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 1967:
Lincoln Elementary School
Background music: The Beatles, "When I'm
64"
The year was 1967, and in Columbus, 25
years had passed since the completion of the First Christian Church.
A generation of Columbus residents had grown up and now had children
of their own, who would be attending Columbus' renowned new schools.
Construction of the Lincoln Elementary School
was completed. In September, Lady Bird Johnson, wife of President
Lyndon Johnson, came to Columbus to dedicate a plaque at the entrance
to this award-winning building, designed by architect Gunnar Birkerts.
Two years earlier, John Carl Warnecke's award-winning Mabel McDowell
School had been completed.
A list of babies born in 1967 would include
Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts, and Joshua Bell, to name a few. The
Beatles' Sgt. Pepper album was released, and the first
issue of Rolling Stone magazine was published. In England,
Peter Townsend revealed that he was writing a rock opera.
It was a year that saw an increasing number
of protests against the war in Viet Nam, and the very first Super
Bowl. The cost of a first-class stamp was 5 cents, and the minimum
hourly wage went up to $1.40.
In the Mideast, the six-day Arab-Israeli war
began...and ended. Congress created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
and PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service.
The plaque at the entrance to the Lincoln Elementary
School bears the name of then Columbus Mayor Eret Kline, and is
still there for all to see. Its message reads: "Commemorating
the visit of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson who has rallied a new interest
in beauty and culture throughout the country and who honored Columbus
with her recognition of the community's architectural progress."
It is dated September 21, 1967.
More about 1960s life in the United States
U.S.
space flights were suspended after the deaths of three astronauts
in a launch pad fire.
"Windy," by The Association; "Light My Fire,"
by The Doors; "The Beat Goes On," by Sonny and Cher.
Bonnie and Clyde, The Dirty Dozen, and
The Graduate.
Mickey Mantle hit his 500th career home run; computers were used
to generate electronic music.
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