The author of the story is real Simon Price

Events in 1967 and 25-9

Events in the world in the birth year of Simon Price

• Biafra secedes from Nigeria (May).
• Israeli and Arab forces battle; Six-Day War ends with Israel occupying Sinai Peninsula, Golan Heights, Gaza Strip and West Bank (June 5). Background: Arab-Israeli Wars
• Right-wing military coup deposes King Constantine II of Greece.
• Communist China announces explosion of its first hydrogen bomb (June 17).
• The US and USSR propose a nuclear nonproliferation treaty. Background: nuclear disarmament

Birthday Simon Price (25-9) in history

• Day 25-9 year 1775: Revolutionary Ethan Allen was captured by the British.
• Day 25-9 year 1789: The first Congress adopted 12 amendments to the Constitution and sent them to the states for ratification. The first ten became the Bill of Rights.
• Day 25-9 year 1890: Wilford Woodruff, president of the Mormon church, renounced the practice of polygamy. This paved the way for Utah's acceptance as a state in 1896.
• Day 25-9 year 1957: Nine black teenagers, now known as the Little Rock Nine, challenged racial segregation by attending the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.
• Day 25-9 year 1981: Sandra Day O'Connor was sworn in as the first female justice on the Supreme Court.
• Day 25-9 year 2003: It was reported that more than 14,000 had lost their lives in France in a summer heat wave.
• Day 25-9 year 2011: King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia grants women the right to vote and run for office in future elections.