Tbilisi Metro Opens January 11, 1966

A NASA T-38 Talon crashes into the McDonnell Aircraft factory while attempting a poor-visibility landing at Lambert Field, St. Louis, killing astronauts Elliot See and Charles Bassett. Date: February 28, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

Vietnam War: the Republic of Korea Army commits the Binh Tai Massacre. Date: October 9, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 9 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Haile Selassie Visits Jamaica, Grounation Day, April 21, 1966Chinese Communist Party Issues May…

The Cave of Swallows, the largest known cave shaft in the world, is discovered in Aquismón, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Date: December 27, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 27 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Soviet Union Launches Luna 9…

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 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 1966Michael Pelkey and Brian Schubert Make First El Capitan BASE Jump,…

Twenty-four people are killed when Ansett-ANA Flight 149 crashes in Winton, Queensland, Australia. Date: September 22, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 22 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Explorer 32 Launches May 25, 1966Gemini 10 Launches for Agena Docking Mission,…