MV Darlwyne Disappears Off Cornwall Coast, 31 Lost July 31, 1966
Date: July 31, 1966
Date: July 31, 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 1966Lyndon…
The South African Border War starts with the battle at Omugulugwombashe. Date: August 26, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 26 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Gemini 10 Launches for Agena Docking Mission, July 18, 1966Chicago Freedom Movement Rally at…
The Beatles perform their last concert before paying fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Date: August 29, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 29 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966NASA T-38 Talon Crash Kills Astronauts at McDonnell Factory, February…
A reactor at the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station near Detroit suffers a partial meltdown. Date: October 5, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 5 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966House Un-American Activities Committee Investigates Viet Cong Aiders, Anti-War Protest…
Leading Egyptian thinker Sayyid Qutb is executed for plotting the assassination of President Gamal Abdel Nasser. Date: August 29, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 29 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Metropolitan Opera House Opens with Antony and Cleopatra Premiere,…
Basutoland becomes independent from the United Kingdom and is renamed Lesotho. Date: October 4, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 4 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966DSV Alvin Finds Missing American Hydrogen Bomb Off Spain, March 17, 1966Robert C. Weaver…