People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force Founded July 1, 1966
Date: July 1, 1966
Date: July 1, 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…
The Tbilisi Metro is opened. Date: January 11, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966First Kwanzaa Celebrated by Maulana Karenga, December 26, 1966Soviet Union Launches Luna 9 Spacecraft, January 31, 1966Tashkent Earthquake Destroys Soviet…
France conducts its first nuclear weapon test in the Pacific, on Moruroa Atoll. Date: July 2, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 2 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Bechuanaland Becomes Republic of Botswana, Independence Declared September 30, 1966Palomares Incident: B-52…
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 → 📅 Other events on January 10 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Cleveland Hough Riots Begin After Bar Incident, July…
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 1966England Defeats West Germany to Win FIFA World Cup at…
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 → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…