WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO NOVEMBER 1966
Find out what all happened June to November 1966

Charles Whitman kills 16 people at the University of Texas at Austin before being killed by the police. (1. August 1966)

Black Panther Party is created by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. (15. October 1966)

A Boeing 727 carrying Pan Am Flight 708 crashes near Berlin, Germany, killing all three people on board. (15. November 1966)

Purges of intellectuals and imperialists becomes official China policy at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution. (1. August 1966)

A fire at a building in New York City kills 12 firefighters, the fire department's deadliest day until the September 11, 2001 attacks. (17. October 1966)

Gemini 11, the penultimate mission of NASA's Gemini program, and the current human altitude record holder (except for the Apollo lunar missions) (12. September 1966)

The National Organization for Women, the United States' largest feminist organization, is founded. (30. June 1966)

The Chevrolet Camaro, originally named Panther, is introduced. (29. September 1966)

Project Gemini: Gemini 12 completes the program's final mission, when it splashes down safely in the Atlantic Ocean. (15. 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)

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)

Botswana and Lesotho join the United Nations. (17. October 1966)

Vietnam War: Diên Niên - Phước Bình massacre (9. October 1966)

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

The Arno River floods Florence, Italy, to a maximum depth of 6.7 m (22 ft), leaving thousands homeless and destroying millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. Also Venice was submerged on the same day at its record all-time acqua alta of 194 cm. (4. November 1966)

West Coast Airlines Flight 956 crashes with eighteen fatalities and no survivors 5.5 miles south of Wemme, Oregon. This accident marks the first loss of a DC-9. (1. October 1966)

An F-104 Starfighter collides with XB-70 Valkyrie prototype no. 2, destroying both planes during a photo shoot near Edwards Air Force Base. Joseph A. Walker, a NASA pilot, and Carl Cross, a United States Air Force test pilot, are both killed. (8. June 1966)

The British protectorate of Bechuanaland declares its independence, and becomes the Republic of Botswana. Seretse Khama takes office as the first President. (30. September 1966)

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

The Metropolitan Opera House opens at Lincoln Center in New York City with the world premiere of Samuel Barber's opera, Antony and Cleopatra. (16. September 1966)