American Flyers Flight 280/D Crash Kills 83 in Ardmore, Oklahoma, April 22, 1966
Date: April 22, 1966
Date: April 22, 1966
The First Nigerian Republic, led by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa is overthrown in a military coup d'Γ©tat. Date: January 15, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 15 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Ambroise Noumazalaye Forms New Congo Government, April 26, 1966Montreal…
Bechuanaland declares its independence, and becomes the Republic of Botswana. Date: September 30, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 30 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Chicago Freedom Movement Rally at Soldier Field Draws 60,000 – July 10, 1966First Color Television…
Launch of Gemini 8 with astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott. It would perform the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit. Date: March 16, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 16 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966March Against Fear:…
Vietnam War: The United States and South Vietnam begin Operation Hastings to push the North Vietnamese out of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone. Date: July 15, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 15 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Dutch Cals Cabinet…
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 β π Other events on October 1 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Ghanaian Coup Overthrows Kwame Nkrumah’s…
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 1966Star Trek Premieres with βThe Man Trapβ…