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March Against Fear: African-American civil rights activist James Meredith is wounded in an ambush by white sniper James Aubrey Norvell. Meredith and Norvell are photographed by Jack R. Thornell, whose photo will receive the 1967 Pulitzer Prize in Photography, the last one to be awarded in the category. Date: June 6, 1966 Read more on…
John Lennon Says Beatles Are More Popular Than Jesus March 4, 1966
In an interview in the London Evening Standard, The Beatles' John Lennon declares that the band is "more popular than Jesus now". Date: March 4, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 4 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Myra Hindley and…
Ambroise Noumazalaye Forms New Congo Government, April 26, 1966
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Aeroflot Flight 2723 Crashes into Caspian Sea, 33 Killed April 23, 1966
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Ghanaian Coup Overthrows Nkrumah’s Government, February 24, 1966
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