Date: June 8, 1966
The Heron Road Bridge collapses while being built, killing nine workers in the deadliest construction accident in both Ottawa and Ontario. Date: August 10, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 10 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966American Flyers Flight 280/D…
The three Beaumont children disappear from a beach in Glenelg, South Australia, resulting in one of the country's largest-ever police investigations. Date: January 26, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Apollo Program AS-201 Launch:…
A colliery spoil tip slips onto houses and a school in the village of Aberfan in Wales, killing 144 people, 116 of whom were schoolchildren. Date: October 21, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Tashkent Declaration, a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed that resolved the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Date: January 10, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 10 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Venera 3 Crashes on Venus, First Spacecraft to…
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…
Apollo program: Launch of AS-201, the first flight of the Saturn IB rocket. Date: February 26, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 26 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966All Nippon Airways Flight 60 Crashes into Tokyo Bay, 133 Killed, February…