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Summer of Love: How 1967 Defined a Generation
How the 1967 Summer of Love grew from a San Francisco scene into a media event, who came to the Haight, what it promised, and why it faded by autumn.
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One year that changed everything after it.
A plain-language history of 1967: the Summer of Love, the Beatles, Vietnam, Detroit, the Six-Day War, space, science and sport.
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The Counterculture: A Rebellion Against Mainstream America
How the American counterculture of the 1960s challenged mainstream ideas about work, war, sex and authority, and how politicians, the press and parents responded.
1967: The Year That Changed Music Forever
A survey of the music of 1967: the album as art form, psychedelic rock, soul, the Monterey festival and the changing ways people heard records.
The Beatles' Influence on the Music Industry
How the Beatles changed songwriting, studio recording, album design and the business of pop across their whole career, from 1962 to the breakup.
1967: A Year of Great Change and Transformation
A month-by-month overview of 1967: war in Vietnam and the Middle East, urban unrest, the Summer of Love, space tragedy and new technology.
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Culture and Counterculture
The music, media, fashion and communities that defined the mood of 1967.
Summer of Love and Hippie Life The hippie scene in San Francisco, London and on the road. 11 guides Counterculture Media and Arts Underground papers, film, journalism and the psychedelic mindset. 14 guides Music in 1967 Festivals, rock icons and the changing radio dial. 10 guides The Beatles in 1967 Songs, films and broadcasts from a landmark Beatles year. 13 guides 1967 at a Glance The big picture plus film, television, books and fashion. 15 guides Landmark Albums of 1967 Debut records and breakthrough albums released in 1967. 10 guides Film and Television in 1967 The movies and TV series that defined the screen in 1967. 15 guides Books, Ideas and Art Books, thinkers and artists who shaped the debates of 1967. 10 guides Festivals and Live Music Monterey and the other gatherings that made 1967 sound live. 9 guides Summer of Love Places San Francisco, Los Angeles and London during the 1967 youth summer. 15 guides The Hippie Movement Who the hippies were, what they believed and what they left behind. 13 guides Counterculture Overview What the 1960s counterculture was, and how 1967 fits in. 7 guides Counterculture and Institutions Universities, schools, business, church, military and government meet the counterculture. 11 guides Magical Mystery Tour The Beatles film and songs of late 1967, from filming to broadcast and reception. 13 guides Beatles Songs and Records Individual Beatles recordings and releases from Rubber Soul to 1967. 7 guides Music Icons and Legacy Pop culture influence and the later legacies of music figures linked to the era. 3 guides Womens Firsts in Music Women and the Grammy Awards: the documented history of the ceremony, its categories and the women honoured. 6 guides Women and the Pulitzer Prizes The early women winners of American letters prizes, set against the 1967 awards. 4 guides
War, Protest and Politics
Vietnam, civil rights, unrest at home and crises abroad.
Vietnam War and Protest The escalating war and the movements that opposed it. 21 guides Civil Rights and Unrest Race, poverty and violence in America in and around 1967. 9 guides Middle East and World Events War, revolution and upheaval beyond the United States. 12 guides American Politics and Government Washington, the courts and elections in 1967 and 1968. 11 guides Vietnam War Battles and Decisions Operations, commanders and turning points from 1967 to early 1968. 16 guides Europe, Africa and Asia in 1967 Coups, wars and diplomacy outside the Middle East and Vietnam. 12 guides France and Paris Opposition to de Gaulle and the Paris student scene before May 1968. 3 guides Protest Behind the Iron Curtain Dissent in Poland, Hungary and the Soviet Union around 1967. 6 guides Protest in Asia and the Pacific Tokyo, Melbourne and Sydney during the Vietnam War years. 3 guides The Detroit Riot of 1967 Causes, events and aftermath of the largest American riot of 1967. 8 guides Civil Rights Law and Immigration What Congress actually passed in the 1960s, and what it did not pass in 1967. 8 guides Northern Cities in Unrest New York and Chicago during the long hot summers of the 1960s. 7 guides Political Killings of the 1960s Assassinations that shaped American politics before and after 1967. 3 guides Cultural Revolution and Hong Kong China in 1967 and the unrest in British Hong Kong. 5 guides Middle East War 1967 The June 1967 war on its fronts and what it changed for Egypt, Syria, Israel and the Palestinians. 4 guides
Science, Firsts and Sport
Breakthroughs, milestones and sporting contests of the year.
Science, Space and Firsts Milestones and setbacks in technology, medicine and space. 7 guides Sport in 1967 Football, baseball, tennis, motor racing and cycling. 12 guides Sporting Moments of 1967 Single matches, races and seasons that fans still remember. 11 guides Space and Flight in 1967 Rockets, probes and aircraft from a setback-filled year. 18 guides Womens Golf History How womens professional and amateur golf grew, with its major championships and its spread beyond the US and Britain. 7 guides Womens Tennis History The history of womens singles at the Grand Slam tournaments, region by region, from the 1880s to the 1967 amateur era. 7 guides Computing Origins Where computers, chips, lasers and video games really began, set against the technology of 1967. 8 guides Transport Origins The real beginnings of commercial flying, the jet airliner and high-speed rail. 4 guides Communications Origins How cables, satellites, television and mobile phones began, and where 1967 fits in that story. 5 guides Women and the Nobel Prizes When women first won each Nobel prize, and why none of it happened in 1967. 5 guides Baseball 1967 The 1967 pennant races, the World Series and the teams and leagues around them. 8 guides Pro Leagues 1967-68 Football, basketball and hockey seasons as the leagues expanded. 4 guides Olympic and World Cup Years The Games and World Cups around 1967, with the facts of what was and was not held. 8 guides Sport and Counterculture Where the late 1960s mood met sport, from long hair to defiance. 3 guides
Society, Economy and Daily Life
Money, law, technology at home and the ordinary rhythms of life in 1967.
Economy, Business and Work Money, prices, cars and consumer goods in 1967. 11 guides Daily Life and Law Everyday life, new laws and public events in 1967. 10 guides Student Protest in Europe What students and radicals in European cities actually did around 1967, and what belongs to 1968. 9 guides Student Movement and New Left The ideas, groups and campuses of the 1960s student and New Left movements. 6 guides Womens Firsts in Public Life Women who broke barriers in electoral politics, the courts and science, with the real dates. 3 guides