Gemini 8 Launch: First Spacecraft Docking, March 16, 1966
Date: March 16, 1966
Date: March 16, 1966
Military Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyễn Cao Kỳ sacks rival General Nguyễn Chánh Thi, precipitating large-scale civil and military dissension in parts of the nation. Date: March 10, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
During the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ personally attempts to lead the capture of the restive city of Đà Nẵng before backing down. Date: April 5, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Freedom of Information Act into United States law. The act went into effect the next year. Date: July 4, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Aeroflot Flight…
Air India Flight 101 crashes into Mont Blanc. Date: January 24, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Tashkent Declaration Ends Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, January 10, 1966Tashkent Earthquake Destroys Soviet City, 15–200 Killed, April…
In an interview in the London Evening Standard, The Beatles' John Lennon declares that the band is "more popular than Jesus now". Date: March 4, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Robert C. Weaver…
The Soviet Union launches the unmanned Luna 9 spacecraft as part of the Luna program. Date: January 31, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Ghanaian Coup Overthrows Nkrumah’s Government, February 24, 1966People’s Liberation Army…