Date: January 13, 1966
Venera 3 Soviet space probe crashes on Venus becoming the first spacecraft to land on another planet's surface. Date: March 1, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Indira Gandhi Becomes India’s First Female Prime…
The Chinese Communist Party issues the "May 16 Notice", marking the beginning of the Cultural Revolution. Date: May 16, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Barbados Independence from the United Kingdom, November 30, 1966First…
Aeroflot Flight 065 crashes during take-off from Sheremetyevo International Airport, killing 21. Date: February 17, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966First Color Television Transmission in Canada from Toronto, July 1, 1966Barbados Independence from…
The United States Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their Fifth Amendment rights before questioning them (colloquially known as "Mirandizing"). Date: June 13, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 13 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today)…
A racially charged incident in a bar sparks the six-day Hough riots in Cleveland, Ohio; 1,700 Ohio National Guard troops intervene to restore order. Date: July 18, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 18 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966West…
The Temptations release their Greatest Hits album, which goes on to be the Billboard Year-End R&B album of 1967. Date: November 16, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 16 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Ba’ath Party Takes Power in Syria,…