The Launching of Gemini 8
Time: Wednesday Mar 16, 1966
Place: Launch Complex 19 - Titan rocket, Gemini program, Cape Kennedy, Florida, U.S.
Details: Gemini 8 launched on March 16, 1966. And Armstrong became the first American civilian in space.
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Joe Biden-Biden received Working Mother magazine's Best of Congress Award
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Mass Shootings in the United States-Orlando Nightclub Shooting
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Ted Bundy-Bundy was found guilty once again and Marriage
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Sunday Feb 10, 1980 - U.S.
Best Buy-The company opened Geek Squad precincts at Office Depot
Jun, 2006 - Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Shaquille O'Neal-Shaq was named the 1993 NBA Rookie of the Year
1993 - U.S.
Shaquille O'Neal-The Magic finished 41–41
1993 - U.S.
Shaquille O'Neal-The Orlando Magic drafted O'Neal with the 1st overall pick
Jun, 1992 - Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Shaquille O'Neal-O'Neal's second season
1994 - U.S.
Shaquille O'Neal-O'Neal was injured for a great deal of the 1995–96 season
1996 - U.S.
Shaquille O'Neal-O'Neal became a free agent
1996 - U.S.
Shaquille O'Neal-O'Neal was outscored by Magic center Dwight Howard
Tuesday Mar 3, 2009 - Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Shaquille O'Neal-O'Neal was named the Player of the Week
Nov, 1992 - U.S.
Shaquille O'Neal-Rookie Season
1993 - U.S.
Shaquille O'Neal-O'Neal's third season
1995 - U.S.
Kaká-Draw on his MLS debut
Sunday Mar 8, 2015 - Florida, U.S.
Martin Luther King-St. Augustine Movement
Sunday Mar 1, 1964 - St. Augustine, Florida, U.S.
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On This Day - 16 March
Roman Empire-Tiberius died
Monday Mar 16, 37 - Miseno, Italy, Roman Empire
Roman Empire-Caligula
Monday Mar 16, 37 - Roman Empire
German revolutions of 1848–1849-Ludwig I abdicated in favor of his eldest son Maximilian II
Thursday Mar 16, 1848 - Central Europe (Present-Day Bavaria, Germany)
Josip Broz Tito-Released from jail
Friday Mar 16, 1934 - Croatia
Edward VIII-Resignation
Friday Mar 16, 1945 - Nassau, Bahamas
1973 oil crisis-OPEC discusses raising prices to offset the decline of U.S. dollar value
Friday Mar 16, 1973 - Vienna, Austria
Invasion of Panama-The First Coup attempt
Wednesday Mar 16, 1988 - Panama
Bin Laden-First official Interpol arrest warrant
Monday Mar 16, 1998 - Libya
Pope Francis-The Name
Saturday Mar 16, 2013 - Vatican City
Xiaomi-Redmi Note phablet
Sunday Mar 16, 2014 - Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
Nintendo-Codename "NX"
Monday Mar 16, 2015 - Kyoto, Japan
Nintendo-DeNA Partnership
Monday Mar 16, 2015 - Tokyo, Japan
Bart Millard-I Can Only Imagine
Friday Mar 16, 2018 - U.S.
Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak-Infections outside China exceeds China
Monday Mar 16, 2020 - China
Statue of Liberty-Pandemic Closing
Monday Mar 16, 2020 - New York, U.S.
March 1966
The Beatles-Lennon's comment
Friday Mar 4, 1966 - England
1966
Xanana Gusmão-Gusmão obtained a position with the public service
1966 - Timor-Leste
Mao Zedong-The Split From Soviet Union
1966 - China
Mobile Phones-OLT System
1966 - Norway
Amancio Ortega-Marriage
1966 - Spain
Warren Buffett-Buffett Closed the Partnership
1966 - U.S.
Visa Inc.-BofA began to sign licensing agreements with a group of banks outside of California
1966 - California, U.S.
NATO Establishment-The Withdrawal of France From NATO's Military Structure
1966 - France
Slobodan Milošević-Graduation
1966 - Belgrade, Serbia (then Yugoslavia)
Carlos Slim-Inmobiliaria Carso
1966 - Mexico City, Mexico
World Bank-International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
1966 - Washington D.C., U.S.
DC Comics-Batman TV show on the ABC network sparked a temporary spike in comic book sales
1966 - U.S.
Howard Hughes: The Aviator-Wealth
1966 - U.S.
Nike, Inc.-The First Retail Store
1966 - Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Howard Hughes: The Aviator-Later years as a Las Vegas recluse
1966 - Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
New York Stock Exchange-Common Stock Index
1966 - U.S.
Fidel Castro-The Tri-Continental Conference of Africa, Asia and Latin America
Monday Jan 3, 1966 - Havana, Cuba
Qaboos bin Said al Said-Arrested by father
1966 - Salalah, Dhofar, Oman
Atomic Bomb-The 1966 Palomares B-52 Crash
Monday Jan 17, 1966 - Mediterranean Sea
Indira Gandhi-The Prime Minister of India
Sunday Jan 23, 1966 - New Delhi, India
Donald Trump-Wharton School
1966 - Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, U.S.
Disasters with highest death tolls-North American Blizzard of 1966
Saturday Jan 29, 1966 - U.S. and Canada
Thanksgiving-Law 5110
1966 - Brazil
Bob Marley-Marriage
Thursday Feb 10, 1966 - Kingston, Jamaica
Charles de Gaulle-France withdrew from the NATO
Feb, 1966 - Brussels, Belgium
Internet-Merit Network was formed
1966 - Michigan, U.S.
Nuclear Power-USS Queenfish (SSN-651)
Friday Feb 25, 1966 - U.S.
The Beatles-Lennon's comment
Friday Mar 4, 1966 - England
Father's Day-First presidential proclamation honoring fathers
1966 - U.S.
Memorial day-Waterloo proclamation
Thursday May 26, 1966 - Waterloo, New York, U.S.
Richard Nixon-Retirement
Monday Jun 6, 1966 - U.S.
Internet-Three network terminals had been installed
Jun, 1966 - U.S.
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon-Margaret had her first extramarital affair
1966 - England, United Kingdom
James Bond-Octopussy and The Living Daylights was published
Thursday Jun 23, 1966 - United Kingdom
Audrey Hepburn-How to Steal a Million
Wednesday Jul 13, 1966 - U.S.
Frank Sinatra-3rd Marriage
Tuesday Jul 19, 1966 - U.S.
Che Guevara-To Cuba
Thursday Jul 21, 1966 - Cuba
Communist insurgency in Sarawak-Malaysian Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman estimated that there were approximately 700 Communists
Friday Jul 22, 1966 - Kalimantan, Indonesia
The Beatles-The Datebook magazine Publish Lennon's comment
Aug, 1966 - U.S.
Mass Shootings in the United States-University of Texas Tower Shooting
Monday Aug 1, 1966 - Austin, Texas, U.S.
Martin Luther King-Chicago open housing movement
Friday Aug 5, 1966 - Chicago, U.S.
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan-Emir of Abu Dhabi
Saturday Aug 6, 1966 - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Best Buy-Richard M. Schulze and a business partner opened Sound of Music
Monday Aug 22, 1966 - St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Joe Biden-Biden married Neilia Hunter
Saturday Aug 27, 1966 - Skaneateles, New York, U.S.
The Beatles-The last commercial concert a four-year period
Monday Aug 29, 1966 - Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California, USA
Johan Cruyff-International Official debut
Wednesday Sep 7, 1966 - Netherlands
Stan Lee-The Amazing Spider-Man
1966 - Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle's speech in Phnom Penh in Cambodia expressed France's disapproval of the US involvement in the Vietnam War
Sep, 1966 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Coverture-Obsolete
1966 - Washington, DC, U.S.
Neil Armstrong-The Final assignment for Armstrong in the Gemini Program
Monday Sep 12, 1966 - Launch Complex 19 - Titan rocket, Gemini program, Cape Kennedy, Florida, U.S.
George Weah-Born
Saturday Oct 1, 1966 - Monrovia, Liberia
Communist insurgency in Sarawak-"hot pursuit" operations
Oct, 1966 - Sarawak, Malaysia
David Cameron-Born
Sunday Oct 9, 1966 - Marylebone, London, England
Richard Branson-Richard attended Stowe School
1966 - Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Richard Branson-Branson launched a magazine named Student
1966 - London, England, United Kingdom
Bank of America-Master Charge
1966 - New York, U.S.
Kroger-All chains adopted the Kroger banner
1966 - Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Che Guevara-To La Paz
Thursday Nov 3, 1966 - La Paz, Bolivia
FIFA World Cup-Stolen one
Monday Nov 7, 1966 - England
Jimmy Carter-1966 Georgia gubernatorial election
Tuesday Nov 8, 1966 - Georgia, U.S.
Ronald Reagan-A Governor
Tuesday Nov 8, 1966 - California, U.S.
Xerox-Xerox 2400
1966 - U.S.
Muhammad Ali Clay-Mohammad Ali vs Williams
Monday Nov 14, 1966 - Houston Astrodome, Houston, U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Eisenhower underwent surgery
Monday Dec 12, 1966 - U.S.
Walt Disney-Death
Thursday Dec 15, 1966 - St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, California, U.S.
Jimmy Hoffa-President of the IBT for the Third Time
1966 - U.S.
Richard Jewell-Divorce of His Mother
1966 - Danville, Virginia, U.S.
Richard Jewell-Adoption
1966 - Danville, Virginia, U.S.
Vietnam War-Military Deaths In 1966
1966 - Vietnam
Conflict in Myanmar-The Cultural Revolution
1966 - Myanmar