Date: August 22, 1966
The city of Montreal begins the operation of its underground Montreal Metro rapid transit system. Date: October 14, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Apollo Program AS-201 Launch: First Saturn IB Flight, February 26,…
Topeka, Kansas, United States is devastated by a tornado that registers as an "F5" on the Fujita scale, exceeding US$200 million in damages. Seventeen people are killed, over five hundred more injured, and thousands of homes damaged or destroyed. Date: June 8, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 8 📅…
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 1966Rabbi Morris Adler Fatally…
The Chicago Freedom Movement, co-founded by Martin Luther King Jr., holds a rally at Soldier Field in Chicago; as many as 60,000 people attend. Date: July 10, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Dutch…
British Guiana gains independence, becoming Guyana. Date: May 26, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Tbilisi Metro Opens January 11, 1966Gemini 10 Launches for Agena Docking Mission, July 18, 1966First Kwanzaa Celebrated by Maulana…
The Labour Party under Harold Wilson wins the 1966 United Kingdom general election. Date: March 31, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Apollo AS-201 Launch: First Saturn IB Flight, February 26, 1966Tbilisi Metro Opens…