Ulster Volunteer Force Declares War on IRA in Northern Ireland, May 21, 1966
Date: May 21, 1966
Date: May 21, 1966
Myra Hindley and Ian Brady are sentenced to life imprisonment for the Moors murders in England. Date: May 6, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 6 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Canadian Pacific Air Lines DC-8-43 Explodes at Tokyo Airport,…
Ghanaian coup d'Γ©tat by National Liberation Council overthrows Kwame Nkrumah's Government Date: February 24, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 24 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Ansett-ANA Flight 149 Crash Kills 24 in Winton, Queensland, September 22, 1966Vietnam War: Republic…
Launch of Gemini 8 with astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott. It would perform the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit. Date: March 16, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 16 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966American Flyers Flight…
Rastafari movement: Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Jamaica, an event now celebrated as Grounation Day. Date: April 21, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 21 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Metropolitan Opera House Opens with Antony and Cleopatra Premiere, September…
Bechuanaland declares its independence, and becomes the Republic of Botswana. Date: September 30, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 30 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Haile Selassie Visits Jamaica, Rastafari Grounation Day, April 21, 1966Israel Attacks As-Samu Village After Fatah…
The Chinese Communist Party issues the "May 16 Notice", marking the beginning of the Cultural Revolution. Date: May 16, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 16 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Soviet Union Launches Luna 9 Unmanned Spacecraft, January 31,…