Date: October 14, 1966
March Against Fear: African-American civil rights activist James Meredith is wounded in an ambush by white sniper James Aubrey Norvell. Meredith and Norvell are photographed by Jack R. Thornell, whose photo will receive the 1967 Pulitzer Prize in Photography, the last one to be awarded in the category. Date: June 6, 1966 Read more on…
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 1966Operation…
Myra Hindley and Ian Brady are sentenced to life imprisonment for the Moors murders in England. Date: May 6, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966MV Darlwyne Disappears Off Cornwall Coast, 31 Lost July…
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 1966March Against Fear: James…
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 1966Canadair CL-44 Crashes in South Vietnam, Killing 111 – December 24, 1966South…
Apollo program: Launch of AS-201, the first flight of the Saturn IB rocket. Date: February 26, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 26 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Robert C. Weaver Becomes First African American Cabinet Member, January 13, 1966Aeroflot…