On October 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as a United States Supreme Court justice. Long before President Lyndon Johnson appointed him the first African American Supreme Court justice, Marshall had established himself as the nation's leading legal civil rights advocate.
The October 1967 Pentagon riot, the first national protest against the war, exemplified the agonizingly divisive debate over Vietnam.
October 3, 1967 (Tuesday)
North Vietnam rejected a proposal by U.S. President Lyndon Johnson to discuss peace.
A total lunar eclipse took place on Wednesday, October 18, 1967, the second of two total lunar eclipses in 1967, the first being on April 24, 1967.
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Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated on 2nd October every year to mark the birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who was famously known as Mahatma Gandhi.
Gandhi Jayanti is an event celebrated in India to mark the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. It is celebrated annually on 2 October, and is one of the three national holidays of India.
January 8 – Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts. January 13 – A military coup occurs in Togo under the leadership of Étienne Eyadema. January 14 – The Human Be-In takes place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco; the event sets the stage for the Summer of Love.
September 2, 1967 (Saturday)
Roy Bates, a retired British Army major, staked a claim on HM Fort Roughs, an abandoned anti-aircraft platform in the North Sea, that had not been used since World War II, and that was located outside of the United Kingdom's territorial waters.
On October 17, 1967, elements of the U.S. Army 2d Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division engaged a large force of Viet Cong fighters along a small stream named the Ong Thanh.
October 1, 1965 (Friday)
Members of the 30 September Movement assassinated six Indonesian Army generals in an abortive coup d'état. Other victims included the 5-year-old daughter of General Abdul Harris Nasution, shot by mistake.
While Mean Girls came out on April 30, 2004, one seemingly throw-away line in the middle of the beloved movie has inadvertently turned into the film's new anniversary date and has since become a national holiday on social media: October 3rd.
Sunday, October 22, 1967
In 1967 more than 600 people were arrested when thousands of protesters marched to the Pentagon to demand an end to U.S. involvement in the war in Vietnam. The tumultuous demonstration was seen as a turning point for the peace movement in America.
1967: Handheld calculator
Texas Instruments invented the first electronic handheld calculator in 1967.
Pop Culture Facts:
The first handheld calculator was invented. McDonald's Big Mac was introduced, at 45 cents each. The largest Emerald, the 'Gachala Emerald' was found. It weighs in at 858 carats.
The 1967 Palestinian exodus refers to the flight of around 280,000 to 325,000 Palestinians out of the territories captured by Israel during and in the aftermath of the Six-Day War, including the demolition of the Palestinian villages of Imwas, Yalo, and Bayt Nuba, Surit, Beit Awwa, Beit Mirsem, Shuyukh, Al-Jiftlik, ...
1967 was a landmark year bridging early '60s pop sensibility with an emerging hippie culture. The "Summer of Love" brought young people and wannabes to San Francisco with their shared interest in Eastern religions, communal living, and immersive light shows.
The year 1967 was designated the “Summer of Love” when somewhere between 75,000 and 100,000 youth flooded 25 blocks in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district. Beforehand, the neighborhood was home to a small community of “hip” residents interested in art, music, theatre, and literature.
Events. 13 May – Zakir Husain is the first Muslim to become president of India. 12 May – Congress Working Committee adopted a resolution for social control of banks, nationalization of general insurance, removal of princes privileges.
Individuals born on October 2nd are characterized by their charming and charismatic personalities, making them highly likable to those around them. One of the strongest positive traits of a Libra born on this day is their ability to communicate effectively with others.
Libras born on October 2 have personality plus. They are charming and attractive to the opposite sex and have a great capacity for learning. They identify with the finer things in life. They take pride in their appearance and have a strong sense of style.
2. Here are some of the notable people celebrating birthdays today, including Annie Leibovitz, Brittany Howard, Don McLean, Kelly Ripa, Sting and more.