Ed Yost makes the first free flight of a modern hot-air balloon Bruning, Nebraska.
Happend on 21. October 1967
Vietnam War: More than 100,000 war protesters gather in Washington, DC. A peaceful rally at the Lincoln Memorial is followed by a march to The Pentagon and clashes with soldiers and United States Marshals protecting the facility (event lasts until October 23; 683 people will be arrested). Similar demonstrations occurred simultaneously in Japan and Western Europe.
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There were 250,000 people there and it was a awsome feeling and sight. It was like looking out at a river of color. You couldn't see anybody's face, just a blur. What a feeling, let me tell ya.
Jimmy Carl Black