MV Darlwyne Disappears Off Cornwall Coast, 31 Lost July 31, 1966
Date: July 31, 1966
Date: July 31, 1966
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Freedom of Information Act into United States law. The act went into effect the next year. Date: July 4, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Palomares Incident:…
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…
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…
A new government is formed in the Republic of the Congo, led by Ambroise Noumazalaye. Date: April 26, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966BOAC Flight 911 Crashes into Mount Fuji, Killing 124, March…
Rabbi Morris Adler is fatally shot by a disgruntled congregant at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, Michigan, United States. Date: February 12, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966China Officially Purges Intellectuals and Imperialists,…
Indira Gandhi becomes India's first female prime minister. Date: January 19, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Ulster Volunteer Force Declares War on IRA in Northern Ireland, May 21, 1966NASA T-38 Talon Crash Kills…