Date: February 28, 1966
The Soviet Union launches Luna 10 which later becomes the first space probe to enter orbit around the Moon. Date: March 31, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Topeka Kansas F5 Tornado Devastates City,…
Palomares incident: A B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, killing seven airmen, and dropping three 70-kiloton nuclear bombs near the town of Palomares and another one into the sea. Date: January 17, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅…
The Ba'ath Party takes power in Syria. Date: March 1, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966France First Pacific Nuclear Test at Moruroa Atoll, July 2, 1966Air India Flight 101 Crashes into Mont Blanc,…
United Arab Airlines Flight 749 crashes on approach to Cairo International Airport in Cairo, Egypt, killing 30 people. Date: March 18, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Gemini 8 Launch: First Orbital Docking by…
Decolonization: Barbados becomes independent from the United Kingdom. Date: November 30, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 30 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966United Arab Airlines Flight 749 Crashes Near Cairo, Killing 30 March 18, 1966Ansett-ANA Flight 149 Crash Kills…
The Labour Party under Harold Wilson wins the 1966 United Kingdom general election. Date: March 31, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Haile Selassie Visits Jamaica, Rastafari Grounation Day, April 21, 1966Chinese Communist Party…