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January 17 – 1966 Palomares B-52 crash: A USAF B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, dropping three 70-kiloton hydrogen bombs near the town of Palomares, and one into the sea. Carl Brashear , the first African American United States Navy diver, is involved in an accident during the recovery of the latter which results in ...
1966 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1966th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 966th year ...
Writing in Harper's Magazine retired U.S. general James M. Gavin proposed an enclave strategy where U.S. forces would defend coastal enclaves where most of the population and economic activity was concentrated and act as a strategic reserve, leaving the ARVN to fight the PAVN/VC further inland.
By 1966 there were seven spoil heaps, comprising approximately 2.6 million cu yd (2.0 million m 3) of waste. [8] [9] [a] Tips 4 and 5 were conical mounds at the apex of the slope, although Tip 4 was misshapen from an earlier slip; the remaining five were lower down; all were directly above the village. Tip 7 was the only one being used in 1966.
The short film STAFF FILM REPORT 66-2A (1966) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive. The short film STAFF FILM REPORT 66-5A (1966) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive. The short film STAFF FILM REPORT 66-10A (1966) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
The University of Texas tower shooting was an act of mass murder that occurred on August 1, 1966, at the University of Texas at Austin.The perpetrator, 25-year-old Marine veteran Charles Whitman, indiscriminately fired at members of the public, both within the Main Building tower and from the tower's observation deck.
24 September – St Kilda defeats Collingwood in the 1966 VFL Grand Final. [93] 1 November – The Bart Cummings-trained Galilee (ridden by John Miller) wins the 1966 Melbourne Cup. [94] 30 December – Fidelis takes line honours in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race while Cadence is ultimately declared the handicap winner. [95] [96]
The 1966 FIFA World Cup competition, staged in England, begins. British Motor Corporation and Jaguar Cars announce plans to merge as British Motor Holdings. Scotsman Angus Barbieri ends a 382-day fast, during which he consumed only water, vitamins, salts, yeast and a small amount of milk and sugar, and achieved his aim of losing 276 lb (125 kg).