Date: April 26, 1966
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…
The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the United States. Date: November 2, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 2 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Aeroflot Flight 065 Crashes…
The Chinese Communist Party issues the "May 16 Notice", marking the beginning of the Cultural Revolution. Date: May 16, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Chinese Communist Party Issues May 16 Notice, Beginning Cultural…
Lyndon B. Johnson states that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there is ended. Date: January 12, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Rabbi Morris Adler Fatally Shot at…
Tashkent Declaration, a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed that resolved the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Date: January 10, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 10 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966First Nigerian Republic Overthrown in Military Coup d’État,…
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 1966Johnson Says U.S. Should…