Date: February 7, 1966
The landmark American science fiction television series Star Trek premieres with its first-aired episode, "The Man Trap". Date: September 8, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 8 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Explorer 32 Launches — May 25, 1966Aeroflot Flight…
Leading Egyptian thinker Sayyid Qutb is executed for plotting the assassination of President Gamal Abdel Nasser. Date: August 29, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Great Fire of Iloilo Destroys City Proper, Php 50…
Purges of intellectuals and imperialists becomes official China policy at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution. Date: August 1, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Chinese Communist Party Issues May 16 Notice, Beginning Cultural…
The 23rd Street Fire in New York City kills 12 firefighters. Date: October 17, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 17 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Michel Micombero Overthrows Burundi Monarchy, Becomes First President, November 28, 1966Great Fire of Iloilo…
A reactor at the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station near Detroit suffers a partial meltdown. Date: October 5, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 5 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Ba’ath Party Takes Power in Syria, March 1, 1966Tashkent Declaration…
Gemini 11, the penultimate mission of NASA's Gemini program, and the current human altitude record holder (except for the Apollo lunar missions). Date: September 12, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 12 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Canadair CL-44 Crashes…