Timeline Saturday 17 June 1967

Events on Saturday 17 June 1967 4

• 1967 China detonates its first hydrogen bomb Test at Lop Nur makes China a thermonuclear power China successfully tested a thermonuclear weapon at its Lop Nur test site, becoming the fourth nation to develop a hydrogen bomb. The test came just 32 months after China's first atomic bomb test, a notably fast progression.
• 1967 Janis Joplin sings Ball and Chain at Monterey Breakthrough A performance that makes her a star overnight.
• 1967 Otis Redding plays the Monterey Pop Festival Love crowd His set wins over the hippie audience — his breakthrough beyond soul.
• 1967 The Byrds play the Monterey Pop Festival Monterey Crosby's stage speeches anger the others.