Ba’ath Party Takes Power in Syria, March 1, 1966

BOAC Flight 911, a Boeing 707 aircraft, breaks apart in mid-air due to clear-air turbulence and crashes into Mount Fuji, Japan, killing all 124 people on board. Date: March 5, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

The first color television transmission in Canada takes place from Toronto. Date: July 1, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966MV Darlwyne Disappears Off Cornwall Coast, 31 Lost July 31, 1966Michael Pelkey and Brian…

Palomares incident: A B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, killing seven airmen, and dropping three 70-kiloton nuclear bombs near the town of Palomares and another one into the sea. Date: January 17, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅…

The pleasure cruiser MV Darlwyne disappeared off the Cornwall coast with the loss of all 31 aboard. Date: July 31, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 31 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966All Nippon Airways Flight 60 Crashes into Tokyo…

Aeroflot Flight 2723 crashes into the Caspian Sea off the Absheron Peninsula, killing 33 people. Date: April 23, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Attempts Đà Nẵng Capture During Buddhist Uprising,…

West Coast Airlines Flight 956 crashes with no survivors in Oregon. This accident marks the first loss of a DC-9. Date: October 1, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Supreme Court Miranda Rights Ruling…