MV Darlwyne Disappears Off Cornwall Coast, 31 Lost July 31, 1966
Date: July 31, 1966
Date: July 31, 1966
The magnitude 5.1 Tashkent earthquake affects the largest city in Soviet Central Asia with a maximum MSK intensity of VII (Very strong). Tashkent is mostly destroyed and 15–200 are killed. Date: April 26, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This…
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…
The National Organization for Women, the United States' largest feminist organization, is founded. Date: June 30, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 30 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966NASA T-38 Talon Crash Kills Astronauts at McDonnell Factory, February 28, 1966Lyndon…
The first Kwanzaa is celebrated by Maulana Karenga, the chair of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach. Date: December 26, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 26 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Air India Flight 101 Crashes into…
Project Gemini: Gemini 12 completes the program's final mission, when it splashes down safely in the Atlantic Ocean. Date: November 15, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Soviet Union Launches Luna 9 Spacecraft, January…
The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the United States. Date: November 2, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 2 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 196623rd Street Fire Kills…