Inventions & Breakthroughs of November 1967
Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.
1 
ATM (Automated Teller Machine)
2 
Computer Graphics Display
3 
Integrated Circuit Microprocessor Concept
4 
Electric Vehicle Prototype
5 
Early Voice Recognition
6 
Satellite Weather Imaging Improvements
7 
Soft Contact Lenses Commercialization
8 
Digital Audio Recording Concept
9 
Programmable Industrial Controller
10 
Medical Imaging Tomography Concept
The Sounds of
Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year
HEADLINES ON November 16, 1967
Full News Archive
- Headline: Historic Name Change for National Company. Impact: The name change is so impactful that it sets off a worldwide trend of corporations rebranding themselves every time they get a bad review, leading to a future where companies have names longer than their product descriptions. Say hello to 'MegaCorp International Holdings LLC.'. Fact: Fun fact: The original name was so boring it put even the most devoted insomniacs to sleep. Good job on the rebranding!.
- Headline: Soviet Is Silent on Any Widening of Freedoms. Impact: The Soviet silence on freedoms leads to a future where artists across the globe start using cryptic metaphors in their work, making it impossible for anyone to understand what they really mean. Welcome to modern art!. Fact: The irony is that the artists in question probably just wanted to paint kittens but were forced to glorify the state instead. Tough gig!.
- Headline: BOYD URGES LAW TO CURB JET NOISE; He Calls on Congress to Act, but Doubts There'll Ever Be a Quiet Airplane. Impact: Boyd's plea for quieter jet noise leads to the creation of soundproof headphones, which eventually become the must-have accessory for introverts everywhere. Thank you, Congress, for making us all 'anti-social' in style!. Fact: Fun fact: The first soundproof headphones were just regular headphones with a sticker that said 'Do Not Disturb.'.
- Headline: Yale to Show Skull Hailed as Important In Tracing of Man. Impact: The unveiling of an ancient skull spurs a worldwide obsession with ancestry that leads to everyone buying DNA kits to discover they’re 1% Neanderthal. Thanks, Yale, for the midlife crisis!. Fact: Interestingly, the skull was found right next to a rock that was later discovered to be just a really old potato. Ancient history is full of surprises!.
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1967, here's what the stored 2025 dataset estimates.
Rank #1
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
Price in 1967
$0.11
2025 dataset value
$1,854,109
Johnson & Johnson - If you invested $1,000 in 1967, it would be worth $1,854,109 today (1854.1x return)
Rank #2
PG
Procter & Gamble
Price in 1967
$0.22
2025 dataset value
$670,488
Procter & Gamble - If you invested $1,000 in 1967, it would be worth $670,488 today (670.5x return)
Rank #3
MCD
McDonald's
Price in 1967
$0.10
2025 dataset value
$3,149,614
McDonald's - If you invested $1,000 in 1967, it would be worth $3,149,614 today (3149.6x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
Amazing Spider-Man #50
$2,000
Flash #175
$575
Fantastic Four #66-67
$150
Daredevil #16-17
$150
Green Lantern #59
$600
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Lite-Brite
$150.00
Battlewagon
$150.00
Silly Putty
$75.00
Spirograph
$60.00
Easy-Bake Oven
$150.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Topps Mickey Mantle #150
$500,000
Topps Tom Seaver Rookie Card #581
$20,400
Topps Rod Carew/Buster Narum Rookie Stars #569
Unknown
Philadelphia Gum Gale Sayers #38
$58,800
A&BC Chewing Gum Top-Flight Footballers Bobby Charlton
$1,500