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August Wilson (né Frederick August Kittel Jr.; April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005) was an American playwright. He has been referred to as the "theater's poet of Black America". [ 1 ] He is best known for a series of 10 plays, collectively called The Pittsburgh Cycle (or The Century Cycle ) , which chronicle the experiences and heritage of the ...
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 of the 2nd millennium, the 66th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1960s decade.
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The 1966 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 31 March 1966 to elect 630 members of the House of Commons, of which 511 constituencies were in England. The incumbent Labour Party led by Prime Minister Harold Wilson won 285 seats in England, its second-highest tally of seats at the time.
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12 August – Shepherd's Bush murders: Three plain clothes policemen are shot dead in West London while investigating a suspicious vehicle in Braybrook Street. 15 August – John Whitney is arrested and charged with the Shepherd's Bush murders. 17 August – John Duddy is arrested in Glasgow and charged with the Shepherd's Bush murders. A third ...
Shortly after this by-election, Wilson called a general election for 31 March. Wilson's hope that he would be returned to office with a larger majority had been encouraged by the government's victory at the Kingston upon Hull North by-election. In the end, Wilson's decision was vindicated, as Labour was returned with a larger majority of 96 seats.