remember when 1966
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Remember When section of the Military Press highlights a different year in history every issue.TRANSCRIPT
22 July 1, 2013 THE MILITARY PRESS www.MilitaryPress.com • [email protected] 22 June 15, 2013 THE MILITARY PRESS
Lyndon B. Johnson(Aug. 27, 1908-Jan. 22, 1973)
36th President of the United States
“If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River,
the headline that afternoon would read: ‘President Can’t Swim.”
— Lyndon Johnson
Hubert Humphrey(May 27, 1911-Jan. 13, 1978)38th Vice President of the United States
World news• Four people dig under the Berlin
Wall to gain freedom from East Ger-many
• The Arno River in Italy floods the city of Florence, destroying thou-sands of historic books, manuscripts and fine art
• 200,000 face starvation on the island of Lombak, Indonesia
• Cassius Clay defeats Henry Coo-per in two title fights in
London• Soviet Union
lands Lunda 9 on the moon, with the U.S. following
with the Surveyor 1 four months later
• Pakistani-Indian peace negotiations successful
• Indira Gandhi elected Prime Min-
ister of India• Pope Paul VI and Arthur
Michael Ramsey, the Arch-bishop of Caterbury, meeting Rome, the first official meet-ing for 400 years between Ro-man Catholics and Anglican churches
• England defeats Germany in the World Cup Final
U.S. news• Subway
Strike in New York brings the city to a stop
• Vietnam War Interna-tional Day of Protest
• Race riots in Atlanta and Black Power become a significant fac-tor in American politics
•˜ Miranda Rights established• The Draft Deferment Test is
started in the U.S. as a way for stu-dents to convince the Draft
Board that they would serve the nation better in the
quiet of the classrooms than in the jungles of Vietnam
• The U.S. has nearly 500,000 troops in Vietnam
• Houston Astrodome is built
• U.S. population exceeds 195 mil-lion
• The Black Panthers is formed• Richard Speck murders eight
nurses in Chicago• Ex-Marine Charles Whitman
kills 14 and injures 31 on a killing spree at the Univ. of Texas
• Ronald Reagan elected gover-nor of California
• Salvation Army turns 100• Cigarette packs now carry
the hazardous to your health warning
• Miniskirts are in fashion• Cassius Clay defeats Henry Coo-
per
Technology• First vertical jump jet, the
Harrier, introduced• Hovercraft service• Disposable Pampers invented• Color TV becomes popular• 76 million cars registered in U.S.
Popular culture• First episode of Star Trek airs• Author Jacqueline Susann pens
her first novel, “Valley of the Dolls”• Dr. Seuss’ “How The Grinch
Stole Christmas” aired
Sports• NBA Champions: Boston Celtics
over the L.A. Lakers• Green Bay Pack-
ers beat Cleveland Browns 23-12 in
NFL champion-ship game
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1966Above: Patrick Dempsey. Left, top to bottom: Gordon
Ramsay, Janet Jackson, Mike Tyson, Salma Hayek
AVERAGE COSTOF LIVING• House $22,084• Car $2,650• Gallon of gas 32¢• Income per year $6,900• Loaf of bread 22¢• Dozen eggs 60¢• Gallon of milk 99¢• First-class stamp 5¢
The Ed Sullivan Show
Popular films• Thunderball• Dr. Zhivago• Who’s Afraid of Virginia
Wolff?• A Man for All Seasons
Popular musicians• The Mamas and the Papas
• The Beatles• The Monkees
• The Beach Boys• The Rolling Stones• Simon and Garfunkel
Popular songs• I’m A Believer• Good Vibrations• Monday Monday• Wild Thing
Born in 1966• David Schwimmer• Adam Sandler• Halle Berry• Helena Bonham Carter• Cindy Crawford• Martina McBride• Keifer Sutherland• Darius Rucker• Matthew Box• Luke Perry