Date: January 17, 1966
Project Gemini: Gemini 12 completes the program's final mission, when it splashes down safely in the Atlantic Ocean. Date: November 15, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force Founded July…
Michel Micombero overthrows the monarchy of Burundi and makes himself the first president. Date: November 28, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 28 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Pakistan Proposes Six-Point Kashmir Agenda After Indo-Pakistani War, February 2, 1966Palomares Incident:…
March Against Fear: African-American civil rights activist James Meredith is wounded in an ambush by white sniper James Aubrey Norvell. Meredith and Norvell are photographed by Jack R. Thornell, whose photo will receive the 1967 Pulitzer Prize in Photography, the last one to be awarded in the category. Date: June 6, 1966 Read more on…
The South African Border War starts with the battle at Omugulugwombashe. Date: August 26, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 26 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Tashkent Earthquake Destroys Soviet City, 15–200 Killed, April 26, 1966Star Trek Premieres with “The…
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 1966NASA Launches Gemini 12, November 11, 1966The Temptations Release Greatest…
Vietnam War: the Republic of Korea Army commits the Binh Tai Massacre. Date: October 9, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 9 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Nelson’s Pillar Bombed in Dublin, Ireland – March 8, 1966Luna 9 First Soft…