18 August 1966 August 17, 2014 Author: Staff The Battle of Long Tan takes place during the Veitnam War between the, Royal Australian Regiment and a Viet Cong unit. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Philosophers, for the most part, are constitutionally timid, and dislike the unexpected. Few of them would be genuinely happy as pirates or burglars. Accordingly they invent systems which make the future calculable, at least in its main outlines." Bertrand Russell — Click here for more from Bertrand Russell Related posts: 18 August 1966 26 August 1966 1 August 1966 16 May 1966 8 September 1966 21 October 1966 14 February 1966 30 April 1966 8 September 1966 15 October 1966 Categories: History Tags: 18 August, 1966