-   Golfer Jack Nicklaus wins his second Masters Tournament

-   The Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series.  Defeating the Minnesota Twins 
     four games to three

-   USA President Johnson signs the “Voting Rights Act” into law which abolishes 
    literacy tests and other barriers used by many  jurisdictions in the southern states 
    to evade the provisions of the “Civil Rights Act”, authorizing federal intervention 
    against discrimination at the polls

-   After a lengthy debate, the new stylized “Maple Leaf Flag” is adopted by 
    Parliament as Canada’s official National flag. 
 
 

Postal Workers haven’t seen much of a wage increase in years.  They strike even though public sector workers do not have the right to strike!  The two week strike produces a significant increase in salary and leads to a Royal Commission to look into working conditions.  Delegates to the Union’s National Convention change the name of their organization from the Canadian Postal Employees Association (CPEA) to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW).