1967 daily mail

A blast from the past! The Daily Mail is a British newspaper that has been in publication since 1896. Here are some notable events and news stories from the Daily Mail in 1967:

January 1967

• The Daily Mail reports on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy's brother, Robert F. Kennedy, who was shot on June 5, 1968, while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination.
• The paper covers the Apollo 1 fire, which killed three astronauts on January 27, 1967, during a ground test of their Apollo 1 spacecraft.

February 1967

• The Daily Mail reports on the first successful heart transplant, performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard on December 3, 1967, in Cape Town, South Africa.
• The paper covers the launch of the Soviet Union's Luna 9 spacecraft, which became the first spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon on February 3, 1966.

March 1967

• The Daily Mail reports on the Aberfan disaster, which occurred on October 21, 1966, when a colliery spoil tip collapsed and buried a school in Aberfan, Wales, killing 144 people, including 116 children.
• The paper covers the first Super Bowl, played on January 15, 1967, between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs.

April 1967

• The Daily Mail reports on the first human spaceflight by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who orbited the Earth on April 12, 1961.
• The paper covers the launch of the first American satellite, Explorer 1, on January 31, 1958.

May 1967

• The Daily Mail reports on the Six-Day War between Israel and its Arab neighbors, which began on June 5, 1967, and ended with Israel's occupation of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
• The paper covers the first commercial Concorde flight, which took place on January 21, 1969.

June 1967

• The Daily Mail reports on the Enoch Powell's "Rivers of Blood" speech, delivered on April 20, 1968, in which the British politician warned of the dangers of immigration and racial tensions.
• The paper covers the first moon landing, achieved by NASA's Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969.

July 1967

• The Daily Mail reports on the death of British Prime Minister Harold Wilson, who died on May 24, 1963.
• The paper covers the first color television broadcasts in the United States, which began on June 25, 1951.

August 1967

• The Daily Mail reports on the death of British rock star Brian Jones, who drowned in his swimming pool on July 3, 1969.
• The paper covers the first manned mission to the Moon, Apollo 11, which landed on July 20, 1969.

September 1967

• The Daily Mail reports on the death of British actress Elizabeth Taylor, who died on March 23, 2011.
• The paper covers the first computer mouse, invented by Douglas Engelbart in 1964.

October 1967

• The Daily Mail reports on the death of British musician Jimi Hendrix, who died on September 18, 1970.
• The paper covers the first commercial jet airliner, the de Havilland Comet, which entered service in 1952.

November 1967

• The Daily Mail reports on the death of British author Agatha Christie, who died on August 12, 1976.
• The paper covers the first satellite television broadcast, which took place on December 2, 1962.

December 1967

• The Daily Mail reports on the death of British musician John Lennon, who died on December 8, 1980.
• The paper covers the first human heart transplant, performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard on December 3, 1967, in Cape Town, South Africa.

These are just a few of the many news stories and events that were reported in the Daily Mail in 1967.