Nelson’s Pillar Bombed in Dublin, Ireland – March 8, 1966
Date: March 8, 1966
Date: March 8, 1966
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…
American Flyers Airline Flight 280/D crashes on approach to Ardmore Municipal Airport in Ardmore, Oklahoma, killing 83. Date: April 22, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Ghanaian Coup Overthrows Kwame Nkrumah’s Government, February 24,…
An F-104 Starfighter collides with XB-70 Valkyrie prototype no. 2, destroying both aircraft during a photo shoot near Edwards Air Force Base. Joseph A. Walker, a NASA test pilot, and Carl Cross, a United States Air Force test pilot, are both killed. Date: June 8, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…
Rastafari movement: Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Jamaica, an event now celebrated as Grounation Day. Date: April 21, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Lyndon B. Johnson Urges Gun Control After UT Sniper Attack,…
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 → 📅 Other events on August 22 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Bulgarian TABSO Flight…
The Beatles perform their last concert before paying fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Date: August 29, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Edward Brooke Elected First African American U.S. Senator Since Reconstruction,…