June 5, 1967 – June 10, 1967★★★★★
Six-Day War
Israel fights Egypt, Jordan and Syria, capturing the Sinai Peninsula, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Golan Heights.
War· Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Jordan, Syria
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Events this year
July 6, 1967 – January 15, 1970★★★★★
Nigerian Civil War (Biafran War)
War followed the secession of south-eastern Nigeria as the Republic of Biafra; the fighting and blockade-induced famine killed an estimated one to two million people.
War· Nigeria
August 8, 1967★★★★★
Founding of ASEAN
Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand sign the Bangkok Declaration, founding the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
PoliticsTreaty· Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand
October 9, 1967★★★★★
Death of Che Guevara
Revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara is captured and executed by the Bolivian army in La Higuera.
Death· Bolivia, Argentina, Cuba
December 3, 1967★★★★★
First human heart transplant
Christiaan Barnard performs the first human-to-human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town.
Science· South Africa
Ongoing
November 1, 1955 – April 30, 1975★★★★★
Vietnam War
A conflict between North Vietnam and the Viet Cong on one side and South Vietnam, backed by the United States and its allies, on the other; it ends with the fall of Saigon in 1975.
War· Vietnam, United States, Laos, Cambodia
1962 – 1971★★★★★
Operation Ranch Hand
The US Air Force sprays herbicides, including dioxin-contaminated Agent Orange, over large areas of South Vietnam, with lasting health and environmental effects.
WarDisaster· Vietnam, United States
March 2, 1965 – November 2, 1968★★★★★
Operation Rolling Thunder
A sustained US aerial bombing campaign against North Vietnam.
War· Vietnam, United States
1966 – 1976★★★★★
Cultural Revolution
Mao Zedong launches a decade-long political movement that brings social upheaval, persecution and the destruction of cultural heritage.
PoliticsRevolutionCulture· China