Jun-Sep
Summer of Love
100,000 young people converged on San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury. Free love, psychedelic drugs, communal living, and rock music. The counterculture had its moment.
🇺🇸United States · 60s
Summer of Love
100,000 hippies in San Francisco, Sgt. Pepper, and the first Super Bowl.
What happened
5 milestones of 1967
Jan 15
First Super Bowl
The Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 in the first AFL-NFL Championship Game. The stadium wasn't even full. Today the Super Bowl is America's biggest event.
Oct 2
Thurgood Marshall Appointed to Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall became the first Black justice on the Supreme Court. The man who argued Brown v. Board now sat on the bench. A historic milestone.
civil rights
Jul 23-28
Detroit Riots
Five days of violence in Detroit left 43 dead and 2,000 buildings destroyed. Federal troops occupied an American city. It was the deadliest urban uprising of the 1960s.
civil unrest
Jan 27
Apollo 1 Fire
A fire during a launch rehearsal killed astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee. The space program paused. Safety was redesigned from the ground up.
tragedy
What was playing
70% local · 30% international
What was in cinemas
The Graduate
Mike Nichols — 'Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me.' Dustin Hoffman defined a generation's confusion.
Bonnie and Clyde
Arthur Penn — Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway. Glamorous violence that changed cinema.
In the Heat of the Night
Norman Jewison — 'They call me Mr. Tibbs!' Sidney Poitier confronted racism. Won Best Picture.
Cool Hand Luke
Stuart Rosenberg — 'What we've got here is failure to communicate.' Paul Newman at his best.
The Jungle Book
Wolfgang Reitherman — Disney's last film personally overseen by Walt. 'The Bare Necessities.'
What was on TV
The Carol Burnett Show
1967-1978 — The last great variety show. Burnett's ear tug became legendary.
Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
1968-2001 — Fred Rogers began on national PBS. 'Won't you be my neighbor?'
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1967-1969 — Anti-war comedy that pushed CBS to its limits.
Star Trek
1966-1969 — Kirk and Spock explored strange new worlds in their second season.
The Andy Griffith Show
1960-1968 — Mayberry's gentle humor was the #1 show in America.
How much things cost
Currency: USD
Gallon of milk$1.15
Gallon of gas$0.33
New house (median)$14,250
New car (average)$2,750
Loaf of bread$0.22
Movie ticket$1.22
Inflation: 2.9%
Vietnam spending was driving inflation up. LBJ's guns-and-butter policies strained the budget.
Then vs. Now
Inflation-adjusted values
Gallon of milkBLS
1967 (USD)
$1.15
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Today's value ($)
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Gallon of gasEIA
1967 (USD)
$0.33
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Today's value ($)
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New house (median)Census Bureau
1967 (USD)
$14,250
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Today's value ($)
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New car (average)BLS
1967 (USD)
$2,750
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Today's value ($)
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Loaf of breadBLS
1967 (USD)
$0.22
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Today's value ($)
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Movie ticketNATO
1967 (USD)
$1.22
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Today's value ($)
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Technology
First heart transplant
Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the first human heart transplant in South Africa.
Handheld calculator
Texas Instruments developed the first handheld electronic calculator.
Monterey Pop Festival
Rock's first major festival showcased Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and The Who.
First ATM
The first automated teller machine was installed in London. Cash-on-demand arrived.
Sgt. Pepper's album
The Beatles released Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band — the first concept album masterpiece.
Pop Culture
Fashion
Tie-dye and bell-bottomsNehru jackets and love beadsFlower power and peace symbols
Slang
Outta sight— Amazing, incredible
Trip— An experience, especially psychedelic
Uptight— Anxious or strait-laced
Behavior
- 100,000 hippies gathered in Haight-Ashbury for the Summer of Love
- Anti-war marches on the Pentagon drew 100,000 protesters
- Interracial marriage legalized nationwide by Loving v. Virginia
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