Aeroflot Flight 2723 Crashes into Caspian Sea, 33 Killed, April 23, 1966

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 → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Bechuanaland Becomes Republic of Botswana, Independence Declared…

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…

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 → 📅 Other events on July 15 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966People’s Liberation Army…

The Soviet Union launches Luna 10 which later becomes the first space probe to enter orbit around the Moon. Date: March 31, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Malawi Becomes Republic, Hastings Banda First…

The Metropolitan Opera House opens at Lincoln Center in New York City with the world premiere of Samuel Barber's opera Antony and Cleopatra. Date: September 16, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Gemini 8…