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August 5, 2024
Six-Day Arab – Israeli War
In June 1967 the Six-Day Arab-Israeli War was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states (primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan).
Source: Wikipedia
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August 1, 2024
Soyuz 1 Disaster
Soyuz 1 was launched into orbit on 23 April 1967 carrying cosmonaut colonel Vladimir Komarov, On a flight with many technical problems, Komarov was killed on descent when his module crashed and his parachute failed.
Source: Wikipedia
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July 29, 2024
Muhammed Ali Refuses Draft
In April 1967 Muhammed Ali refused the US Draft.
Source: Wikipedia
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July 25, 2024
Martin Luther King Jr. Opposes Vietnam War
In April 1967 Martin Luther King spoke against the Vietnam War.
Source: Wikipedia
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July 22, 2024
Central Park Vietnam War Protest
At Easter 1967 an estimated 10,065 people participated inan anti-war event at the Sheep Meadow in Central Park.
The New York Times described them as “poets from the Bronx, dropouts from the East Village, interior decorators from the East Side, teachers from the West Side and teeny boppers from Long Island” and said that “they wore carnation petals and paper stars and tiny mirrors on foreheads, paint around the mouth and cheeks, flowering bedsheets, buttons and tights”.
Source: Wikipedia
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July 18, 2024
JFK’s Final Resting Place @ Arlington
In March 1967 the body of U.S. President John F. Kennedy wais moved to a permanent burial place at Arlington National Cemetery
source: Wikihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedypedia.
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July 15, 2024
Stalin’s Daughter Defects to West
In April 1967 Joseph Stalin’s daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva (born in 1926) became an international sensation when she defected to the United States.
Source: Wikipedia
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July 11, 2024
Outer Space Treaty
The Outer space treaty of 1967 was a multi lateral agreement, governing the activities of states in the exploration and use of outer space .Key provisions included prohibiting nuclear weapons in space; limiting the use of the Moon and all other celestial bodies to peaceful purposes; establishing that space shall be freely explored and used by all nations; and precluding any country from claiming sovereignty over outer space or any celestial body.
Source: Wikipedia
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July 8, 2024
Apollo 1 Fire Kills 3 US Astronauts
In January 1967, during a launch rehearsal test at Cape Kennedy, a fire in the cabin of the US Apollo 1 spacecraft killed all three crew members—Command Pilot Gus Grissom, Senior Pilot Ed White, and Pilot Roger B. Chaffee.
Source: Wikipedia
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25th Amendment
In 1967 the 25th amendment stipulated that the vice president becomes president of the U.S. should the incumbent president die, or resign the office, or has been deposed through impeachment.
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