world
The Six-Day War redrew the Middle East
In June 1967, six days of fighting between Israel and its neighbours changed the map of the region.
Born in 1949
It was 1967 when you turned 18
You arrived in 1949. By 1967 — 59 years ago now — the world had moved on. Here's what it looked like.
Turning 59 this year Part of Generation X
The Summer of Love was warming up, and the world was changing fast.
1967
The world you arrived into
world
The first human heart transplant
On 3 December 1967, Dr Christiaan Barnard carried out the world’s first human heart transplant in Cape Town.
sport
The first Super Bowl
On 15 January 1967, Green Bay Packers beat Kansas City Chiefs in the first ever AFL–NFL World Championship Game.
Britain
The Abortion Act was passed
In October 1967, Parliament legalised abortion in Great Britain under set conditions — one of several landmark social laws that year.
1967
What people were listening to
music
The Beatles released Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Released on 1 June 1967, it changed what a pop album could be.
music
Procol Harum released "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
The organ-driven single became the sound of the summer of 1967.
music
Engelbert beat the Beatles
"Release Me" kept The Beatles’ "Strawberry Fields Forever" off the top of the charts.
music
"San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)"
Scott McKenzie’s anthem became the calling card of the Summer of Love.
1967
At the cinema and on television
television
Colour television arrived in the UK
On 1 July 1967, BBC Two broadcast Wimbledon in colour — the first regular colour service in Europe.
movies
The Jungle Book premiered
Disney’s last film personally overseen by Walt reached cinemas in October 1967.
movies
James Bond returned in You Only Live Twice
Sean Connery’s fifth Bond film arrived in June 1967, complete with a volcano lair.
movies
The Graduate arrived
Dustin Hoffman and "one word: plastics" hit cinemas in December 1967.
1967
Technology looked very different
technology
The world’s first cash machine
On 27 June 1967, Barclays in Enfield dispensed cash from a machine for the first time.
technology
Concorde took to the air
The supersonic airliner made its maiden flight from Bristol on 2 March 1967.
1967
People who share your birth year
people
Kurt Cobain was born
The voice of a future generation arrived on 20 February 1967 in Aberdeen, Washington.
people
Nicole Kidman was born
The actor arrived on 20 June 1967 in Honolulu.
people
Julia Roberts was born
The future Pretty Woman arrived on 28 October 1967 in Georgia.
people
Vin Diesel was born
The actor arrived on 18 July 1967 — the same month as co-star Will Ferrell (16 July).
1967
What things cost
- An average UK house about £4,000
- A pint of beer about 10p
- A gallon of petrol about 33p (roughly 7p a litre)
Indicative UK averages from sample data — being verified and expanded.
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