20 events found for 1966
Disapproving of General Tôn Thất Đính's handling of the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese prime minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
The Vatican formally abolished its 427-year-old list of prohibited books
The National Organization for Women, a leading United States feminist organization, was founded in Washington, D
King Mwambutsa IV of Burundi was deposed in a coup d'état by his son, Prince Charles Ndizi.
Martin Luther King Jr. (pictured) led a rally in support of the Chicago Freedom Movement, one of the most ambitious…
Angered by racism and poverty, African American residents of the Hough neighborhood of Cleveland began to riot for six…
In London, the England national football team won the FIFA World Cup, winning the final against West Germany 4–2 after…
The pleasure cruiser MV Darlwyne disappeared off the coast of Cornwall with the loss of all 31 people aboard.
The Heron Road Bridge in Ottawa, Canada, collapsed during its construction, killing nine workers.
Vietnam War: Members of the 6th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment were surrounded by a much larger Viet Cong…
Cultural Revolution: Red Guards vandalised the Jokhang (depicted), the holiest Buddhist temple in Tibet.
The South African Defence Force launched an attack against SWAPO guerrilla fighters at Omugulugwombashe, starting the…
Rioting erupted in Dayton, Ohio, resulting in one death and the mobilization of the Ohio National Guard.
Queen Elizabeth II opened the Severn Bridge, suggesting that it marked the dawn of a new economic era for South Wales.
The science fiction show Star Trek made its American premiere with "The Man Trap", launching a media franchise that…
Queen Elizabeth II opened the Severn Bridge (pictured), suggesting that it marked the dawn of a new economic era for…
Queen Elizabeth II opened the Severn Bridge (pictured), linking South Gloucestershire in England and Monmouthshire in…
A coal tip fell on the village of Aberfan, Wales, killing 144 people, mostly schoolchildren.
With their album The Supremes A' Go-Go, the Supremes became the first all-female group to reach number one on the…
Singaporean leftist opposition leader Chia Thye Poh was detained under the Internal Security Act, which allows for…