Date: February 28, 1966
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The Labour Party under Harold Wilson wins the 1966 United Kingdom general election. Date: March 31, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 31 ๐ Events on this day in 1966 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1966West Coast Airlines Flight 956 DC-9 Crash in Oregon, October 1, 1966Ambroise…
Vietnam War: The Battle of Long Tan ensues after a patrol from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment clashes with a Viet Cong force in Phฦฐแปc Tuy Province. Date: August 18, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1966 ๐ On This Day (Today)…
Nelson's Pillar in Dublin, Ireland, is destroyed by a bomb. Date: March 8, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 8 ๐ Events on this day in 1966 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1966All Nippon Airways Flight 60 Crashes into Tokyo Bay, Killing 133 – February 4, 1966Freedom…
Decolonization: Barbados becomes independent from the United Kingdom. Date: November 30, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 30 ๐ Events on this day in 1966 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1966China Officially Purges Intellectuals and Imperialists, August 1, 1966Metropolitan Opera House Opens with Antony and Cleopatra Premiere,…
The magnitude 5.1 Tashkent earthquake affects the largest city in Soviet Central Asia with a maximum MSK intensity of VII (Very strong). Tashkent is mostly destroyed and 15โ200 are killed. Date: April 26, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 26 ๐ Events on this day in 1966 ๐ On This…
British Guiana gains independence, becoming Guyana. Date: May 26, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 26 ๐ Events on this day in 1966 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Lunar Orbiter 1 Takes First Earth Photo from Moon Orbit, August 23, 1966Gemini 8 Launch: First Spacecraft Docking, March…