Date: January 13, 1966
Vietnamese Buddhist activist leader Thích Trí Quang was arrested as the military junta of Nguyen Cao Ky crushed the Buddhist Uprising. Date: June 22, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 22 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Freedom of Information Act…
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 1966King Mwambutsa IV Deposed by Prince Charles Ndizi, July 8, 1966England Defeats West Germany to Win FIFA World Cup at…
Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft-land on another world. Date: June 2, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 2 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Aeroflot Flight 065 Crashes…
The Greek ship SS Heraklion sinks in a storm in the Aegean Sea, killing over 200. Date: December 8, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 8 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Tbilisi Metro Opens January 11, 1966Operation Hastings Begins in Vietnam…
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 1966Soviet Union Launches Luna 9 Spacecraft, January 31, 1966Great Fire…
Gemini 11, the penultimate mission of NASA's Gemini program, and the current human altitude record holder (except for the Apollo lunar missions). Date: September 12, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 12 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Luna 9 First…