WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO NOVEMBER 1966
Find out what all happened May to November 1966

In Cape Town, South Africa, the architect of Apartheid, Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, is stabbed to death during a parliamentary meeting. (6. September 1966)

The Communist Party of China issues the "May 16 Notice", marking the beginning of the Cultural Revolution. (16. May 1966)

Michel Micombero overthrows the monarchy of Burundi and makes himself the first president. (28. November 1966)

The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act is signed into law by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. (9. September 1966)

U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs into law an antitrust exemption allowing the National Football League to merge with the upstart American Football League. (8. November 1966)

The Chicago Freedom Movement, led by Martin Luther King, Jr., holds a rally at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. As many as 60,000 people come to hear Dr. King as well as Mahalia Jackson, Stevie Wonder, and Peter Paul and Mary. (10. July 1966)

A plane crash at Connellsville, Pennsylvania kills the Pennsylvania Attorney General, his wife, and other state officials. (8. May 1966)

The Severn Bridge is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II. (8. September 1966)

In response to Fatah raids against Israelis near the West Bank border, Israel launches an attack on the village of As-Samu. (13. November 1966)

Vietnam War: Binh Tai Massacre (9. October 1966)

Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft-land on another world. (2. June 1966)

Shiv Sena a political party in India is founded in Mumbai. (19. June 1966)

Vietnam War: The House Un-American Activities Committee begins investigations of Americans who have aided the Viet Cong. The committee intends to introduce legislation making these activities illegal. Anti-war demonstrators disrupt the meeting and 50 people are arrested. (16. August 1966)

The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the United States. (2. November 1966)

The United States Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them. (13. June 1966)

After a policy dispute, Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky of South Vietnam's ruling junta launches a military attack on the forces of General Ton That Dinh, forcing him to abandon his command. (15. May 1966)

Bulgarian TABSO Flight 101 crashes near Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, killing all 82 people on board. (24. November 1966)

Race riots occur in Lansing, Michigan. (7. August 1966)

The Beatles perform their last concert before paying fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. (29. August 1966)

Vietnam War: the Battle of Long Tan ensues after a patrol from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment clashes with a Viet Cong force in Phước Tuy Province. (18. August 1966)