First Color Television Transmission in Canada from Toronto, July 1, 1966
Date: July 1, 1966
Date: July 1, 1966
Vietnam War: The United States and South Vietnam begin Operation Hastings to push the North Vietnamese out of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone. Date: July 15, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 15 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Explorer 32 Launches…
Lyndon B. Johnson states that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there is ended. Date: January 12, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 12 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966First Nigerian Republic Overthrown in Military…
Myra Hindley and Ian Brady are sentenced to life imprisonment for the Moors murders in England. Date: May 6, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 6 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966John Lennon Says Beatles More Popular Than Jesus March…
Decolonization: Barbados becomes independent from the United Kingdom. Date: November 30, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 30 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Gemini 11 NASA Mission Sets Human Altitude Record, September 12, 1966Apollo AS-201 Launch: First Saturn IB Flight,…
The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("index of prohibited books"), which was originally instituted in 1557. Date: June 14, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 14 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Heron Road Bridge Collapse Kills…
The Temptations release their Greatest Hits album, which goes on to be the Billboard Year-End R&B album of 1967. Date: November 16, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 16 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966France First Pacific Nuclear Test at…