Date: April 5, 1966
Purges of intellectuals and imperialists becomes official China policy at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution. Date: August 1, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Aeroflot Flight 065 Crash at Sheremetyevo Airport, February 17,…
The Soviet Union's Luna 9 becomes the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon, and the first spacecraft to take pictures from the surface of the Moon. Date: February 3, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This…
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 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 1966National Organization for Women Founded June 30, 1966Charles Whitman…
Indira Gandhi becomes India's first female prime minister. Date: January 19, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Freedom of Information Act Signed into U.S. Law, July 4, 1966Ambroise Noumazalaye Forms New Congo Government, April…
Rastafari movement: Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Jamaica, an event now celebrated as Grounation Day. Date: April 21, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Great Fire of Iloilo Destroys City Proper, Php 50 Million…