Date: February 12, 1966
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A Canadian Pacific Air Lines DC-8-43 explodes on landing at Tokyo International Airport, killing 64 people. Date: March 4, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 4 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Nelson’s Pillar Bombed in Dublin, Ireland – March 8,…
Vietnamese Buddhist activist leader ThΓch TrΓ Quang was arrested as the military junta of Nguyen Cao Ky crushed the Buddhist Uprising. Date: June 22, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 22 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Gemini 10 Launches for…
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 …
France conducts its first nuclear weapon test in the Pacific, on Moruroa Atoll. Date: July 2, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 2 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Gemini 8 Launch: First Spacecraft Docking, March 16, 1966Malawi Becomes Republic, Hastings…
Air India Flight 101 crashes into Mont Blanc. Date: January 24, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 24 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966John Lennon Says Beatles Are More Popular Than Jesus March 4, 1966Tashkent Declaration Ends Indo-Pakistani War of…
The Soviet Union's Luna 9 becomes the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon, and the first spacecraft to take pictures from the surface of the Moon. Date: February 3, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 3 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This…