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Memory Lane - 1966 Timeline...
The twelve day New York City transit strike ends.
February -
The first "soft landing" on the Moon is made by the Soviet Luna 9.
March -
James Wilson gets a two-year suspended sentence for burning his draft card.
April -
Ford recalls 30,000 1966 autos to test their brakes.
May -
Busch Stadium (St. Louis, MO) opens, the Braves loose to the Cardinals 4-3 in 12 innings.
June -
Ronald Reagan wins the Republican nomination for governor of California.
July -
President Johnson signs the Freedom of Information Act.
August -
Lunar Orbiter 1 becomes the first U.S. craft to orbit the moon.
September -
The smallest Yankee Stadium crowd, 413, see White Sox win 4-1.
October -
Four dig under the Berlin Wall to flee to West Germany.
November -
The first entire lineup to be televised in color airs on NBC.
December -
Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" airs for the first time on CBS.
February -
The first "soft landing" on the Moon is made by the Soviet Luna 9.
March -
James Wilson gets a two-year suspended sentence for burning his draft card.
April -
Ford recalls 30,000 1966 autos to test their brakes.
May -
Busch Stadium (St. Louis, MO) opens, the Braves loose to the Cardinals 4-3 in 12 innings.
June -
Ronald Reagan wins the Republican nomination for governor of California.
July -
President Johnson signs the Freedom of Information Act.
August -
Lunar Orbiter 1 becomes the first U.S. craft to orbit the moon.
September -
The smallest Yankee Stadium crowd, 413, see White Sox win 4-1.
October -
Four dig under the Berlin Wall to flee to West Germany.
November -
The first entire lineup to be televised in color airs on NBC.
December -
Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" airs for the first time on CBS.
