The year 1967 was one of more turbulent and significant of the decade. In the second weekend of the year, the very first Super Bowl was played, with the Green Bay Packers defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in the game that would ultimately become part of the fabric of American life. Two weeks later on January 27th, the space program of the United States would endure one of its greatest tragedies
. when Gus Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chafee died on the launchpad when Apollo I exploded. On February 10, 1967, the 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed, which established how a president and vice-president would be replaced in the event that the current president or vice-president was unable to serve. On March 14th, the body of President John F. Kennedy was moved to its permanent location at Arlington National Cemetery. March and April of 1967 would mark the occasion of huge protests against the Vietnam War. On April 28th, Muhammed Ali refuses to be drafted into the military and was stripped of his boxing titles. On June 5, 1967, the Six Day War would begin between Israel and its Arab neighbors, a war which Israel won decisively. Weeks later, the Summer of Love began in San Francisco. On July 1st, Canada would celebrate its 100th anniversary as a nation. On October 9th, Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara was executed after being captured in Bolivia. Finally, on November 29th, General William Westmoreland would resign from his position after President Lyndon Johnson refuses to accept his recommendation to draw down troops in Vietnam. Notable personalities born in 1967 include musicians R. Kelly, Kurt Cobain and Dave Matthews; athletes John Smoltz, Tony Siragusa and Michael Johnson; and actors Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Vin Diesel and Guy Pearce. Notable deaths during 1967 include physicist Robert Oppenheimer, publisher Henry Luce, painter Edward Hopper, actor Spencer Tracy, poet Carl Sandburg and musicians John Coltrane and Otis Redding. http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1967.html or http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/1967
