23rd Street Fire Kills 12 Firefighters in New York City, October 17, 1966

During the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ personally attempts to lead the capture of the restive city of Đà Nẵng before backing down. Date: April 5, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

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 1966England Defeats West Germany to Win FIFA World Cup at Wembley,…

A new government is formed in the Republic of the Congo, led by Ambroise Noumazalaye. Date: April 26, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Sayyid Qutb Executed for Plotting Nasser Assassination, August 29, 1966Aeroflot…

A reactor at the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station near Detroit suffers a partial meltdown. Date: October 5, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 5 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Tashkent Earthquake Destroys Soviet City, 15–200 Killed, April 26, 1966Montreal…

Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon. Date: August 23, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 23 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966First Color Television Transmission in Canada from Toronto, July 1, 1966Surveyor…