Bechuanaland declares its independence, and becomes the Republic of Botswana. Date: September 30, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 30 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today)
Twenty-four people are killed when Ansett-ANA Flight 149 crashes in Winton, Queensland, Australia. Date: September 22, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 22 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to a sniper attack at the University of Texas at Austin, writes a letter to Congress urging the enactment of gun control legislation. Date: September 15, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day…
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)
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act is signed into law by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. Date: September 9, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, the architect of apartheid, is stabbed to death in Cape Town, South Africa during a parliamentary meeting. Date: September 6, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
The Beatles perform their last concert before paying fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Date: August 29, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today)