Major News Events in 1966
January
29th - The Road Safety Act is passed which leads to the use of the
Breathalyzer.
February
3rd - Soviet probe Luna 9 is the first artificial satellite to 'land' on
the moon
March
31st - The USSR launches Luna 10, which will become the first space probe
to orbit the moon
April
21st - An artificial heart is installed in the chest of Marcel DeRudder in
a Houston hospital
May
28th - Fidel Castro announces martial law in Cuba because of possible US
attack
June
13th - The US Supreme Court rules in the Miranda case that police must
inform suspects of their rights before questioning them
July
28th - At 70, Florence Nagle becomes the first licensed female racehorse
trainer.
August
5th - Groundbreaking on the World Trade Center takes place.
September
16th - The Metropolitan Opera house opens in New York City
October
7th - The 'hippie' drug LSD is made illegal in California
November
25th - J. Edgar Hoover announces all evidence suggests that Lee Harvey
Oswald was acting alone
December
15th - Cartoon genius Walt Disney dies at age 65.
