On this day....1967

Cost of Living 1967

Average Cost of new house    $14,250.00
Average Income per year $  7,300.00
Average Monthly Rent   $125.00
Gas per Gallon   33 cents
Average Cost of a new car   $2,750.00
Movie Ticket  $1.25
Polaroid Camera  $50.00
The Federal Minimum Wage is increased to $1.40 an hour 

Popular Culture 1967

• Monterey International Pop Music Festival in California features some of the 60's Icons including Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Janis Joplin, The Steve Miller Band, Simon & Garfunkel and the Grateful Dead 
•  Evel Knievel jumps his motorcycle over 16 cars lined up in a row. 
• Evel Knievel fails in his attempt to jump the fountains at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas 
• The Beatles release Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, one of rock's most acclaimed albums.
• The Beatles release "Magical Mystery Tour" LP
• The Beatles release the double A-sided single with Penny Lane on one side and "Strawberry Fields Forever" on the other side.
• Elvis Presley Marries Priscilla
• Premiere of the musical Hair 
• Barbara Streisand performs in Central Park before 135,000
• Otis Reading dies in a plane crash aged 26 
• Carrol Shelby Mustang GT-500 Fastback was released    

Popular Films

• The Dirty Dozen
• You Only Live Twice
• Casino Royale
• A Man for All Seasons
• Thoroughly Modern Millie
• Barefoot in the Park
• To Sir, with Love
• In the Heat of the Night
• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Popular in Music

• The Rolling Stones
• The Supremes
• The Beatles
• The Doors
• Bob Dylan
• Aretha Franklin
• The Grateful Dead
• The Monkees
• Elvis Presley
• The Beach Boys
• The Bee Gees
• The Jimi Hendrix Experience
• Cream
• Pink Floyd
• Moody Blues
• David Bowie

Popular TV Programs

• The Prisoner
• The Forsyte Saga
• Coronation Street
• The Beverly Hillbillies
• The Lucy Show
• The Saint
• Z-Cars
• Doctor Who
• General Hospital
• Bewitched
• Crossroads
• Jeopardy!
• Peyton Place
• Top of the Pops
• Hogan's Heroes
• I Dream of Jeannie
• Tom and Jerry
• Star Trek
• The Monkees

People Born on October 27th....

 James Cook 1728

Nicola Paganini 1782

Theodore Roosevelt (U.S.) 1858

Emily Post 1872

Leif Erickson 1911

Dylan Thomas 1914

Teresa Wright 1918

Nanette Fabray 1920

Ralph Kiner (MLB) 1922

Roy Lichtenstein 1923

Ruby Dee 1924

Floyd Cramer 1933

John Cleese 1939

Lara Parker 1942

Lee (Melvin) Greenwood 1942

Carrie Snodgress 1946

Terry Anderson 1947

Jack Daniels (Highway 101) 1949

Garry Tallent (E Street Band) 1949

Fran Lebowitz 1950

Jayne Kennedy-Overton 1951

Roberto Benigni 1952

Peter Firth 1953

Robert Picardo 1953

Simon LeBon (Duran Duran) 1958

Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots) 1967 - Scott Weiland Official Store, Stone Temple Pilots Official Store

ME!!! 1967

Sean Holland 1968

Sheeri Rappaport 1977

Kelly Osbourne 1984