What Happened in Aug 1966

Charles Whitman, The Texas Bell Tower Sniper, Kills 14

I do not really understand myself these days. I am supposed to be an average reasonable and intelligent young man. However, lately (I cannot recall... Read more

The Beatles release Revolver

Revolver is often cited as one of the greatest albums in rock music history. In 1997, it was named the 3rd greatest album of all time in a Music of... Read more

Battle of Long Tan

The Battle of Long Tần was fought between the Australian Army and Viet Cong forces in a rubber plantation near the village of Long Tần, about... Read more

FDA Approves Prometheus Labs' Zyloprim

Treating gout. It is used to treat high uric acid levels in the blood or urine caused by certain types of cancer chemotherapy. It is also used to... Read more

The United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC) Is Formed

On August 22, 1966, the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC), later renamed the United Farm Workers of America (UFW), was formed. The... Read more

Operation Beaver Cage

Operation Beaver Cage was a U.S. Army and U.S. Navy Joint Operation in North Vietnam along the coastline of the Bon Hai river. The Operation took... Read more

Apollo 3 Mission

AS-202 (or SA-202) was a sub-orbital test flight of the Saturn IB and Command and Service Module. It is sometimes informally called Apollo... Read more

Joe Biden marries Neilia Hunter

On August 27, 1966, Biden, then a law student, married Neilia Hunter, who was from an affluent background in Skaneateles, New York and had attended... Read more