The Greatest Class A Profile of the Class of 1970 Bishop Watterson High School July 1, 2015 Written and Compiled by Stephen M. Marson, Ph.D. Copy Editors Joyce Girlando Gassin Kathleen Brennan Hounsell Micki Flanagan-Soulen 1 What Was Happening While I Was a Student At Watterson? Historical events between 1966 and 1970 set the tone and established cultural parameters for our tenure at Bishop Watterson High School. The following is a list of historical events which occurred while we were in high school. They have been categorized into freshmen, sophomore, junior and senior years. Events emphasized are those in which classmates have expressed a particular interest. For example, Chris Bush had a passion for the Monkeys, so events related to the Monkeys are included. Greg Buchwalter had a passion for flight and space, so those events are listed. There was an article in the Eagleview about a priest who loved to discuss Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in his religion class. Thus, all historical events concerning the Beatles have been included. However, I made sure not to include anything about Frank Zappa. So, if your interest is not included in this list, it simply means, you didn’t hang out with me. Freshman Year 1966 to 1967 August, 1966 11th - Last Beatle concert tour of US begins 14th - 1st US lunar orbiter begins orbiting Moon 14th - Cleveland Stadium's 1st rock concert is held, featuring Beatles 17th - Willie Mays takes 2nd place on all-time HR list 20th - Beatles pelted with rotten fruit during Memphis concert 23rd - Lunar Orbiter 1 takes 1st photograph of Earth from Moon 29th - Beatles last public concert (Candlestick Park, SF) September 1966 3rd - 24th World SF Convention honors Gene Roddenberry 3rd - Donovan hits #1 with "Sunshine Superman" 8th - "Star Trek" premieres on NBC-TV 8th - "That Girl" starring Marlo Thomas premieres on ABC-TV 10th - Beatles' "Revolver," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 6 weeks 10th - Neal Diamond's 1st chart song (Cherry Cherry) 11th - Rolling Stones perform on Ed Sullivan Show 12th - "Monkees" premieres on NBC-TV 21st - Jimmy Hendrix changes spelling of his name to Jimi 22nd - Surveyor 2 crashes on Moon October 1966 9th - Rolling Stones 1st LP recorded "Got Live if you Want It" 12th - Jimi Hendrix Experience forms with Jimi Hendrix, Noel Redding & Mitch Mitchell 13th - 173 US aircraft bomb North Vietnam 16th - Joan Baez & 123 other anti-draft protestors arrested in Oakland 19th - Yardbirds 1st US tour (NYC) 2 29th - Lunar Orbiter 1 crashes on moon: 6.7°N 162°E 29th - National Organization of Women founded November 1966 2nd - The Cuban Adjustment Act enters force, allowing 123,000 Cubans the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the United States. 8th - Edward W Brooke (Rep-R-Mass) becomes 1st African American popularly elected to the US Senate 8th - Frank Robinson selected AL MVP 8th - Movie actor Ronald Reagan elected Governor of California 9th - John Lennon meets Yoko Ono at an avant-garde art exposition at Indica Gallery in London 10th - Lunar Orbiter 2 reaches 196-1871 km around Moon 11th - Gemini 12 (Lovell & Aldrin) launched on 4-day flight 18th - US RC Bishops end the rules against eating meat on Fridays 24th - The Beatles began recording sessions for "Sergeant Pepper" 25th - Jimi Hendrix Experience makes its London debut at Bag O' Nails Club 25th - Pirate Radio Station 390 (Radio Invicta) closes down (reopen 12/31) December 1966 2nd - Love, Moby Grape & Lee Michaels perform at Fillmore East 8th - A terrible Yankee trade, Roger Maris for Card's Charlie Smith 12th - US Supreme Courts votes 4-3 allowing Braves to move to Atlanta 13th - 1st US bombing of Hanoi 16th - The Beatles release "Everywhere it's Christmas" in UK 16th - Jimi Hendrix Experience releases its 1st single, "Hey Joe," in the UK 18th - Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" airs for 1st time on CBS 24th - Luna 13 lands on Moon 24th - USAF C144 military charter aircraft crashes near Binh Thai, Vietnam, killing 129 26th - Maulana Karenga establishes Kwanzaa (1st fruits of harvest) holiday 26th - Jimi Hendrix writes "Purple Haze" backstage at the Upper Cut Club 30th - The cult classic "One Million Years B.C.", starring Raquel Welch, is released 31st - Monkee's "I'm a Believer" hits #1 & stays there for 7 weeks January 1967 3rd - "Tonight Show" is shortened from 105 to 90 minutes 3rd - Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys is indicted for draft evasion 6th - "Milton Berle Show" last airs on ABC-TV 6th - United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch "Operation Deckhouse Five" in the Mekong River delta. 7th - "Newlywed Game" premieres on ABC TV 9th - Georgia legislature seats Rep Julian Bond 12th - Louisville, Ky, draft board refuses exemption for boxer Muhammad Ali 12th - Dr. James Bedford becomes the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of future resuscitation. 12th - NBC premiers the colorized remake of "Dragnet" 3 13th - Rolling Stones appear on Ed Sullivan Show 14th - 20,000 attend Human Be-In, SF 14th - Sonny & Cher release "Beat Goes On" 27th - The Beatles sign a 9 year worldwide contract with EMI records 28th - Rolling Stones release "Let's Spend the Night Together" February 1967 3rd - "Purple Haze" recorded by Jimi Hendrix 4th - "Wild Thing" hits #20 on the pop singles chart by Senator Bobby 4th - US launches Lunar Orbiter 3 5th - "Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" premieres on CBS (later ABC, NBC) 8th - Peter (Asher) & Gordon (Waller) discontinue their singing partnership 10th - 25th Amendment (US Presidential Disability & Succession) ratified 12th - Keith Richards, Mick Jagger & Marianne Faithful busted for drugs 14th - Aretha Franklin records "Respect" 15th - 1st anti-bootleg recording laws enacted 17th - Beatles release "Penny Lane" & "Strawberry Fields" 22nd - 25,000 US & South Vietnamese troops launch Operation Junction City against Viet Cong. Largest US airborne assault since WWII 23rd - 25th amendment (US Presidential succession) adopted March 1967 2nd - 9th Grammy Awards: "Strangers in the Night" by Frank Sinatra wins best record, "Michele" by The Beatles best song 6th - Jimmy Hoffa enters Lewisburg Federal Prison 6th - Muhammad Ali is ordered by selective service to be inducted 6th - Stalin's daughter Svetlana Allilujeva asks for political asylum in US 11th - Pink Floyd releases 1st single (Arnold Layne) 14th - JFK's body moved from temporary grave to a permanent memorial 18th - Beatles' "Penny Lane" single goes #1 20th - The Supremes release "The Happening" 25th - The Turtle's "Happy Together" goes #1 25th - Who & Cream make US debut at Murray the K's Easter Show 26th - Pope Paul VI publishes encyclical Populorum progressio 30th - Cover picture of Beatles' "Sgt Pepper's" is photographed 31st - 1st time Jimi Hendrix burns his guitar (London) April 1967 14th - In the Vietnam War, US planes bombed Haiphong for 1st time 19th - "Casino Royale" James Bond comedy film starring David Niven and Peter Sellers premieres. Based on the Ian Fleming novel. 19th - Beatles sign a contract to stay together for 10 years (they don't) 20th - US Surveyor 3 lands on Moon 24th - Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had "gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win 4 politically that which he cannot win militarily." 25th - Abortion legalized in Colorado 28th - Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army & stripped of boxing title 29th - Aretha Franklin releases "Respect" May 1967 3rd - African American students seize finance building at Northwestern University 4th - Lunar Orbiter 4 launched by US; begins orbiting Moon May 7 6th - 400 students seize administration building at Cheyney State College 8th - Muhammad Ali is indicted for refusing induction in US Army 10th - Rolling Stones Keith Richards, Brian Jones & Mick Jagger arrested on drug charges 10th - Stockholm Vietnam Tribunal declares US aggression in Vietnam/Cambodia 11th - 100,000,000th US phone connected 13th - NY Yankee Mickey Mantle hits career HR #500 off Stu Miller 15th - Paul McCartney meets his future wife Linda Eastman 15th - "In re Gault", US Supreme Court rules juveniles accused of crimes should be given same legal rights as adults 17th - Dylan's 1965 UK Tour is released as film "Don't Look Back" 17th - The Butler Act, a Tennessee statue prohibiting the teaching of evolution, is repealed after 42 years 19th - US bombs Hanoi 19th - USSR ratifies treaty with Britain & US banning nuclear weapons in space 20th - 10,000 demonstrate against war in Vietnam 20th - BBC bans the Beatles' "A Day in the Life" because of drug references 22nd - "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" debuts on NET (now PBS) 25th - John Lennon takes delivery of his psychedelically painted Rolls Royce 29th - Pope Paul VI names 27 new cardinals, including Karol Wojtyla, archbishop of Krakow, who later became Pope John Paul II June 1967 1st - Beatles release Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in US & goes gold 3rd - Aretha Franklin's "Respect" reaches #1 4th - 19th Emmy Awards: Mission Impossible, Monkeys, Don Knotts & Lucy Ball win 4th - Monkees take home an Emmy for their Outstanding comedy Series 5th - Murderer Richard Speck sentenced to death in electric chair 7th - 2 Moby Grape members arrested for contributing to delinquency of minors 9th - Monkees appear at Hollywood Bowl 12th - Race riot in Cincinnati Ohio (300 arrested) 12th - US Supreme Court unanimously ends laws against interracial marriages 12th - USSR launches Venera 4 for parachute landing on Venus 12th - "You Only Live Twice", 5th