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Riots in Detroit… San Francisco's Summer of Love… the Six-Day War in the Middle East… Elvis and Priscilla's Vegas wedding... 1967 was a momentous year around the world. It also a year of firsts: the first successful human heart transplant in South Africa (the recipient lasted 18 days), the confirmation of the first Black Supreme Court Justice in the U.S. (Thurgood Marshall) and the first McDonald’s Big Mac (price: 45 cents).
Crowds gather in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park to celebrate the start of summer with a large ball painted like the globe.
(Original Caption) Marchers parade down Chicago's State street, 3/25 protesting the U.S. policy in Vietnam. Dr. Benjamin Spock and Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are leading the march.
LOS ANGELES, CA - CIRCA 1966: Rock group "The Doors" pose for a promotional photos circa 1966. Left to right - Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robbie Krieger and John Densmore. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
On September 30 many historical events occurred which are recapped for us in this video clip from This Day In History. Russ Mitchell tells us that Egypt’s Queen Cleopatra, out of fear of being kidnapped, committed suicide on this day. Also, East Timor, with UN sponsored balloting, voted to become independent from Indonesia, and Thurgood Marshall became the first African American to be confirmed as Supreme Court Justice.
A view of downtown Chicago, including the damages Court House, in the aftermath of the Great Chicago Fire, Illinois, October 1871. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)
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