paragraph_text: We Are Marshall is a 2006 American historical drama biopic film directed by McG. It depicts the aftermath of the 1970 plane crash that killed 75 people: 37 football players on the Marshall University Thundering Herd football team, along with five coaches, two athletic trainers, the athletic director, 25 boosters, and a crew of five.

paragraph_text: The Seattle SuperSonics, a professional basketball team in the NBA, relocated from Seattle, Washington to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 2008. The third NBA franchise to relocate in the 2000s, the team began play as the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2008 -- 09 basketball season.

paragraph_text: Born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Slusar was a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team from 2006 to 2008. Currently, she played for the Brampton Thunder in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) and competed in the 2010 Clarkson Cup. During the 2010–11 season, she competed for the Strathmore Rockies of the WWHL. She was drafted 9th overall by the Team Alberta CWHL in the 2011 CWHL Draft.

paragraph_text: California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the "Donda West Law", legislation which makes it mandatory for patients to provide medical clearance for elective cosmetic surgery.

paragraph_text: Brett Branan (born February 17, 1983 in Atlanta) is a defender who last played for American USL First Division side Minnesota Thunder. His older brother Dustin Branan also played professional soccer. He played for the Thunder for two seasons, making 14 appearances in his inaugural season, and 24 in his second campaign where he was second on the team in total minutes played.

paragraph_text: Chesapeake Energy Arena in downtown is the principal multipurpose arena in the city which hosts concerts, NHL exhibition games, and many of the city's pro sports teams. In 2008, the Oklahoma City Thunder became the major tenant. Located nearby in Bricktown, the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark is the home to the city's baseball team, the Dodgers. "The Brick", as it is locally known, is considered one of the finest minor league parks in the nation.[citation needed]

paragraph_text: Jeff Waggoner is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Marshall Thundering Herd baseball team. He has held that position since the 2007 season.

paragraph_text: West's life took a different direction when his mother, Donda West, died of complications from cosmetic surgery involving abdominoplasty and breast reduction in November 2007. Months later, West and fiancée Alexis Phifer ended their engagement and their long-term intermittent relationship, which had begun in 2002. The events profoundly affected West, who set off for his 2008 Glow in the Dark Tour shortly thereafter. Purportedly because his emotions could not be conveyed through rapping, West decided to sing using the voice audio processor Auto-Tune, which would become a central part of his next effort. West had previously experimented with the technology on his debut album The College Dropout for the background vocals of "Jesus Walks" and "Never Let Me Down." Recorded mostly in Honolulu, Hawaii in three weeks, West announced his fourth album, 808s & Heartbreak, at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, where he performed its lead single, "Love Lockdown". Music audiences were taken aback by the uncharacteristic production style and the presence of Auto-Tune, which typified the pre-release response to the record.

paragraph_text: Kanye Omari West was born on June 8, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia. His parents divorced when he was three and he and his mother moved to Chicago, Illinois. His father, Ray West, is a former Black Panther and was one of the first black photojournalists at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Ray West was later a Christian counselor, and in 2006, opened the Good Water Store and Café in Lexington Park, Maryland with startup capital from his son. West's mother, Dr. Donda C. (Williams) West, was a professor of English at Clark Atlanta University, and the Chair of the English Department at Chicago State University before retiring to serve as his manager. West was raised in a middle-class background, attending Polaris High School in suburban Oak Lawn, Illinois after living in Chicago.

paragraph_text: The team was originally established as the Seattle SuperSonics, an expansion team that joined the NBA for the 1967 -- 68 season. The SuperSonics moved in 2008 after a settlement was reached between the ownership group led by Clay Bennett and lawmakers in Seattle, Washington following a lawsuit. In Seattle, the SuperSonics qualified for the NBA playoffs 22 times, won their division six times, and won the 1979 NBA Championship. In Oklahoma City, the Thunder qualified for their first playoff berth during the 2009 -- 10 season. They won their first division title as the Thunder in the 2010 -- 11 season and their first Western Conference championship as the Thunder in the 2011 -- 12 season, appearing in the NBA Finals for the fourth time in franchise history and first since 1996, when the club was based in Seattle.

paragraph_text: The funeral and burial for Donda West was held in Oklahoma City on November 20, 2007. West played his first concert following the funeral at The O2 in London on November 22. He dedicated a performance of "Hey Mama", as well as a cover of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'", to his mother, and did so on all other dates of his Glow in the Dark tour.

paragraph_text: John Swallen is a retired American soccer player who played professionally with the Minnesota Thunder for twelve seasons. Swallen, a goalkeeper, was named to the Thunder Hall of Fame in 2002, following the conclusion of his Thunder career. Swallen was named the USL First Division (then known as the A League) MVP and goalkeeper of the year for the 1999 season.

paragraph_text: Having entered af2 as an expansion team in 2007, the Thunder played its home games at Cortland Banks Field at the Covelli Centre in downtown Youngstown, Ohio.

paragraph_text: In 2008, following the death of West's mother, the foundation was rechristened "The Dr. Donda West Foundation."  The foundation ceased operations in 2011.

paragraph_text: ``Always Look on the Bright Side of Life ''is a comedy song written by Monty Python member Eric Idle that was first featured in the film Monty Python's Life of Brian and has gone on to become a common singalong at public events such as football matches as well as funerals.

paragraph_text: Oklahoma City Thunder 2018 -- 19 Oklahoma City Thunder season Conference Western Division Northwest Founded 1967 History Seattle SuperSonics 1967 -- 2008 Oklahoma City Thunder 2008 -- present Arena Chesapeake Energy Arena Location Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Team colors Thunder blue, sunset, yellow, navy blue General manager Sam Presti Head coach Billy Donovan Ownership Professional Basketball Club LLC (Clay Bennett, Chairman) Affiliation (s) Oklahoma City Blue Championships 1 (1979) Conference titles 4 (1978, 1979, 1996, 2012) Division titles 11 (1979, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016) Retired numbers 7 (1, 10, 19, 24, 32, 43, Microphone) Website www.nba.com/thunder Uniforms Home Away

paragraph_text: Safa Giray died on 20 June 2011 in Ankara and was buried in Gölbaşı Cemetery following a state funeral in front of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and a funeral service at the Kocatepe Mosque.

paragraph_text: ``Thunder ''is a song by American rock band Imagine Dragons. The song was released on April 27, 2017 through Interscope Records, as the second single from their third studio album, Evolve.`` Thunder'' has peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their fourth top ten hit. It became the ninth best - selling song of 2017 in the United States. The official remix features American singer K. Flay.

paragraph_text: WELD is an Oldies and Classic Hits formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Fisher, West Virginia, serving the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia. WELD is owned and operated by Thunder Associates, LLC.

paragraph_text: 2018 -- 2019 Player Salary Team Stephen Curry $37,457,154 Golden State Warriors Russell Westbrook $35,665,000 Oklahoma City Thunder Chris Paul $35,654,150 Houston Rockets LeBron James $35,654,150 Los Angeles Lakers Blake Griffin $31,873,932 Detroit Pistons Gordon Hayward $31,214,295 Boston Celtics Kyle Lowry $31,000,000 Toronto Raptors James Harden $30,570,000 Houston Rockets Paul George $30,560,700 Oklahoma City Thunder Mike Conley Jr. $30,521,115 Memphis Grizzlies 2017 -- 2018 Player Salary Team Stephen Curry $34,682,550 Golden State Warriors LeBron James $33,285,709 Cleveland Cavaliers Paul Millsap $30,769,231 Denver Nuggets Gordon Hayward $29,727,900 Boston Celtics Blake Griffin $29,512,900 Los Angeles Clippers / Detroit Pistons Kyle Lowry $28,903,704 Toronto Raptors Mike Conley Jr. $28,530,608 Memphis Grizzlies Russell Westbrook $28,299,399 Oklahoma City Thunder James Harden $28,299,399 Houston Rockets DeMar DeRozan $27,739,975 Toronto Raptors

Question: When did the Thunder of the city where Donda West's funeral was held become a team?
Answer: 1967