Date: January 26, 1966
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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 β π Other events on June 8 π …
Apollo program: Launch of AS-201, the first flight of the Saturn IB rocket. Date: February 26, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 26 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Haile Selassie Visits Jamaica, Rastafari Grounation Day, April 21, 1966Cave of Swallows…
The National Organization for Women, the United States' largest feminist organization, is founded. Date: June 30, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 30 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Great Fire of Iloilo Destroys City Proper, Php 50 Million Damage, February…
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 β π Other events on March 1 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Ulster Volunteer Force Declares War on IRA…
Robert C. Weaver becomes the first African American Cabinet member when he is appointed United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Date: January 13, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 13 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Vatican Abolishes Index…
Purges of intellectuals and imperialists becomes official China policy at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution. Date: August 1, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 1 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966France First Pacific Nuclear Test at Moruroa Atoll, July…