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October 22, 1967

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Headlines from October 22, 1967

GUARDS REPULSE WAR PROTESTERS AT THE PENTAGON; 6 Break Through Line Into Building--Mailer and Dellinger Are Arrested 250 SEIZED IN CLASHES Spock Tells Demonstrators at Lincoln Memorial That Johnson Is Real 'Enemy' War Protesters Repulsed at Doors of Pentagon During Washington Peace Rally PRESIDENT CALLED THE REAL 'ENEMY' Spock Asserts Conflict Is 'Disastrous in Every Way' to Interests of Nation

By Joseph A. Loftus Special To the New York Times

thousands storm Pentagon following peaceful rally and march by about 50,000; illus; some breach lines of Fed marshals and troops and are beaten back with rifle butts and clubs; no serious injuries reptd; at least 250 arrested including D Dellinger, chmn of Natl Mobilization Com to End War in Vietnam, and N Mailer; tear gas used; Defense Dept says it was used by demonstrators, not Army

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 18, 1967, covering October 22, 1967.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Ode To Billie Joe by Bobbie Gentry

    Ode To Billie Joe

    Bobbie Gentry

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    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for Diana Ross And The Supremes Greatest Hits by Diana Ross & The Supremes

    Diana Ross And The Supremes Greatest Hits

    Diana Ross & The Supremes

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    4
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    Album cover for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles

    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    The Beatles

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    18
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Doors by The Doors

    The Doors

    The Doors

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    31
  5. 5
    Album cover for Aretha Arrives by Aretha Franklin

    Aretha Arrives

    Aretha Franklin

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

Salvatore Di Vittorio

1967Salvatore Di Vittorio, Italian composer and conductor[†]

Salvatore Di Vittorio is an Italian composer and conductor. He is the music director and conductor of the Chamber Orchestra of New York.

Oona King

1967Oona King, Baroness King of Bow, British business executive and politician[†]

Oona Tamsyn King, Baroness King of Bow, is a British business executive and former British Labour Party politician. She was a Labour Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green and Bow from 1997 until 2005; and a member of the House of Lords from 2011 to 2024.

1967Ulrike Maier, Austrian skier (died 1994)[†]

Ulrike Maier was a World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria, a two-time World Champion in super-G. She competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics and the 1992 Winter Olympics.

Carlos Mencia

1967Carlos Mencia, Honduran-American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter[†]

Ned Arnel "Carlos" Mencía is a Honduran-American comedian, writer, and actor. His style of comedy is often political and involves issues of race relations, Latin American culture, criminal justice, and social class. From 2005 to 2008, he hosted the Comedy Central show Mind of Mencia. Around the time of the show's cancellation, several comedians accused Mencía of plagiarism and stealing jokes.

1967Ron Tugnutt, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster[†]

Ronald Frederick Bradley Tugnutt is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Tugnutt played several seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Quebec Nordiques, Edmonton Oilers, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Dallas Stars. While a member of the Nordiques on March 21, 1991, Tugnutt set a modern-day NHL record for most saves in a regular-season game when he stopped 70 of 73 shots in a 3–3 tie with the Boston Bruins.

Historical Context for October 22, 1967

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