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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 of the 2nd millennium, the 66th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1960s decade.
1966 events in the United States by month (12 C) / 1966 disestablishments in the United States (48 C, 9 P) 1966 establishments in the United States (59 C, 59 P) A.
October 1966 events in the United States (1 C, 4 P) November 1966 events in the United States (2 C, 46 P) December 1966 events in the United States (1 C, 3 P)
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).
The following events occurred in October 1966: October 1, 1966 ... A previous 1–0 game had happened in 1949, before the CFL was founded by a merger of two leagues.
December 1966 events in North America (4 C) C. 1966 events in Canada by month (10 C) M. 1966 events in Mexico by month (3 C) U. 1966 events in the United States by ...
1966 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. ... Each of the two existing top-level professional leagues added a new team for the 1966 season.