Date: April 26, 1966
A new government is formed in the Republic of the Congo, led by Ambroise Noumazalaye. Date: April 26, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Venera 3 Crashes on Venus, First Spacecraft to Land on…
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 1966March Against Fear: James Meredith Wounded…
In response to Fatah raids against Israelis near the West Bank border, Israel launches an attack on the village of As-Samu. Date: November 13, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 13 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966John Lennon Says Beatles…
Off the coast of Spain in the Mediterranean, the DSV Alvin submarine finds a missing American hydrogen bomb. Date: March 17, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Indira Gandhi Becomes India’s First Female Prime Minister,…
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…
In Syria, Ba'ath Party member Salah Jadid leads an intra-party military coup that replaces the previous government of General Amin al-Hafiz, also a Baathist. Date: February 23, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Ghanaian…