Robert |
The Hotties and Fashion Icons: Ursula Andress, Claudia Cardinale, Veronica Carlson, Julie Christie, Yvonne Craig, Catherine Deneuve, Angie Dickinson, Barbara Eden, Barbara Feldon, Jane Fonda, Eartha Kitt, Virna Lisi, Tina Louise, Ann-Margret, Elizabeth Montgomery, Caroline Munro, Julie Newmar, Ingrid Pitt, Diana Rigg, Edie Sedgwick, Elke Sommer, Sharmila Tagore, Marilyn Tindall, Twiggy, Raquel Welch |
Hollywood Hunks, Leading Men and Sex Symbols: Paul Newman, Jim Morrison, Warren Beatty, Sean Connery, Tom Jones, Davy Jones, Mick Jagger, Robert Redford |
“The Quotes:” “We rob banks.” “Because I’m worth it” “Our repairmen are the loneliest guys in town” “Mrs. Robinson, you’re trying to seduce me… aren’t you?” “They call me MISTER TIBBS” “Plastics.” |
Time Magazine’s Man of the Year: Lyndon B. Johnson |
Miss America: Jane Jayroe (Lavern, OK) |
Miss USA: Sylvia Hitchcock (Alabama)/ Cheryl Patton (Florida) |
The Scandals & Celebrity Deaths: Airplane Celebrity Death: Otis Redding Automobile Celebrity Death: Jayne Mansfield Counter-cultural icon Abbie Hoffman led a group of anti-capitalists to the New York Stock Exchange, where they dropped dollar bills from the balcony onto the floor as traders scrambled to retrieve the cash. He also led a group of 50,000 people and tried to levitate the Pentagon with their combined psychic power. The Doors earned a lifetime ban from the Ed Sullivan show after agreeing to censor the lyrics to their hit “Light My Fire,” but ended up singing the original lyrics anyway. |
Pop Culture Facts: McDonald’s Big Mac was introduced, at 45 cents each. The largest Emerald, the ‘Gachala Emerald’ was found. It weighs in at 858 carats. Rolling Stone began publication.The first issue sold about 5,000 copies. First pulsating radio source (pulsar) was detected by postgraduate Jocelyn Burnell and her supervisor Antony Hewish Having been tested in a few outlets, 7-11’s Slurpees became available in all locations in 1967. Cost of a Superbowl ad in 1967: $42,000 South African doctor Christiaan Barnard performed the first heart transplant. |
The Habit: Ouija board (from Parker Brothers) |
1st appearances & 1967’s Most Popular Christmas gifts, toys and presents: Kerplunk, Johnny Astro, TALKING G.I. Joe action figures, Mega Bloks, Newton’s cradle, Uncle Fester’s Mystery Light Bulb, Lit-Brite, Ants in the Pants Game |
Best Film Oscar Winner: A Man for all Seasons (presented in 1967) |
Popular and Notable Books From 1967: The Arrangement by Elia Kazan Christy by Catherine Marshall The Chosen by Chaim Potok The Confessions of Nat Turner by William Styron The Eighth Day by Thornton Wilder The Exhibitionist by Henry Sutton The Gabriel Hounds by Mary Stewart Logan’s Run by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. The Master and Margarita by Mikhal Bulgakov Never Talk to Strangers by Irma Joyce One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton The Plot by Irving Wallace Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin The Secret of Santa Vittora by Robert Crichton Topaz by Leon Uris |
1967 Most Popular TV shows: 1. The Andy Griffith Show (CBS) 2. The Lucy Show (CBS) 3. Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. (CBS) 4. Gunsmoke (CBS) 5. Family Affair (CBS) 6. Bonanza (NBC) 7. The Red Skelton Show (CBS) 8. The Dean Martin Show (NBC) 9. The Jackie Gleason Show (CBS) 10. Bewitched (ABC) |
1967 Billboard Number One Songs February 18 – March 3: March 4 – March 10: March 11 – March 17: March 18 – March 24: March 25 – April 14: April 15 – May 12: May 13 – May 19: May 20 – June 2: June 3 – June 30: July 1 – July 28: July 29 – August 28: August 19 – August 25: August 26 – September 22: September 23 – October 20: October 21 – November 24: November 25 – December 1: December 2 – December 29: December 30, 1967 – January 19, 1968: |
Sports: World Series Champions: St. Louis Cardinals Superbowl I Champions: Green Bay Packers NBA Champions: Philadelphia 76ers Stanley Cup Champs: Toronto Maple Leafs U.S. Open Golf Jack Nicklaus U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) Jack Newcombe/Billie Jean King Wimbledon (Men/Women): John Newcombe/Billie Jean King NCAA Football Champions: USC NCAA Basketball Champions: UCLA Kentucky Derby: Proud Clarion |