14 June 1966

The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum (“index of prohibited books”), which was originally instituted in 1557. The Index Librorum Prohibitorum (“Index…

8 September 1966

The landmark American science fiction television series Star Trek premieres with its first-aired episode, “The Man Trap”. “Star Trek” is a science fiction television series…

8 June 1966

The National Football League and American Football League announced a merger effective in 1970. The merger of the National Football League (NFL) and the American…

30 November 1966

Barbados becomes independent from the United Kingdom. Barbados gained its independence from the United Kingdom on November 30, 1966. This marked the end of nearly…

18 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…

14 February 1966

Australian currency is decimalized. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimalisation’]