Date: January 17, 1966
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Bulgarian TABSO Flight 101 crashes near Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, killing all 82 people on board. Date: November 24, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 24 ๐ Events on this day in 1966 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Apollo Program AS-201 Launch: First Saturn IB Flight, February 26, 1966Ulster…
Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon. Date: August 23, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 23 ๐ Events on this day in 1966 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Canadian Pacific Air Lines DC-8-43 Explodes at Tokyo Airport, March 4,…
The Arno River floods Florence, Italy, to a maximum depth of 6.7ย m (22ย ft), leaving thousands homeless and destroying millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. Venice is also submerged on the same day at its record all-time acqua alta of 194ย cm (76ย in). Date: November 4, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events…
Indira Gandhi becomes India's first female prime minister. Date: January 19, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1966 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Pakistan Proposes Six-Point Kashmir Agenda After Indo-Pakistani War, February 2, 1966Palomares Incident: B-52 Collision Drops Nuclear Bombs,…
Vietnam War: The Battle of Long Tan ensues after a patrol from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment clashes with a Viet Cong force in Phฦฐแปc Tuy Province. Date: August 18, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1966 ๐ On This Day (Today)…
Venera 3 Soviet space probe crashes on Venus becoming the first spacecraft to land on another planet's surface. Date: March 1, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 1 ๐ Events on this day in 1966 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1966China Officially Purges Intellectuals and Imperialists, August…