Date: July 24, 1966
In Syria, Ba'ath Party member Salah Jadid leads an intra-party military coup that replaces the previous government of General Amin al-Hafiz, also a Baathist. Date: February 23, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 23 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Venera…
The United States Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their Fifth Amendment rights before questioning them (colloquially known as "Mirandizing"). Date: June 13, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 13 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today)…
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 1966Gemini 8 Launch: First Spacecraft Docking, March 16, 1966Cleveland…
Pakistan suggests a six-point agenda with Kashmir after the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965. Date: February 2, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 2 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Nguyα» n Cao Kα»³ Sacks Nguyα» n ChΓ‘nh Thi, Sparks South Vietnam Unrest, March…
A NASA T-38 Talon crashes into the McDonnell Aircraft factory while attempting a poor-visibility landing at Lambert Field, St. Louis, killing astronauts Elliot See and Charles Bassett. Date: February 28, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 28 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More…
Off the coast of Spain in the Mediterranean, the DSVΒ Alvin submarine finds a missing American hydrogen bomb. Date: March 17, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 17 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Nelson’s Pillar Bombed in Dublin, Ireland – March…