Operation Hastings Begins in Vietnam War July 15, 1966
Date: July 15, 1966
Date: July 15, 1966
BOAC Flight 911, a Boeing 707 aircraft, breaks apart in mid-air due to clear-air turbulence and crashes into Mount Fuji, Japan, killing all 124 people on board. Date: March 5, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 5 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More…
Saturn's moon Epimetheus is discovered by astronomer Richard Walker. Date: December 18, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 18 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 196623rd Street Fire Kills 12 Firefighters in New York City, October 17, 1966Tashkent Declaration Ends Indo-Pakistani…
Off the coast of Spain in the Mediterranean, the DSVΒ Alvin submarine finds a missing American hydrogen bomb. Date: March 17, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 17 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Surveyor 1 First U.S. Soft Landing on the…
Tashkent Declaration, a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed that resolved the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Date: January 10, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 10 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Bechuanaland Becomes Republic of Botswana, Independence Declared September…
The Great Fire of Iloilo breaks out in a lumber yard in Iznart Street and burns for almost half a day destroying nearly three-quarters of the City Proper area and Php 50 million pesos in total properties' damage. Date: February 7, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 7 π Events…
Palomares incident: A B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, killing seven airmen, and dropping three 70-kiloton nuclear bombs near the town of Palomares and another one into the sea. Date: January 17, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 17 π Events on this day in 1966 π …