When This Dropped

March 19, 1967

President
Johnson
Dow (EOY)
906
Gas/gal
$0.33
Min Wage
$1.40

Gas cost $0.33 a gallon in the spring of 1967, and the Dow Jones stood at 906 — the U.S. Senate voted 88-0 to approve a landmark treaty banning the militarization of outer space, sending the Outer Space Treaty to President Johnson for his signature. On screens and turntables, audiences were watching "Mission: Impossible" take home the Emmy for best drama while father-daughter duo Frank and Nancy Sinatra held the #1 spot on the charts with "Somethin' Stupid." The Philadelphia 76ers claimed the NBA championship by defeating the San Francisco Warriors, the same spring that NASA launched Lunar Orbiter 4 to photograph the far side of the Moon in preparation for a future crewed landing.

On the cover

Magazine Covers — March 19, 1967

New York Times
Time
TV Guide
Nat. Geographic

World Events — March 1967

Time Person of the Year — 1967

25 and Under
Person of the Year
25 and Under

On the radio

Billboard Charts — March 19, 1967

Happy Together
The Turtles
Hot 100 #1
"Happy Together"
The Turtles
More Of The Monkees
The Monkees
Billboard 200 #1
"More Of The Monkees"
The Monkees

Grammy Awards

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles
Grammy Album of the Year
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
The Beatles
Up, Up and Away
The 5th Dimension
Grammy Song of the Year
"Up, Up and Away"
The 5th Dimension
Up, Up and Away
The 5th Dimension
Grammy Record of the Year
"Up, Up and Away"
The 5th Dimension
Bobbie Gentry
Grammy Best New Artist
Bobbie Gentry

On the bookshelf

The Arrangement
Elia Kazan
NYT Fiction #1
"The Arrangement"
Elia Kazan
Death of a President
William Manchester
NYT Non-Fiction #1
"Death of a President"
William Manchester
The Fixer
Bernard Malamud
Pulitzer Prize Fiction
"The Fixer"
Bernard Malamud
The Fixer
Bernard Malamud
National Book Award Fiction
"The Fixer"
Bernard Malamud
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation
Peter Gay
National Book Award Nonfiction
"The Enlightenment: An Interpretation"
Peter Gay

On the television

Nielsen Top 10 — 1966–67 Season

Bonanza
Nielsen #1 TV Show
Bonanza
Nielsen
Top 10
TV Shows
Nielsen Ratings
Top 10 TV Shows
1966–67 Season

Emmy Winners — 1967

Mission: Impossible
Emmy Drama Series
Mission: Impossible
Get Smart
Emmy Comedy Series
Get Smart
Bill Cosby
I Spy
Emmy Lead Actor
Bill Cosby
I Spy
Maureen Stapleton
Among the Paths to Eden
Emmy Lead Actress
Maureen Stapleton
Among the Paths to Eden

At the movies

Box Office & Oscar Winners — March 19, 1967

The Bible: In the Beginning...
Box Office #1
The Bible: In the Beginning...
A Man for All Seasons
Oscar Best Picture
A Man for All Seasons
Mike Nichols
The Graduate
Oscar Best Director
Mike Nichols
The Graduate
Rod Steiger
In the Heat of the Night
Oscar Best Actor
Rod Steiger
In the Heat of the Night
Katharine Hepburn
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Oscar Best Actress
Katharine Hepburn
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Ebert 4-Star Films — March 19, 1967

Bonnie and Clyde
4-Star Review
Bonnie and Clyde
Camelot
4-Star Review
Camelot
Cool Hand Luke
4-Star Review
Cool Hand Luke
Elvira Madigan
4-Star Review
Elvira Madigan
La Collectionneuse
4-Star Review
La Collectionneuse

On the field

Sports Champions — March 19, 1967

Super Bowl
Green Bay Packers
def. Kansas City Chiefs
World Series
St. Louis Cardinals
def. Boston Red Sox
NBA Champion
Philadelphia 76ers
def. San Francisco Warriors
Stanley Cup
Toronto Maple Leafs
def. Montreal Canadiens

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