Date: March 5, 1966
The First Nigerian Republic, led by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa is overthrown in a military coup d'état. Date: January 15, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966United Arab Airlines Flight 749 Crashes Near Cairo, Killing…
Rabbi Morris Adler is fatally shot by a disgruntled congregant at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, Michigan, United States. Date: February 12, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Supreme Court Miranda Rights Ruling June…
The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("index of prohibited books"), which was originally instituted in 1557. Date: June 14, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 14 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Topeka Kansas F5 Tornado Devastates…
Nelson's Pillar in Dublin, Ireland, is destroyed by a bomb. Date: March 8, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Aeroflot Flight 2723 Crashes into Caspian Sea, 33 Killed April 23, 1966Surveyor 1 First U.S….
Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft-land on another world. Date: June 2, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 2 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Ba’ath Party Takes Power…
Explorer program: Explorer 32 launches. Date: May 25, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Topeka Kansas F5 Tornado Devastates City, 17 Killed, June 8, 1966Surveyor 1 First U.S. Soft Landing on the Moon June…