South African Border War Begins at Omugulugwombashe, August 26, 1966
Date: August 26, 1966
Date: August 26, 1966
A Canadian Pacific Air Lines DC-8-43 explodes on landing at Tokyo International Airport, killing 64 people. Date: March 4, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 4 ๐ Events on this day in 1966 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Aeroflot Flight 065 Crash at Sheremetyevo Airport, February 17,…
Vietnam War: The United States and South Vietnam begin Operation Hastings to push the North Vietnamese out of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone. Date: July 15, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 15 ๐ Events on this day in 1966 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Cleveland Hough Riots…
In an interview in the London Evening Standard, The Beatles' John Lennon declares that the band is "more popular than Jesus now". Date: March 4, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 4 ๐ Events on this day in 1966 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Nguyแป n Cao Kแปณ…
Michael Pelkey makes the first BASE jump from El Capitan along with Brian Schubert. Both came out with broken bones. BASE jumping has now been banned from El Cap. Date: July 24, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 24 ๐ Events on this day in 1966 ๐ On This Day…
Decolonization: Barbados becomes independent from the United Kingdom. Date: November 30, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 30 ๐ Events on this day in 1966 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Charles Whitman University of Texas Shooting Kills 15 August 1, 1966Luna 9 First Soft Moon Landing and…
An F-104 Starfighter collides with XB-70 Valkyrie prototype no. 2, destroying both aircraft during a photo shoot near Edwards Air Force Base. Joseph A. Walker, a NASA test pilot, and Carl Cross, a United States Air Force test pilot, are both killed. Date: June 8, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on…