Date: November 8, 1966
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 1966People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force Founded July 1, 1966Gemini…
NASA launches Gemini 12. Date: November 11, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 11 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Topeka Kansas F5 Tornado Devastates City, 17 Killed, June 8, 1966March Against Fear: James Meredith Wounded in Ambush, June 6, 1966Cleveland…
France conducts its first nuclear weapon test in the Pacific, on Moruroa Atoll. Date: July 2, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 2 📅 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…
Vietnam War: the Republic of Korea Army commits the Binh Tai Massacre. Date: October 9, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 9 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Heron Road Bridge Collapse Kills Nine Workers, August 10, 1966Robert C. Weaver Becomes…
A racially charged incident in a bar sparks the six-day Hough riots in Cleveland, Ohio; 1,700 Ohio National Guard troops intervene to restore order. Date: July 18, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 18 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Canadian…
The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the United States. Date: November 2, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 2 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Lyndon B. Johnson Urges…