Ulster Volunteer Force Declares War on IRA in Northern Ireland, May 21, 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 1966Johnson Says U.S. Must Stay in South Vietnam Against…

The pleasure cruiser MV Darlwyne disappeared off the Cornwall coast with the loss of all 31 aboard. Date: July 31, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 31 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Indira Gandhi Becomes India’s First Female Prime Minister,…

March Against Fear: African-American civil rights activist James Meredith is wounded in an ambush by white sniper James Aubrey Norvell. Meredith and Norvell are photographed by Jack R. Thornell, whose photo will receive the 1967 Pulitzer Prize in Photography, the last one to be awarded in the category. Date: June 6, 1966 Read more on…

The Cave of Swallows, the largest known cave shaft in the world, is discovered in Aquismón, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Date: December 27, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 27 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Star Trek Premieres with “The…

A racially charged incident in a bar sparks the six-day Hough riots in Cleveland, Ohio; 1,700 Ohio National Guard troops intervene to restore order. Date: July 18, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 18 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Basutoland…