House Un-American Activities Committee Investigates Viet Cong Aiders, Anti-War Protest Arrests, August 16, 1966
Date: August 16, 1966
Date: August 16, 1966
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 β π Other events on September 15 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day…
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 β π Other events on September 8 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Venera 3 Crashes on Venus, First Spacecraft to…
Apollo program: Launch of AS-201, the first flight of the Saturn IB rocket. Date: February 26, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 26 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Project Gemini: Gemini 12 Final Mission Splashdown in Atlantic Ocean, November 15,…
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 1966Canadair CL-44 Crashes…
The National Organization for Women, the United States' largest feminist organization, is founded. Date: June 30, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 30 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966All Nippon Airways Flight 533 Crashes in Japan, Killing 50, November 13,…
Bechuanaland declares its independence, and becomes the Republic of Botswana. Date: September 30, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 30 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966The Temptations Release Greatest Hits Album, Billboard R&B Year-End Leader, November 16, 1966Apollo AS-201 Launch:…