September 8, 1966 — The first “Star Trek” episode is broadcast
Space… the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five year mission: to explore strange new...
May 24, 2017
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October 14, 1966 — Rubin Carter is falsely accused by Alfred Bello
Alfred Bello, and his partner-in-crime, Arthur Dexter Bradley, were small-timers. Knocking over factories was their style, and the last thing...
May 19, 2017
October 21, 1966 — A Coal Tip falls on the Welsh village of Aberfan killing 144 people
Up until 1966, the National Coal Board had allowed the excavations from the Aberfan mine to be piled up on...
May 14, 2017
November 2, 1966 — Mississippi John Hurt dies of a heart attack
Although he was mostly an obscurity during his life, in the last few years, beginning with an appearance on the...
May 9, 2017
November 15, 1966 — The first documented sighting of the West Virginia Mothman takes place
On November 15, 1966, two young couples from Point Pleasant, West Virginia were out for a pleasant drive. Steve and...
May 4, 2017
December 7, 1966 — Louise Post of Veruca Salt born
Louise Post was born in St Louis, Missouri, in 1966. She later moved to Chicago, where her friend Lili Taylor...
April 29, 2017
January 3, 1967 — Jack Ruby dies
On November 24, 1963, Jack Ruby changed the course of history when he shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald before...
April 19, 2017
January 17, 1967 — The County Borough of Blackburn reports on its potholes
The County Borough of Blackburn was, in 1967, the governing body of the Blackburn area. Blackburn is an industrial town...
April 14, 2017
January 26, 1967 — David Bowie records “The Laughing Gnome”
Bowie himself regards it as one of his worst songs. He’s not wrong. The Alvin and the Chipmunks high-voices, the...
April 9, 2017
February 13, 1967 — The Beatles release “Strawberry Fields Forever”
Originally recorded for “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”, it was instead decided to release “Strawberry Fields Forever” as a...
April 4, 2017
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