Date in year · 1967 · The 1960s
On August 25, 1967, george Lincoln Rockwell, founder of the American Nazi Party, is assassinated by a former member of his group. The year's #1 song was "To Sir With Love" by Lulu. Dana Barros, Olga Tañón, Lara Jill Miller would arrive in the same year.
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George Lincoln Rockwell was an American neo-Nazi activist and politician who founded the American Nazi Party (ANP) and became one of the most notorious white supremacists in the United States until his assassination in 1967. While Rockwell remains obscure to the American public and never achieved any real power, he and his views remain deeply influential on neo-Nazism and far-right extremism more broadly.
Around 1967
1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1967th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 967th year of the 2nd millennium, the 67th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1960s decade.
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American neo-Nazi activist (1918–1967)
George Lincoln Rockwell was an American neo-Nazi activist and politician who founded the American Nazi Party (ANP) and became one of the most notorious white supremacists in the United States until his assassination in 1967. While Rockwell remains obscure to the American public and never achieved any real power, he and his views remain deeply influential on neo-Nazism and far-right extremism more broadly.
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