British Guiana Gains Independence, Becomes Guyana, May 26, 1966

Launch of Gemini 8 with astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott. It would perform the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit. Date: March 16, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966NFWA and AWOC…

England defeats West Germany to win the FIFA World Cup at Wembley Stadium 4–2 after extra time. Date: July 30, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 30 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Thích Trí Quang Arrested During Buddhist Uprising, June…

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 1966Ba’ath Party Takes Power in Syria, March 1, 1966Lyndon B. Johnson Urges Gun Control After UT Sniper…

The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act is signed into law by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. Date: September 9, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force Founded July…

Basutoland becomes independent from the United Kingdom and is renamed Lesotho. Date: October 4, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 4 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Venera 3 Crashes on Venus, First Spacecraft to Land on Another Planet March 1,…

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 1966Évariste Kimba Publicly Executed…