Chronology of 1966 News Echoes Major Global Turmoil
A year of seismic events listed in brief form: Pope Paul VI appeals for peace in Vietnam. transit strikes disrupt New York. India sees leaders die and new premiers rise. Johnson pledges Vietnam resolve. battles in Cold War and space feats mark the era. notable deaths include Indira Gandhi and Billy Rose. major sports, political, and economic milestones shape the decade’s tension.
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Peace Corps
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Spain
Indira Gandhi
North Vietnam
General Motors
Finis
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Netherlands
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Hitler Youth Corps
Watts
Los Angeles
Agena
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Journal American
World-Telegram
South Vietnam
Britain
Fiavoid Wilson
Llewellyn Thompson
Baltimore Orioles
Los Angeles Dodgers
Andrei Gromyko
White House
Hawaii
Far East
Harry F. Byrd
Manila
Red China
Minutemen
New Jersey
Connecticut
Storms lash northern Italy causing heavy floods
Four thousand homeless and art works damaged as severe storms sweep northern Italy, triggering heavy flooding and widespread disruption across the region.
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GOP
Senate
Essex
North Carolina
Israel
Jordan
Johnson
Sandy Koufax
Kurt-Georg Kiesinger
Multistate disasters and U.N. reelect mark December events
December brief roundup: 32 crew die when ore ship sinks in Lake Huron amid a storm. U Thant wins a five-year U.N. term. Viet Cong strike Saigon with a mortar attack on Tan Son Nhut and hit a U.S. billet downtown. Rhodesia rejects Britain’s terms on independence. US air units assist Thai forces in anti Communist actions. A Greek ship sinks in a storm.
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U Thant
U.N
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
U.S
Rhodesia
Britain
Aegean
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