What Happened in Nov 1966

New Orleans Saints awarded NFL's sixteenth franchise

The National Football League awarded its 16th franchise to New Orleans on November 1, 1966. Appropriately, it was All Saints Day. In mid-December,... Read more

Agatha Christie publishes Third Girl

Third Girl is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in November 1966 and in the US... Read more

Electric Prunes release single "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)"

"I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)" is a song written by Annette Tucker and Nancie Mantz, which was recorded in late 1966 by The Electric... Read more

River Arno Flood of 1966

The 1966 Flood of the River Arno in Florence killed many people and damaged or destroyed millions of masterpieces of art and rare books in... Read more

Ronald Reagan is Elected Governor of California

California Republicans were impressed with Reagan's political views and charisma after his "Time for Choosing" speech, and nominated him for... Read more

George H.W. Bush Elected to U.S. House of Representatives

Bush served as Chairman of the Republican Party for Harris County, Texas in 1964, but wanted to be more involved in policy making, so he set his... Read more

Kit Carson Scout Program Goes into Operation

The Kit Carson Scouts (Hoi Chanh Vien in Vietnamese), loosely translated as "members who have returned") belonged to a special program created by... Read more

Stevie Wonder Releases Down to Earth

Down to Earth is a 1966 album by Motown singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder on the Tamla (Motown) label. The album was a departure from Wonder's... Read more

Jeff Buckley is Born

Jeffrey Scott Buckley (November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997), raised as Scotty Moorhead, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was the... Read more