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January 1, 1967

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Headlines from January 1, 1967

JOHNSON PLEDGES DOMESTIC GAINS; Says Nation Can and Must Afford Vietnam War and Better Life at Home JOHNSON PLEDGES DOMESTIC GAINS

By Unknown Author

Pres Johnson says nation 'can, must and will continue' to afford both Vietnam war and fight for better life in US, press conf at his Tex ranch; says this will be theme of his proposals to Cong; says 'highly speculative' estimate of fiscal '68 budget is that it will total $135-140-billion with higher deficit than the $1.8-billion estimated in Jan '66 for fiscal '67

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 28, 1966, covering January 1, 1967.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Monkees by The Monkees

    The Monkees

    The Monkees

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  2. 2
    Album cover for SRO by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    SRO

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    4
  3. 3
    Album cover for Doctor Zhivago by Soundtrack

    Doctor Zhivago

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    42
  4. 4
    Album cover for Parsley; Sage; Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

    Parsley; Sage; Rosemary And Thyme

    Simon & Garfunkel

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    8
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    94

Notable Births

Tawera Nikau

1967Tawera Nikau, New Zealand rugby league player[†]

Tawera Nuieia Nikau is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. A New Zealand international representative forward, he played club football at a number of different clubs in New Zealand, England and Australia during his career, including the Melbourne Storm's victory in the 1999 NRL season Grand Final.

Historical Context for January 1, 1967

In 1967, the world population was approximately 3,473,412,880 people[†]