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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.
Six-Day War Part of the Arab–Israeli conflict A map of military movements during the conflict. Israel proper is shown in royal blue and territories occupied by Israel are shown in various shades of green Date 5–10 June 1967 (6 days) Location Middle East Result Israeli victory Territorial changes Israel occupies a total of 70,000 km 2 (27,000 sq mi) of territory: The Golan Heights from ...
The Vietnam war is "a hell hole of racism for the Negroes GIs over and above the usual hell of war," a quote from The Philadelphia Independent on an anti-war poster. The Cleveland Summit, also known as the Muhammad Ali Summit, was a meeting on Sunday, June 4, 1967, among twelve leading African-American men, eleven athletes and one politician, on the East Side of Cleveland, Ohio.
On 4 June 1967, a Canadair C-4 Argonaut passenger aircraft owned by British Midland Airways operating as British Midland Flight 542 crashed near the centre of Stockport, Cheshire, England. Of the 84 people on board, 72 were killed. It is the fourth-worst accident in British aviation history. [1]
June 12 – Loving v. Virginia: The United States Supreme Court declares all U.S. state laws prohibiting interracial marriage to be unconstitutional. [4] June 13 – Solicitor General Thurgood Marshall is nominated as the first African American justice of the United States Supreme Court. June 14 – Mariner program: Mariner 5 is launched toward ...
In June 1967, the bulk of the Jordanian forces was deployed in the West Bank in two main areas: in Samaria in the north, based in and around the towns of Jenin and Nablus and in the south in the area from Ramallah through Jerusalem down to Hebron. [2] Chief of Staff – Amer Khammash. Western Command. 1st 'Princess Alia' Infantry Brigade
5 June – Israel launches what is widely described as a preemptive strike on Egyptian airfields and armored columns in Gaza and Sinai. 6 June – The Battle of Ammunition Hill takes place. 6 June – the Gaza Strip was occupied by Israel. [3] 7 June – Reunification of Jerusalem as the Old City of Jerusalem is captured by the IDF.
Pages in category "June 1967 events in the United States" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.