From the day
On the date
Thursday, August 3, 1967
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The Headlines
24 Americans Hurt In Raid Near Saigon; Vietcong Mortar Raid Wounds 21 Americans
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Light My Fire
The Doors
#1 at the box office
The Dirty Dozen †
The must-have
Battleship
You Share a Birthday With
- James Hetfield (1963)
- Habib Bourguiba (1903)
- Stanley Baldwin (1867)
- Martin Sheen (1940)
- Haakon VII (1872)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bummerfoxhunkscam
Hippie
flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on
Surfer
cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly
Tech Check
ATM (Cash Machine), Heart Transplant Tech & Dolby Noise Reduction.
Style of 1967
Silhouette: Flowing and bohemian (Hippie)
Material: Tie-dye and hemp
- Bell bottoms
- Fringe vests
- Flower crowns
Cost of Living (1960)
Loaf of Bread
$0.20
Gallon of Gas
$0.31
Average Home
$11,900
New Car
$2,600
Time Elapsed
21,491 days ago
(58 years, 321 days)