1966 in the United States

Summary

This is a list of notable events that took place in 1966 in the United States.

1966
in
the United States

Decades:
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
See also:

Incumbents edit

Federal government edit

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August 1: University of Texas at Austin Main Building tower, where Charles Whitman committed his shooting rampage

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Ongoing edit

Births edit

Deaths edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections, 383 U.S. 663 (1966).
  2. ^ Dyar, Ken (1966-05-08). "Dream Realized: Hidden Valley Oasis Opens". The Wichita Eagle. p. 9A. Retrieved 2023-08-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Sylvia Likens: The 1965 torture and murder of the 16-year-old girl
  4. ^ "The Topeka Tornado - June 8, 1966 - NWS Topeka, KS". Archived from the original on 2006-04-23.
  5. ^ "On This Day", New York Times, retrieved 25 August 2016
  6. ^ Joint Statement Following Discussions With General Ne Win of Burma The American Presidency Project, 1966-09-09.
  7. ^ American Welcome The United States Information Agency. Retrieved: 2013-05-27.
  8. ^ Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Johnson Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State, 1966-09-03.
  9. ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Burma Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State. Retrieved: 2013-05-27.
  10. ^ Aircraft Accident Report. West Coast Airlines, Inc DC-9 N9101. Near Wemme, Oregon Archived 2008-02-16 at the Wayback Machine, Adopted: 11 December 1967
  11. ^ "Top celebrity birthdays for January 14, 2015 include LL Cool J, Dave Grohl". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland. January 14, 2015.
  12. ^ "Deborah OCHS - Olympic Archery | United States of America". International Olympic Committee. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  13. ^ "Today in History". Philadelphia Tribune. March 14, 2010.
  14. ^ California Births, 1905 – 1995, Michael A. Ines (Birth Date: May 14, 1966, County of Birth: Los Angeles)
  15. ^ "Janet Jackson | Biography, Songs, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  16. ^ "UPI Almanac for Sunday, July 14, 2020". United Press International. July 14, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  17. ^ Dan O'Brien at World Athletics
  18. ^ "James Gunn biography and filmography | James Gunn movies". Tribute. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  19. ^ "Halle Berry | Biography, Movies, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Remembering the man, my father Lance Blanks". ESPN.com. 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  21. ^ "Soledad O Obrien – United States Public Records". FamilySearch. June 1, 2001.
  22. ^ Matthew Andrew Wasniewski (2006). Women in Congress, 1917-2006. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 934. ISBN 978-0-16-076753-1.
  23. ^ Lee Ellis (2004). Who's who of NASA Astronauts. Americana Group Publishing. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-9667961-4-8.
  24. ^ "Press release: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022" (Press release). The Nobel Prize. 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  25. ^ Boteach, Shmuel (February 20, 2005). An Intelligent Person's Guide to Judaism. Duckworth Overlook. ISBN 9780715631904 – via Google Books.
  26. ^ "Gail Devers". IOC. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  27. ^ Amy L. Unterburger (1994). Who's who Among Asian Americans, 1994-95. Gale Research. p. 334. ISBN 978-0-8103-9433-9.
  28. ^ Williams, Michael K. Finding Your Roots, January 15, 2019.
  29. ^ "Match maddens Hopper's in-law". Austin American-Statesman. 27 June 1989. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  30. ^ "Margaret Sanger | Biography, Birth Control, & Significance | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  31. ^ "Gertrude Berg | American actress, producer, and screenwriter". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  32. ^ Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 496. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.
  33. ^ Ryan, James Gilbert; Schlup, Leonard C. (26 March 2015). Historical Dictionary of the 1940s. Routledge. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-317-46865-3.

External links edit

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