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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.
Anti-war demonstrators disrupt the meeting and 50 are arrested. August 22. The United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC), predecessor of the United Farm Workers of America (UFW), is formed. The first Best Buy opens in St. Paul, Minnesota. August 24 – Rock band The Doors record their self-titled debut LP.
In 2015, a time capsule buried to celebrate Singapore's 25th year of independence was dug up and replaced with one celebrating 50 years as a sovereign nation. The original canister held 88 "symbols of progress" including a video tape of the 1966 National Day (Singapore) , water from the Singapore River and the first sarong kebaya uniforms ...
Key ♪ – Number-one single of the year Note: The year-end number-one singles for 1963, 1965 and 1966 were "Surfin' U.S.A." by The Beach Boys, "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs, and "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas and the Papas, respectively, which peaked at numbers 3, 2, and 4, also respectively, and thus are not included here.
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.
Five decades ago, the Big Three were truly dominant. GM, Ford, and Chrysler had a combined market share of more than 85% throughout the 1960s, according to the American Enterprise Institute ...
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A view toward the Chrysler Building from the Empire State Building amid the six-day smog of November 1953, estimated to have caused at least 200 deaths. [14]Even before the 1966 smog episode, scientists, city officials, and the general public recognized that New York City—and most other major American cities—had serious air-pollution problems. [15]