September 4, 1967
That fall of 1967, gas ran $0.33 a gallon and Johnson was in the White House — the Vietnam War was dominating headlines, with Johnson defending the air campaign and facing growing pressure from Congress to limit his authority to deploy troops. On movie screens, Sidney Poitier was drawing crowds in "To Sir, with Love," and on the radio, a Memphis teenager named Alex Chilton was singing lead on The Box Tops' "The Letter," the country's top song. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Boston Red Sox in a seven-game World Series, and that same fall, test pilot William J. Knight pushed an X-15 research aircraft to Mach 6.7, setting an unofficial world speed record for a fixed-wing aircraft that still stands today.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — September 4, 1967
NY Times Headlines — Week of September 4, 1967
Peace Candidate Charges Fraud; Observer Says Good-By To Army Chief; Vietnam Losers Charge A Fraud Civilian Candidates Protest Election, But Assert They Oppose Demonstrations Defeated Civilians Protest Election As A Fraud
Vietnam Ballot Acclaimed By U.S. As A 'Major Step'; Statement Says The People Have Made Choice And 'Deserve Our Support' Courage Also Praised Kennedy Urges That Voting Lead To Peace Talks And Internal Improvements U.S. Lauds Voting In South Vietnam
World Events — September 1967
Time Person of the Year — 1967
On the radio
Billboard Charts — September 4, 1967
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1967–68 Season
Emmy Winners — 1967
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — September 4, 1967
Ebert 4-Star Films — September 4, 1967
On the field
Sports Champions — September 4, 1967
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