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| 1st African American Senator Brooke, Edward |  |
| 10th Jan Massachusetts Elected Senator for Massachusetts , 1st African-American senator |
| Ali Ali, Muhammad | |
| Ali is stripped of his title by the boxing commission and not be allowed to fight professionally for more than 3 yrs, he was also convicted for refusing induction into the army and sentenced to 5 yrs in prison |
| Ambassador Bunker, Ellsworth | |
| Appointed Ambassador to Sth Vietnam |
| Arrest of Mailer Mailer, Norman Kingsley | |
| Arrested for his involvement in anti-Vietnam War demonstrations |
| Asylum Alliluyeva Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| 6th Mar Delhi Stalin's daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva, requests asylum at the USAEmbassy |
| Battle of Dak To Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| 19th Nov Dak To Blunts Nth Vietnam's penetration into the Southern Highlands |
| 19th Nov Dak To Nov 19-Nov 23, The Peoples Army, PAVN, is defeated by the US |
| Birth of Bowe, Riddick Bowe, Riddick | |
| New York Birth of Riddick Bowe |
| Birth of Kobain, Kurt Donald Kobain, Kurt Donald | |
| 20th Feb Birth of Kurt Donald Kobain |
| Bombing of Lang Vei Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| 2nd Mar Lang Vei The USAaccidentally bombs Lang Vei, 80 civilians are killed |
| Bombing of Vietnam Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| Washington The Stennis Committee criticizes Johnson for not increasing the bombing |
| Bombing of Vietnam McNamara, Robert | |
| 25th Aug Says only annhilation can break the will of the nth Vietnamese |
| 25th Aug The Stennis Committee defends restricted bombing in North Vietnam |
| Chaos Helms, Richard | |
| Founds a Special Operations Group for influence of foreign powers on dissident groups |
| Civil Disobedience King, Martin Luther | |
| King plans Poor People's Campaign; advocates redistribution of wealth to eradicate black poverty |
| Committee Stennis Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| Washington The Stennis Committee criticizes Johnson for not increasing the bombing |
| Composition of Doors Krieger, Robbie | |
| June The single "Light My Fire," written by Krieger, hits number one |
| Composition of Doors Morrison, James Douglas "Jim" | |
| June The single "Light My Fire," written by Krieger, hits number one |
| Composition of Dylan Zimmerman, Robert Allen | |
| Releases the album, "John Wesley Harding" |
| Composition of Hendrix Hendrix, John Allen | |
| 20th May Releases Album, "Are You Experienced" |
| 20th May Releases Album, "Axis, Bold as Love" |
| Composition of Pitney Pitney, Gene | |
| Records, "Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart" |
| Death of Guthrie, Woody Zimmerman, Robert Allen | |
| 3rd Oct Woody Guthrie died on October 3, 1967, and Dylan makes his first live appearance in twenty months at a Guthrie memorial concert held at Carnegie Hall on January 20, 1968. |
| Death of Reading, Otis Reading, Otis | |
| 10th Dec Death of Otis Reading |
| Death of Ruby, Jack Ruby, Jack | |
| 9th Jan Death of Jack Ruby, from a blood clot in the lungs |
| Death of Tracey, Spencer Tracey, Spencer | |
| 10th June Death of Spencer Tracey |
| Demonstrations Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| 15th April San Francisco Over 100,000 in New York & over 50,000 in San Francis co demonstrate against the War |
| Demonstrations King, Martin Luther | |
| 15th Aug Washington Calls for a campaign of civil disobedience to meet black demands |
| Deputy Secretary Defense Nitze Nitze, Paul | |
| Appointed Deputy Secretary of Defense |
| Director Pacification Prog Komer Komer, Robert | |
| Appointed Director of the USApacification program in South Vietnam |
| Education of Rice Rice, Condoleezza | |
| Denver Moves to Denver, Colorado, attends St. Mary's Academy, a private all-girls Catholic high school in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado |
| Election Brooke, Edward | |
| 10th Jan Massachusetts Elected Senator for Massachusetts , 1st African-American senator |
| Exile of Johnson Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| 6th Mar Delhi Stalin's daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva, requests asylum at the USAEmbassy |
| Government Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| Diplomsatic relations are broken with Iraq, resumed 1984 |
| 21st Feb Geneva The 18 nation disarmament conference re-opens in Geneva |
| May Advises Foreign Minister Abba Eban not to make a pre-emptive strike against Egypt |
| Government Lodge, Henry Cabot | |
| Appointed Ambassador at Large |
| Government McNamara, Robert | |
| Washington Resigns after Johnson ignores his advice to stop bombing Vietnam |
| Invasion of Vietnam Helms, Richard | |
| 12th Sep In a secret memo to Johnson states USAstatus would not be too damaged by withdrawal |
| Invasion of Vietnam Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| 13th June Turns down the Joint Chiefs of Staff's request for more troops |
| Junction City Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| 22nd Feb The USA& Sth Vietnamese forces begin Operation Junction City |
| Mobilization McNamara, Robert | |
| 12th June Vance & McNanamara advise against accepting the JCS proposals for further forces |
| Mobilization Westmoreland, William | |
| 18th Mar Requests 200,000 troops, rising to 670,000 |
| 18th Mar Urges expansion of ground operations in Laos & Cambodia |
| Pennsylvania Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| July Paris 3 month diplomacy with Nth Vietnam leading to a meeting between the USA& Hanoi in 1968 |
| Poor People's Campaign King, Martin Luther | |
| King plans Poor People's Campaign; advocates redistribution of wealth to eradicate black poverty |
| Publication of Mailer Mailer, Norman Kingsley | |
| "Why Are We in Vietnam?" |
| Resignation of McNamara McNamara, Robert | |
| Washington Resigns after Johnson ignores his advice to stop bombing Vietnam |
| Rolling Thunder Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| Bombing against Nth Vietnam escalates to military bases |
| Victory Ali Ali, Muhammad | |
| Houston Terrle had called Ali Clay prior to the fight, Ali shouts at his opponent, "What's my name, Uncle Tom ... What's my name." Terrell suffers 15 rounds of brutal punishment, losing 13 of 15 rounds & knocked out |
