All Nippon Airways Flight 60 Crashes into Tokyo Bay, 133 Killed, February 4, 1966

Vietnam War: The Battle of Long Tan ensues after a patrol from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment clashes with a Viet Cong force in Phước Tuy Province. Date: August 18, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today)…

Military Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyễn Cao Kỳ sacks rival General Nguyễn Chánh Thi, precipitating large-scale civil and military dissension in parts of the nation. Date: March 10, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

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 1966Labour Party Wins 1966 UK General Election March 31, 1966Aberfan…

A NASA T-38 Talon crashes into the McDonnell Aircraft factory while attempting a poor-visibility landing at Lambert Field, St. Louis, killing astronauts Elliot See and Charles Bassett. Date: February 28, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

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 → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Soviet Union Launches Luna 9…