Zap Comix, the first successful title of the underground comics genre, an alternative to standard comic books, publishes its first issue. The book is drawn and written by 24-year old cartoonist
Robert Crumb, and his wife Dana helps sell the initial copies in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francsico, California, USA, along with two other people. The next day, a small distribution company, Third World Distribution, will purchase 500 copies for distribution in outlets throughout the Bay Area