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1967 Technology & Gadgets
Apollo 1 fire kills astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Senior Pilot Ed White and Pilot Roger B. Chaffee on a launching pad test at Cape Kennedy, Florida. The specific cause was never determined, the fire was blamed upon design flaws in the command module: highly-pressurized 100%-oxygen atmosphere, wiring, plumbing , flammable materials in the cockpit, the hatch release and their flight suits.
South African surgeon Dr. Christiaan Barnard does the first human heart transplant. Recipient, 55 year old Louis Washkansky survived 18 days before he succumbed to pneumonia.
The first Boeing 737 rolls out of the production line to become the most prolific passenger jet in the world.
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1967 Toys & Gadgets
Action Boy! A upbeat boy sidekick for the Captain Action Doll. Action Boy comes with a black panther named Khem. In keeping with the popularity of Captain Action dolls having costumes for Superman, Batman, etc., Action Boy has costumes for Superboy, Robin and Aqualad.
KerPlunk Ideal Toys originally marketed this still popular game. Marbles rested upon sticks inside a metal tube as players removed sticks in turn hoping not to be the one causing a marble to fall. The simple, but rather loud sound of the falling marble hitting the base added to the excitement.
The Triang pedal car is fitted with a seat belt!
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