Date: April 5, 1966
Former Congolese Prime Minister, Évariste Kimba, and several other politicians are publicly executed in Kinshasa on the orders of President Joseph Mobutu. Date: May 30, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966John Lennon Says…
Air India Flight 101 crashes into Mont Blanc. Date: January 24, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Soviet Union Launches Luna 10, First Moon Orbiter, March 31, 1966Heron Road Bridge Collapse Kills Nine Workers,…
The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the United States. Date: November 2, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 2 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Lunar Orbiter 1 Takes…
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to a sniper attack at the University of Texas at Austin, writes a letter to Congress urging the enactment of gun control legislation. Date: September 15, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day…
The Soviet Union launches the unmanned Luna 9 spacecraft as part of the Luna program. Date: January 31, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966First Color Television Transmission in Canada from Toronto, July 1,…
Robert C. Weaver becomes the first African American Cabinet member when he is appointed United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Date: January 13, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966All Nippon Airways…