Date: February 28, 1966
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Apollo program: Launch of AS-201, the first flight of the Saturn IB rocket. Date: February 26, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 26 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Johnson Says U.S. Must Stay in South Vietnam Against Communist Aggression January…
Labor movements NFWA and AWOC merge to become the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC), the predecessor of the United Farm Workers. Date: August 22, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 22 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Γvariste Kimba Publicly…
Aeroflot Flight 065 crashes during take-off from Sheremetyevo International Airport, killing 21. Date: February 17, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 17 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Γvariste Kimba Publicly Executed in Kinshasa, May 30, 1966LBJ Signs NFL-AFL Merger Antitrust…
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 PhΖ°α»c Tuy Province. Date: August 18, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 18 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today)…
A colliery spoil tip slips onto houses and a school in the village of Aberfan in Wales, killing 144 people, 116 of whom were schoolchildren. Date: October 21, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 21 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
Launch of Gemini 8 with astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott. It would perform the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit. Date: March 16, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 16 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Nelson’s Pillar Bombed…