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1968 – May 12 – June 19 Solidarity Day June 19, part of the Poor People's Campaign: SCLC campaign to push for a Federal $30 billion anti-poverty package. Several thousand demonstrators built and camped in Resurrection City, while they lobbied Congress for the program until heavy rain and mud ended the encampment. 50,000–100,000 estimated ...
The 1967 March on the Pentagon was a massive demonstration against the Vietnam War that took place on October 21, 1967. The event began with more than 100,000 protesters at a rally near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. .
June 17, 1967: China joins U.S., USSR and UK in exploding a hydrogen bomb (pictured, a 1954 U.S. test) The People's Republic of China successfully exploded its first hydrogen bomb. [104] Only three other nations— the United States, the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom— had successfully tested a fusion bomb.
June 8 – Six-Day War – USS Liberty incident: Israeli fighter jets and Israeli warships fire at the USS Liberty off Gaza, killing 34 and wounding 171. June 11 – A race riot occurs in Tampa, Florida after the shooting death of Martin Chambers by police while allegedly robbing a camera store. The unrest lasts until June 15. [3] June 12 ...
During the War of 1812, British forces briefly took control of Washington on August 24, 1814.They set fires throughout the Capitol, and also burned the White House, the headquarters of both the War Department and the Treasury Department.
1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1967th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 967th year of the 2nd millennium, the 67th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1960s decade.
A protester supporting President Donald Trump jumps from the public gallery to the floor of the Senate chamber during the assualt on the U.S. Capitol Building on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC.
June 6 – President Johnson signs Executive Order 11358, ordering "that any income, excess-profits, estate, or gift tax return for the years 1948 to 1967, inclusive, shall, during the Ninetieth Congress, be open to inspection by the Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives, or any duly authorized subcommittee thereof, for ...