Ghanaian Coup Overthrows Kwame Nkrumah’s Government, February 24, 1966

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 1966Cuban Adjustment Act Grants Permanent Residence to 123,000 Cubans November…

Military Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyễn Cao Kỳ sacks rival General Nguyễn Chánh Thi, precipitating large-scale civil and military dissension in parts of the nation. Date: March 10, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft-land on another world. Date: June 2, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 2 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Gemini 8 Launch: First…

Saturn's moon Epimetheus is discovered by astronomer Richard Walker. Date: December 18, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Bulgarian TABSO Flight 101 Crashes Near Bratislava, 82 Killed, November 24, 1966Luna 9 First Soft Moon…

The Tbilisi Metro is opened. Date: January 11, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Labour Party Wins 1966 UK General Election – March 31, 1966Palomares Incident: B-52 Collision Drops Nuclear Bombs, January 17, 1966Soviet…

The Soviet Union's Luna 9 becomes the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon, and the first spacecraft to take pictures from the surface of the Moon. Date: February 3, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This…