Date: September 16, 1966
The Chicago Freedom Movement, co-founded by Martin Luther King Jr., holds a rally at Soldier Field in Chicago; as many as 60,000 people attend. Date: July 10, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966England…
Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon. Date: August 23, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 23 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Project Gemini: Gemini 12 Final Mission Splashdown in Atlantic Ocean, November…
Basutoland becomes independent from the United Kingdom and is renamed Lesotho. Date: October 4, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 4 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Edward Brooke Elected First African American U.S. Senator Since Reconstruction, November 8, 1966Tbilisi Metro…
Ghanaian coup d'état by National Liberation Council overthrows Kwame Nkrumah's Government Date: February 24, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Thích Trí Quang Arrested During Buddhist Uprising, June 22, 1966United Arab Airlines Flight 749…
Tashkent Declaration, a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed that resolved the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Date: January 10, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 10 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 196623rd Street Fire Kills 12 Firefighters in New…
During the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ personally attempts to lead the capture of the restive city of Đà Nẵng before backing down. Date: April 5, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More…