1966

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Events

Dated Events

Real World February 3. Soviet probe Luna 9 lands on the moon.

Real World February 23. The Ba'ath Party rises to power in Syria following a military coup.

Real World March 1. Soviet probe Venera 3 crashes on Venus, becoming the first human spacecraft to land on another planet.

Real World May 9. The People's Republic of China explodes its first hydrogen bomb.

Real World June 13. U.S. Supreme Court Miranda v. Arizona decision results in criminals being read their constitutional rights on arrest.

Real World June 28. Juan Carlos Ongania becomes leader of Argentina following a military coup.

Real World July 4. Freedom of Information Act signed into law by U.S. President Lyndon Johnson.

Real World December 26. The first Kwanzaa celebration occurs.

Undated Events

Real World The Black Panther Party is founded.

New Fictional Works

Notable Books

Fantastic Voyage by Isaac Asimov, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein.

Notable Films

Batman, Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster, Island of Terror.

Notable Comic Books

Fantastic Four #52 (first Black Panther); Teen Titans #1.

Notable Television Series

  • Beginning: Adam Adamant Lives!, Batman, Captain Fathom, Dark Shadows, The Girl from UNCLE, The King Kong Show, The Lone Ranger, Marine Boy (U.S.), Marvel Superheroes, The New Adventures of Superman, Prince Planet (U.S.), Space Ghost and Dino Boy, Star Trek, Tales of the Wizard of Oz, The Time Tunnel, Zoran: Space Boy (U.S.).
  • Continuing: The Avengers (Season 4 ends), Doctor Who (Season 4),

Kimba the White Lion begins (U.S.) and becomes Leo the Lion (Japan), Lost in Space (Season 2), The Man from UNCLE (Season 3), The Wild Wild West (Season 2).

  • Ending: Astro Boy (U.S.), Thunderbirds, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.


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