Date: August 5, 1966
Venera 3 Soviet space probe crashes on Venus becoming the first spacecraft to land on another planet's surface. Date: March 1, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Robert C. Weaver Becomes First African American…
The Ulster Volunteer Force declares war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland. Date: May 21, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966NASA T-38 Crash Kills Astronauts See and Bassett, February 28, 1966Black…
King Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng of Burundi is deposed by his son Prince Charles Ndizi. Date: July 8, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 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,…
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 1966Ambroise…
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…
Saturn's moon Epimetheus is discovered by astronomer Richard Walker. Date: December 18, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Chinese Communist Party Issues May 16 Notice, Beginning Cultural Revolution, May 16, 1966Thích Trí Quang Arrested…