Date: September 15, 1966
Launch of Gemini 8 with astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott. It would perform the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit. Date: March 16, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966John Lennon Says…
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 1966Canadian Pacific DC-8 Explodes at Tokyo Airport, 64 Killed March 4,…
United Arab Airlines Flight 749 crashes on approach to Cairo International Airport in Cairo, Egypt, killing 30 people. Date: March 18, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966NASA Launches Gemini 12, November 11, 1966House…
The Dutch Cals cabinet fell after Norbert Schmelzer, the leader of the government party, filed a successful motion against the budget, in what later became known as the Night of Schmelzer. Date: October 14, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On…
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 1966Canadian Pacific Air Lines…
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 1966Aeroflot Flight 065 Crashes…