Date: January 31, 1966
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A NASA T-38 Talon crashes into the McDonnell Aircraft factory while attempting a poor-visibility landing at Lambert Field, St. Louis, killing astronauts Elliot See and Charles Bassett. Date: February 28, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
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 1966Tbilisi Metro Opens January 11, 1966Luna 9 First Soft…
March Against Fear: African-American civil rights activist James Meredith is wounded in an ambush by white sniper James Aubrey Norvell. Meredith and Norvell are photographed by Jack R. Thornell, whose photo will receive the 1967 Pulitzer Prize in Photography, the last one to be awarded in the category. Date: June 6, 1966 Read more on…
Charles Whitman kills 15 people at the University of Texas at Austin before being killed by the police. Date: August 1, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966South African Border War Begins at Omugulugwombashe,…
Indira Gandhi becomes India's first female prime minister. Date: January 19, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966DSV Alvin Finds Missing American Hydrogen Bomb Off Spain, March 17, 1966Robert C. Weaver Becomes First African…
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 → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Robert C. Weaver Becomes First African American Cabinet Member…