Date: February 23, 1966
Ghanaian coup d'état by National Liberation Council overthrows Kwame Nkrumah's Government Date: February 24, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Johnson Says U.S. Must Stay in South Vietnam Against Communist Aggression January 12, 1966American…
In an interview in the London Evening Standard, The Beatles' John Lennon declares that the band is "more popular than Jesus now". 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 1966Ghanaian Coup Overthrows…
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…
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 1966F-104 Collides with XB-70 Valkyrie, Killing Two Test Pilots, June 8, 1966Gemini 8 Launch: First Spacecraft Docking,…
Explorer program: Explorer 32 launches. Date: May 25, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966John Lennon Says Beatles Are More Popular Than Jesus March 4, 1966Aeroflot Flight 2723 Crashes into Caspian Sea, 33 Killed…
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…