Editing 1967 (section)

===July===
{{Main|July 1967}}
* [[July 1]]
** Canada celebrates its [[Canadian Centennial|first one hundred years of Confederation]].
** The [[European Economic Community|EEC]] joins with the [[European Coal and Steel Community]] and the European Atomic Community, to form the [[European Communities]] (from the 1980s usually known as [[European Community]] [EC]).
** [[Seaboard Air Line Railroad]] merges with [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]] to become [[Seaboard Coast Line Railroad]], first step to today's [[CSX Transportation]].
** The first UK [[colour television]] broadcasts begin on [[BBC Two|BBC2]]. The first one is from the [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon tennis championships]]. A full colour service begins on BBC2 on [[December 2]].
** [[American Samoa]]'s first constitution becomes effective.
* [[July 3]] – A military rebellion led by Belgian mercenary [[Jean Schramme]] begins in [[Katanga Province|Katanga]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].
* [[July 4]] – The British Parliament decriminalizes [[homosexuality]].
* [[July 5]] – Troops of Belgian [[mercenary]] commander [[Jean Schramme]] revolt against [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], and try to take control of [[Kisangani|Stanleyville]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congo]].
* [[July 6]]
** [[Nigerian Civil War]]: [[Nigeria]]n forces invade the secessionist [[Biafra]] [[May 30]].
** [[Langenweddingen level crossing disaster]]: A [[level crossing]] collision between a train loaded with children and a tanker-truck near [[Magdeburg]], [[East Germany]], kills 94 people, mostly children.
* [[July 7]] – ''[[All You Need Is Love]]'' is released in the UK.
* [[July 10]]
** Heavy massive rains and a landslide at [[Kobe]] and [[Kure, Hiroshima]], Japan, kill at least 371.
** New Zealand decimalises its currency from [[New Zealand pound|pound]] to [[New Zealand dollar|dollar]] at £1 to $2 ($1 = 10/-).
* [[July 12]]
** The Greek military regime strips 480 Greeks of their [[citizenship]].
** [[1967 Newark riots]]: After the arrest of an African-American cab driver for allegedly illegally driving around a police car and gunning it down the road, [[race riot]]s break out in [[Newark, New Jersey]], lasting 5 days and leaving 26 dead.
* [[July 14]] – Near Newark, New Jersey, the [[1967 Plainfield riots|Plainfield, NJ, riots]] take place.
* [[July 16]] – A prison riot in [[Jay, Florida]], United States leaves 37 dead.
* [[July 19]]
** A race riot breaks out in the North Side of Minneapolis on Plymouth Street during the [[Minneapolis Aquatennial]] Parade; businesses are vandalized and fires break out in the area, although the disturbance is quelled within hours. However, the next day a shooting sets off another incident in the same area that leads to 18 fires, 36 arrests, 3 shootings, 2 dozen people injured, and damages totaling 4.2&nbsp;million. Two more such incidents occur during the following two weeks.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hobbs|first=Maurice|date=July 20, 1967|title=Negro Leaders Foresaw Riot|work=The Minneapolis Star|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/188066292|access-date=September 11, 2020}}</ref>
** Eighty-two people are killed in a collision between [[Piedmont Airlines Flight 22]] and a [[Cessna 310]] near [[Hendersonville, North Carolina]], United States.
* [[July 20]] – [[Chile]]an poet [[Pablo Neruda]] receives the first Viareggio-Versile prize.
* [[July 23]]–[[July 31|31]] – [[1967 Detroit riot|12th Street Riot]]: In [[Detroit]], one of the worst riots in United States history begins on 12th Street in the predominantly [[African American]] inner city: 43 are killed, 342 injured and 1,400 buildings burned.
* [[July 24]] – During an official state visit to Canada, French President [[Charles de Gaulle]] declares to a crowd of over 100,000 in [[Montreal]]: ''[[Vive le Québec libre]]!'' (Long live free Quebec!). The statement, interpreted as support for [[Quebec independence]], delights many Quebecers but angers the Canadian government and many [[English Canada|English Canadians]].
* [[July 29]]
** An explosion and fire aboard the U.S. Navy [[aircraft carrier]] {{USS|Forrestal|CV-59|6}} in the [[Gulf of Tonkin]] leaves 134 dead.
** [[Georges Bidault]] moves to Belgium where he receives [[political asylum]].
** An [[1967 Caracas earthquake|earthquake]] in [[Caracas]], [[Venezuela]] leaves 240 dead.
* [[July 30]] – The [[1967 Milwaukee riot|1967 Milwaukee race riots]] begin, lasting through August 3 and leading to a ten-day shutdown of the city from August 1.