Date: March 5, 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 1966Gemini 10 Launches for Agena Docking Mission,…
Explorer program: Explorer 32 launches. Date: May 25, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966House Un-American Activities Committee Investigates Viet Cong Aiders, Anti-War Protest Arrests, August 16, 1966Topeka Kansas F5 Tornado Devastates City, 17…
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…
Indira Gandhi becomes India's first female prime minister. Date: January 19, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Luna 9 First Soft Moon Landing and Surface Photos, February 3, 1966Supreme Court Miranda Rights Ruling June…
Air India Flight 101 crashes into Mont Blanc. Date: January 24, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966British Guiana Gains Independence, Becomes Guyana, May 26, 1966Chicago Freedom Movement Rally at Soldier Field Draws 60,000…
The Greek ship SS Heraklion sinks in a storm in the Aegean Sea, killing over 200. Date: December 8, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 8 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Basutoland Becomes Lesotho, Gains Independence from UK – October 4,…