1966 Indianapolis 500, Race recap, Controversy
Race winner Graham Hill admitted to being "puzzled" and "surprised" to be the winner, while other unsatisfied competitors quipped that he had "never passed a car all day long." The IMS Radio Network, which scored the race independently from the USAC officials, also came up with Hill as the first place car. The apparent controversy died out quickly, and no official action was ever taken. Years later the subject is still mildly debated in racing circles.


1966 Indianapolis 500, Race recap, Controversy
A theory emerged that scorers accidentally omitted one lap from Jim Clark's official tally. Therefore, he was effectively placed behind Hill at the finish. The car of Al Unser was painted nearly identical to Clark's. The theory is that when Al Unser crashed out of the race on lap 161, scorers mistakenly thought it was Clark, and as Clark drove by in the immediate aftermath, they credited that lap to Unser by mistake. Another version of the theory suggests an opposite situation - one of Unser's laps was erroneously credited to Clark's tally early on, and when the scoring serials were compiled and settled later in the race, the extra lap was correctly deleted.


1966 Indianapolis 500, Race recap, Controversy
Alongside the controversy between Hill and Clark, fourth place Gordon Johncock is also theorized by some observers to have actually been the rightful winner of the race. Johncock completed the 500 miles in less elapsed time than Hill, Clark, and third place Jim McElreath. However, Johncock had suffered minor damage during the first lap accident, and restarted the race in the pit lane due to the crew changing the nose cone. USAC officials did not score his first lap out of the pit lane, and he effectively ran all day carrying a one lap penalty to the field.


1966 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
The race was carried live on the IMS Radio Network. Sid Collins served as chief announcer. Len Sutton joined the crew, serving as "driver expert," replacing Fred Agabashian. The network had gained sponsorship from Autolite, but Agabashian worked for Champion, and he considered it a conflict of interest, so he stepped aside. He would eventually return to the network in 1973–77. At the conclusion of the race, Lou Palmer reported from victory lane. The broadcast was scheduled for four and a half hours (including a 30-minute pre-race), but the red flag delay at the start extended it.


1966 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
The broadcast was carried on over 725 affiliates in all 50 states, and 850 stations worldwide including shortwave transmissions from New York and Los Angeles, and XEVIP in Mexico City. Through Armed Forces Network, the broadcast reached worldwide to locations including Vietnam, Japan, Korea, Saigon, Okinowa, Philippines, England, Spain, the Azores, Italy, France, Germany, Turkey, Greece, Pakistan, Morocco, Libya, Newfoundland, Iceland, Labrador, Greenland, and both the North and South poles. In the Indianapolis area, nearly every major radio station simulcast the broadcast. The race was heard by an estimated 100 million listeners.


1966 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
Bill Frosh, who had reported from turn one for over a decade, left the on-air crew, working instead in production. Mike Ahern took over the prestigious turn one position. Newcomer Doug Zink took the backstretch location, while second-year member Ron Carrell moved to turn three.


1966 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
The off-air, two-man serial scoring team of Bill Fleetemeyer and Bill Lamb were commended for their contributions to the broadcast. During this era, the radio network crew typically facilitated its own team of unofficial serial scorers to track the progress of the race. That allowed the scoring reports to be announced on-air faster than the official USAC scorekeepers could produce them from race control. Despite the controversy over the scoring between winner Graham Hill and second place Jim Clark, Fleetemeyer and Lamb also came up with Hill as the first place car.


1966 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
For 1967, the flagship station changed from WIBC to WTHI in Terre Haute. Guests in the booth during the red flag delay included Peter DePaolo, Cesar Romero, Johnnie Parsons, Wally Parks, Lucy Foyt, Phil Harris, General Howdy Wilcox, and Larry Bisceglia. During the race, guests that stopped by included Walt Arfons, Frank Borman, Al Bloemker, Louis Meyer, Mickey Thompson, J. C. Agajanian, and Duke Nalon. Senator Birch Bayh visited the booth, accompanied by Wyoming Senator Gale W. McGee and Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman.


1966 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
As a gesture celebrating the network's 15th anniversary, as well as the 50th running of the 500, guests were presented with a commemorative gold filled Zippo lighter. One station, KXO in California, was noted and recognized as being one of the few original affiliates to carry the race all fifteen years since the network's inception.


1966 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
Chief Announcer: Sid CollinsDriver expert: Len SuttonStatistician: John DeCampHistorian: Donald Davidson


1966 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
Turn 1: Mike AhernTurn 2: Howdy BellBackstretch: Doug Zink R Turn 3: Ron CarrellTurn 4: Jim Shelton


1966 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television
The race was shown live on MCA closed-circuit television in nearly 200 theaters across the United States. Charlie Brockman served as anchor. For the first time, the feed was transmitted internationally to Europe utilizing the "Early Bird" satellite.


1966 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television
The race was carried in the United States on ABC's Wide World of Sports. The broadcast aired on Saturday June 4. Chris Schenkel anchored the telecast for the first time. Much of the video was culled from the live closed-circuit color telecast of the race.


1966 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship
The 1966 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship was the first edition of the World Championship.


1966 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship
The winner was Gabdrakhman Kadyrov of the Soviet Union. Kadyrov had previously won the 1964 European Ice Speedway Championship, the predecessor to this competition.


1966 Individual Long Track European Championship
The 1966 Individual Long Track European Championship was the tenth edition of the Long Track European Championship. The final was held on 17 July 1966 in Mühldorf, West Germany.


1966 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1966 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 21st edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.


1966 Individual Speedway World Championship
In the final in Göteborg New Zealander Barry Briggs equalled the record of Ove Fundin by winning his fourth World title. Norwegian Sverre Harrfeldt took silver and Pole Antoni Woryna took bronze. Ivan Mauger, a 26-year-old New Zealander who had won the European Final qualifier finished fourth.


1966 Individual Speedway World Championship, Format changes
The format of the Championship changed for the 1966 event. With the final to be held in Sweden, six riders from Sweden would be eligible for the World Final by finishing in the top six of the Swedish finals. The remaining Scandinavian riders were pooled in with the British and Commonwealth riders and then the Continental riders, who ultimately would have only 10 places for the World Final.


1966 Individual Speedway World Championship, Format changes
Two Swedish finals were held during 1966, the three race qualifying for the World Final and another held on 7 October that was separate from the World Championship.


1966 Individual Speedway World Championship, Second Round, British & Commonwealth Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1966 Individual Speedway World Championship, Third Round, Continental Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1966 Individual Speedway World Championship, Third Round, British/Commonwealth/Scandinavian Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1966 Individual Speedway World Championship, Fourth Round, Swedish Finals
Three races held on 31 May at Borås, 1 June at Linköping and 2 June in Göteborg


1966 Individual Speedway World Championship, Fourth Round, European Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1966 Individual Speedway World Championship, World Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1966 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final
The 1966 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final was the final of the eighth Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. It was played on 14 September and 21 September 1966 between Barcelona and Real Zaragoza of Spain. Barcelona won the tie 4–3 on aggregate.


1966 Intercontinental Cup
The 1966 Intercontinental Cup was the two-legged tie to define the champion of the Intercontinental Cup. It was contested by Uruguayan club Peñarol and Spanish Real Madrid, which met again after their first encounter in 1960.


1966 Intercontinental Cup
In the first match, held in Estadio Centenario, Peñarol beat Real Madrid 2–0 while in the second leg, held in Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, the Aurinegro team defeated the Spanish side again, by the same score. Therefore Peñarol won the series 4–0 on points, achieving their second Intercontinental Cup trophy.


1966 International Cross Country Championships
The 1966 International Cross Country Championships was held in Rabat, Morocco, at the Souissi Racecourse on March 20, 1966. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.


1966 International Cross Country Championships
Complete results for men, junior men, medallists,  and the results of British athletes were published.


1966 International Cross Country Championships, Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 134 athletes from 15 countries.


1966 International Gold Cup
The 13th Gold Cup was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 17 September 1966 at Oulton Park, England. The race was run over 40 laps of the circuit, and was won by Australian driver Jack Brabham in a Brabham BT19.


1966 International Gold Cup
The race ended in a very close finish, with Denny Hulme crossing the line a fraction of a second behind Brabham. Hulme was driving a slightly newer Brabham model, the BT20.


1966 International Gold Cup
This was John Campbell-Jones' last appearance in a Formula One race.


1966 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
The 1966 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1966 Big Ten Conference football season. This was Ray Nagel's first year as head coach.


1966 Iowa Senate election
The 1966 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1966 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 32 of the state senate's 61 districts. At this time, the Iowa Senate still had several multi-member districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.


1966 Iowa Senate election
The Iowa Senate was expanded from 59 to 61 members and new district maps were drawn for the 1966 election. The Iowa General Assembly provides statewide maps of each district.


1966 Iowa Senate election
The primary election on September 6, 1966 determined which candidates appeared on the November 8, 1966 general election ballot.


1966 Iowa Senate election
Following the previous election, Democrats had control of the Iowa state Senate with 34 seats to Republicans' 25 seats.


1966 Iowa Senate election
To claim control of the chamber from Democrats, the Republicans needed to net 6 Senate seats.


1966 Iowa Senate election
Democrats maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1966 general election with the balance of power shifting to Democrats holding 32 seats and Republicans having 29 seats (a net gain of 4 seats for Republicans and net loss of 2 seats for Democrats).


1966 Iowa State Cyclones football team
The 1966 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their ninth year under head coach Clay Stapleton, the Cyclones compiled a 2–6–2 record (2–3–2 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 211 to 160. They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.


1966 Iowa State Cyclones football team
The regular starting lineup on offense consisted of ends Eppie Barney and George Maurer, tackles Dick Schafroth and Ted Tuinstra, guards Dennis Storey and Bill Brooks, center Don Stanley, quarterback Tim Van Galder, halfbacks Les Webster and Tom Busch, and fullback Willie Robinson.


1966 Iowa State Cyclones football team
The regular starting lineup on defense consisted of defensive ends Sam Campbell and Don Graves, defensive tackles Willie Muldrew and Dennis Esselmann, defensive guards Bob Evans and Ted Hall, linebackers Terry Voy and Alan Staidl, cornerbacks Doug Robinson and Larry Carwell, and safety Cal Lewis.


1966 Iowa State Cyclones football team
Harry Alley was the punter, and Tom Busch was the placekicker.


1966 Iowa gubernatorial election
The 1966 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democrat Harold Hughes defeated Republican nominee William G. Murray with 55.34% of the vote.


1966 Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup
The 1966 Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup was the 5th and final edition of the Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup. The match was contested between the winners and runners-up of the 1965–66 edition of the Iraq Central FA League, Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya respectively. Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha won the game 1–0 with a goal by Gorgis Ismail to win the cup for the second time in theirs and Al-Jaish's history.


1966 Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup
During the match, the ball went outside the field and was lost. A worker was sent to fetch a new ball from the Iraq Football Association's storage which led to a mid-game delay of half an hour.


1966 Iraqi coup d'état attempt
1966 Iraqi coup d'état attempt or Arif Abd ar-Razzaq second coup attempt was a failed attempt to overthrown the Iraqi president Abdul Rahman Arif and the prime minister of the Iraqi government Abd al-Rahman al-Bazzaz by the Iraqi previous prime minister Arif Abd ar-Razzaq and other Iraqi air force and army officers supported by Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser after his first failed attempt against Abdul Salam Arif in 1965.The coup was foiled in Mosul by Khaleel Jassim and his Iraqi commando unit.


1966 Iraqi coup d'état attempt, 1966 Iraqi coup d'état attempt
Arif Abd ar-Razzaq and a number of his group of Iraqi officers entered Iraq borders through Kuwait with assistant of a Syrian officer Abdul Waham Al Khateeb `who has links to the Syrian government and he escaped to Syria later after the failed attempt' two weeks after the coup. They contacted Brigadier general Younis Atar Bashi who was the commander of the Iraqi fourth division in Mosul to support them in their attempt.


1966 Iraqi coup d'état attempt, 1966 Iraqi coup d'état attempt
He hesitated at the beginning but agreed later to corporate with the conspirators in order to overthrown the government and take control of the fourth division in Mosul and the city Airport. They conspirators received also support from the iraqi embassy in Cairo, Egypt Ali Hussain. The planes took off from the Mosul airport and bombed Baghdad and the Iraqi republican Palace with three air raids, two airplanes for each raid. While another plane landed in Habbaniyah air base while four other planes landed in AL-Rashed military base near Baghdad, and other planes attacked Al-Washash military base.


1966 Iraqi coup d'état attempt, 1966 Iraqi coup d'état attempt
Another force attacked the iraqi Radio station in Baghdad but they failed to control it for some reason. 8 people killed and 15 wounded as a result of the bombing. At this time Abdul Rahman Arif the Iraqi president phoned Major General Khaleel Jassim The commander of Mosul district and Iraqi Commandos Units in Mosul headquarter asking for help to stop the air raids and taking control of the iraqi units there, as there were no response from the other senior officers who are in charge of the fourth division.


1966 Iraqi coup d'état attempt, 1966 Iraqi coup d'état attempt
Khaleel Jassim promised to ease the situation, and arrest the conspirators. He attacked with his commando unit named after his name "Khaleel Jassim Unit" the Mosul air base and took control of the Ghazalni military base and restored the order there. Then captured the conspirators including Arif Abd ar-Razzaq. At the same time the Brigadier Slaibi Aljumaili a pro Arif officer took control over Baghdad TV station where the conspirators tried to occupy.


1966 Iraqi coup d'état attempt, Aftermath
The coup lead to instability in Iraq on the political level as well as the military level, which lead to the overthrown of president Abdul Rahman Arif few years later in 17 July Revolution or movement.


1966 Iraqi coup d'état attempt, Aftermath
All the conspirators were jailed for a short period of time then released including Arif Abd ar-Razzaq while Younis Atar Bashi and some other officers put to retirement and the fourth division commander released from his command and was replace by Khaleel Jassim for a short period of time then by for a short period of time by Khaleel Jassim then by Abdul Jabbar Khalil Shanshal.


1966 Iraqi coup d'état attempt, The failure of Bedouin-political revenge attempts between 1993–2000
Later after many years Khalil Jassim grand son Ghaith Khalil was targeted by some officers and Air Force pilots who were still loyal to Arif Abd ar-Razzaq in a Bedouin-political revenge with multiple assassination attempts which took place in Baghdad, Iraq between 1993–2000, and Sharjah in United Arab Emirates Between 2004-2006 Including colonel pilot Fahad Abdul khaliq and Mumtaz Al-Sadoon who were grandson of former prime minister Abdul-Muhsin Al-Saadoun and Arif Abd ar-Razzaq loyalist, officers and pilots from the Nasiri Arabian political movement who adopted  the Arabian nationalist ideology of the Egyptian former president Gamal Abdel Nasser.


1966 Iraqi coup d'état attempt, The failure of Bedouin-political revenge attempts between 1993–2000
Again Ghaith Khalil, with help of his grandfather commreds in arm, was able to foil their assassination attempts  despite his young age and arrest one of the  pilot officer Major Ahmed Fahad Al-Sadoon, son of Colonel pilot Fahad Al-Sadoon, who were also arrested in 1966 coupe as well as their brothers and cousins such Colonel Mumtaz Al-Sadoon, and their sons, also some relatives to the former Iraqi prime minister Colonel pilot Arif Abd ar-Razzaq. Later during the struggle Colonel Ahmed Fahad Al-Sadoon life was speared, when he Sought protection from Ghaith Khalil. The attempts continue to occur in Dubai -UAE in exile with failure again. The group of Iraqi army officers who came to aid their comrade in arms Khalil Jassim grandson Ghaith Khalil, were General AL-Ansari, the well known senior Iraqi general Saeed Hammo and their officers sons General Suhil Hammo.


1966 Irish Greyhound Derby
The 1966 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during July and August with the final being held at  Shelbourne Park in Dublin on 6 August 1966.


1966 Irish Greyhound Derby
The winner Always Proud won £2,000 and was trained by Gay McKenna and owned and bred by Albert Lucas.


1966 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
The fastest first round winners were the joint ante-post favourites, McAlinden cup winner Newrath Wonder and the Gay McKenna trained Always Proud, they won in 29.48 and 29.49 respectively, followed closely by 1965 Irish Greyhound Derby finalist Val's Prince in 29.60.


1966 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
In the second round Val's Prince won in an extremely fast 29.10 and Always Proud recorded 29.19, but in a major shock Newrath Wonder was eliminated.


1966 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Vals Prince lost his semi-final to Newrath Dancer the litter brother to Newrath Wonder but still qualified for the final. The remaining two semi-finals went to Tiger Chief from Cairnville Chief and Always Proud from Can Trap. Gay McKenna's Monalee Champion went out at this stage but would become a major breeding success.


1966 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Always Proud the 5-4 favourite duly obliged in the final to seal a second successive victory for Gay McKenna. The brindle dog had been knocked out of the 1965 Irish Derby in the third round after which his English owner Albert Lucas put him with Gay McKenna. Failure a year later in the English Derby second round was put down to him being off-colour (sick) before he returned to Ireland. A brilliant three way battle ended with Always Proud beating Tiger Chief and Vals Prince. The Derby trophy was presented by Charles Haughey.


1966 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Val's Prince gained revenge on Always Proud later in the year when winning the Guinness 600 by three lengths from his rival.


1966 Irish presidential election
The 1966 Irish presidential election was the fifth election in Ireland and was held on 1 June 1966. Incumbent president Éamon de Valera, 83 and with a rapidly deteriorating eyesight, standing for Fianna Fáil was narrowly re-elected, with Fine Gael candidate Tom O'Higgins coming within 1% (or 10,718 votes) of defeating de Valera.


1966 Irish presidential election, Nomination process
Under Article 12 of the Constitution of Ireland, a candidate for president may be nominated by:


1966 Irish presidential election, Nomination process
On 27 April, the Minister for Local Government made the order for the presidential election, with noon on 10 May as the date for nominations, and 1 June as the date of polling. Eoin "the Pope" O'Mahony, who had sought and failed to be nominated in 1959, tried again, unsuccessfully. He had the support of North Tipperary County Council.


1966 Irish presidential election, Nomination process
As president, Éamon de Valera had the right to nominate himself for a second term, but he chose to be nominated by Fianna Fáil, the party he had led from 1926 until his election in 1959. Then Fianna Fáil leader and Taoiseach Seán Lemass had urged de Valera not to retire, as he had been considering. De Valera's campaign manager was Charles Haughey, later to become Fianna Fáil leader and Taoiseach.


1966 Irish presidential election, Nomination process
Fine Gael nominated Tom O'Higgins, who had served as a TD since 1948, and was 49 at the time of the election. Gerard Sweetman served as his election director.


1966 Irish presidential election, Nomination process
De Valera did not campaign, and to maintain balance, RTÉ chose not to cover the campaign of O'Higgins either.


1966 Isle of Man TT
The 1966 Isle of Man TT races were held later in the year than the traditional May/June fortnight due to the seamen's strike which affected access to the Island for all concerned. After the strike ended in July, the TT races were re-organised to fit with the remaining events in the Grand Prix calendar and preceded the September Manx Grand Prix, meaning nearly a month of continuous disruption to everyday Isle of Man affairs and much concerted effort from the motorcycle trade and journalists together with the many volunteers and support workers.


1966 Israel Super Cup
The 1966 Israel Super Cup was the 4th Israel Super Cup, an annual Israeli football match played between the winners of the previous season's Top Division and Israel State Cup. As the match was not set by the Israel Football Association, it was considered an unofficial cup.


1966 Israel Super Cup
The match was played between Hapoel Tel Aviv, champions of the 1965–66 Liga Leumit and Hapoel Haifa, winners of the 1965–66 Israel State Cup. At the match, played at Kiryat Haim Stadium, Hapoel Tel Aviv won 2–1.


1966 Italian Athletics Championships
The 1966 Italian Athletics Championships was the 56th edition of the Italian Athletics Championships and were held in Florence (track & field events).


1966 Italian Grand Prix
The 1966 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 4 September 1966. It was race 7 of 9 in both the 1966 World Championship of Drivers and the 1966 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was the 36th Italian Grand Prix and the 32nd to be held at Monza. The race was held over 68 laps of the five kilometre circuit for a race distance of 391 kilometres.


1966 Italian Grand Prix
The race was won by Italian driver Ludovico Scarfiotti driving a Ferrari 312 in his only Grand Prix victory. Scarfiotti led home his British team mate Mike Parkes by five seconds. Parkes only just defeated New Zealand racer Denny Hulme in his Brabham BT20, the pair separated by less than half a second.


1966 Italian Grand Prix
While series points leader Jack Brabham stopped with an oil leak in his Brabham BT19 on lap seven, he secured his third world championship, and the unique achievement of becoming world champion in a car of his own make, when his only remaining points rival John Surtees stopped with a fuel leak in his Cooper T81 24 laps later.


1966 Italian Grand Prix, Race report
Jack Brabham was odds-on favourite for the Championship – only John Surtees could stop him and only then by winning all three remaining races. He was prevented from doing so by an impressive performance from his former employers Ferrari at their home track. Honda had brought a new 370 bhp 3 litre V12 engine for Richie Ginther, whilst Dan Gurney had his Weslake engine and Graham Hill had the BRM H16.


1966 Italian Grand Prix, Race report
Lorenzo Bandini and Mike Parkes led from the start, whilst Hill's engine gave up on the first lap, followed in retirement by Jackie Stewart on lap 5 with a fuel leak, and then Brabham on lap 8 with an engine failure which coated the car in oil. Jim Clark in the H16 Lotus was moving strongly through the field. On lap 17, Richie Ginther had a horrific accident, crashing heavily into the trees and being very fortunate to escape with his life.


1966 Italian Grand Prix, Race report
Once Clark had pitted, Ludovico Scarfiotti, Parkes, Surtees and Hill disputed the lead until Surtees withdrew with a split petrol tank which was pouring it all over his tyres and ending his championship chances. Denny Hulme had fought through the field to third place. But the race was Scarfiotti's, as he became the first Italian to win for Ferrari at Monza since Alberto Ascari in 1952. Parkes completed Ferrari's joy as he pipped Hulme by 0.3 seconds to claim second spot. Amidst all the celebrations, Jack Brabham was crowned champion. Apart from three NART entries in 1969 this race was the last time a Ferrari car was entered by a privateer team when Giancarlo Baghetti drove a private car entered by the British Reg Parnell team.


1966 Japan Series
The 1966 Japan Series was the 17th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. It matched the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants against the Pacific League champion Nankai Hawks. This was a rematch of the previous year's Japan Series, which the Giants won. Yomiuri again defeated Nankai, this time in six games, to win their second consecutive championship.


1966 Japan Soccer League, League tables, Promotion/Relegation Series
Nagoya Mutual Bank became the first original JSL club to be relegated. In its place, Nippon Kokan from Kawasaki, Kanagawa was promoted and began a long career of league success that was only brought to a halt by the professionalization of the league.


1966 KFK competitions (Ukraine)
The 1966 KFK competitions in Ukraine were part of the 1966 Soviet KFK competitions that were conducted in the Soviet Union. It was 3rd season of the KFK in Ukraine since its introduction in 1964.


1966 KFK competitions (Ukraine), Promotion
None of KFK teams were promoted to the 1967 Ukrainian Class B.


1966 KFK competitions (Ukraine), Promotion
However, to the Class B were promoted following teams that did not participate in the KFK competitions:


1966 Kaindi by-election
A by-election for Kaindi constituency was held in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea between 16 July and 15 August 1966.


1966 Kaindi by-election, Background
In the 1964 general election, the Kaindi seat had been contested by nine candidates. Bill Bloomfield, having run a tactical campaign to earn voters' second preferences, was elected on the eighth count. However, Bloomfield died in February 1966, becoming the first Papua New Guinean politician to die in office.


1966 Kaindi by-election, Candidates
Pacific Islands Monthly reported that the election was expected to be a contest between Omas-Genora and Voutas.


1966 Kaindi by-election, Candidates
90 polling stations were set up for the by-election, overseen by eight teams of electoral officials. A total of 28,588 voters were registered.


1966 Kaindi by-election, Results
Voutas was elected on first preference votes, receiving 12,333 votes. Voter turnout was around 70%.


1966 Kansas City Athletics season
The 1966 Kansas City Athletics season was the twelfth and penultimate season in Kansas City, and the 66th in overall franchise history. It involved the A's finishing seventh in the American League with a record of 74 wins and 86 losses, 23 games behind the World Champion Baltimore Orioles. Paid attendance for the season was 773,929. The pitching staff had an earned run average of 3.56, which ranked sixth in the American League.


1966 Kansas City Athletics season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1966 Kansas City Athletics season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1966 Kansas City Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1966 Kansas City Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1966 Kansas City Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1966 Kansas City Chiefs season
The 1966 Kansas City Chiefs season was the team's seventh season and fourth in Kansas City. With an 11–2–1 regular season record, the Chiefs won the Western Division and defeated the Buffalo Bills to win their second AFL Championship, their first in Kansas City.


1966 Kansas City Chiefs season
The American Football League, also in its seventh season, became a nine-team league in 1966 with the addition of the expansion Miami Dolphins. The 14-game AFL schedule had the teams play six opponents twice and the remaining two once, both from the other division. The sole games for the Chiefs in 1966 were against the New York Jets and Houston Oilers, both victories.


1966 Kansas City Chiefs season
In previous years, the AFL title game concluded the season, but not in 1966, following the merger agreement in June. The Chiefs were invited to play in the inaugural AFL-NFL World Championship Game, later known as Super Bowl I, against the NFL's Green Bay Packers. After a competitive first half, the underdog Chiefs lost momentum and the Packers won 35–10.


1966 Kansas City Chiefs season
The franchise's previous AFL title was four years earlier in 1962 as the Dallas Texans.


1966 Kansas City Chiefs season, Regular season
With an 11–2–1 record, the Chiefs clinched the Western division title with two games remaining on November 27, following a win over Jets in New York. This earned a berth in the AFL championship game, played on the road against the two-time defending champion Buffalo Bills (9–4–1), winners of the Eastern division for the third consecutive season.


1966 Kansas City Chiefs season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1966 Kansas City Chiefs season, Postseason, 1966 AFL Championship
January 1, 1967, at War Memorial Stadium in Buffalo, New YorkAttendance: 42,080


1966 Kansas City Chiefs season, Postseason, 1966 AFL Championship
The host Bills entered the AFL title game as two-time defending champions, but the visiting Chiefs were three-point favorites, mainly because of their explosive and innovative offense led by head coach Hank Stram. The Bills were a more conventional team with a solid defensive line and a running mindset on offense. The two teams had split their season series, played early in the schedule without weather as a factor, with the road team winning each.


1966 Kansas City Chiefs season, Postseason, 1966 AFL Championship
Played in a chilly drizzle, a Bills fumble on the opening kickoff gave the Chiefs a short field to work with. Quarterback Len Dawson immediately took advantage of it, hitting Fred Arbanas for the game's first score. Buffalo quarterback Jack Kemp's first pass for the Bills was a 69-yard score to Elbert Dubenion. Late in the second quarter and trailing 14–7, Kemp led the Bills to the Kansas City 10. Bobby Crockett was open in the end zone, but Kemp's pass was intercepted by Johnny Robinson, who returned it 72 yards. That set up a Mike Mercer field goal to close out the first half with a ten-point lead.


1966 Kansas City Chiefs season, Postseason, 1966 AFL Championship
Buffalo found no offensive rhythm in the second half, and the third quarter was scoreless. The Chiefs closed the game out in the fourth quarter with Dawson found Chris Burford for a 45-yard gain, setting up a one-foot touchdown run by rookie running back Mike Garrett, extending the lead to 24–7. Garrett scored his second touchdown less than two minutes later, following another Bills fumble.


1966 Kansas City Chiefs season, Postseason, 1966 AFL Championship, Scoring summary
Upon their return to Kansas City, the Chiefs were greeted by 12,000 fans at the airport. They split their players' shares for the title game 51 ways, or $5,308 each.


1966 Kansas City Chiefs season, Postseason, First AFL-NFL World Championship (Super Bowl I)
January 15, 1967, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, CaliforniaAttendance: 61,946


1966 Kansas City Chiefs season, Postseason, First AFL-NFL World Championship (Super Bowl I)
The first AFL-NFL World Championship Game, later known as Super Bowl I, was played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on January 15, 1967. The Chiefs faced the Green Bay Packers of the NFL, who finished their regular season at 12–2 and won the NFL championship game, their second consecutive and fourth in six seasons.


1966 Kansas City Chiefs season, Postseason, First AFL-NFL World Championship (Super Bowl I)
The Packers jumped out to an early 7–0 lead with quarterback Bart Starr's 37-yard touchdown pass to reserve receiver Max McGee, who had entered the game a few plays earlier for re-injured starter Boyd Dowler. Early in the second quarter, Kansas City marched 66 yards in 6 plays to tie the game on a 7-yard pass from quarterback Len Dawson to Curtis McClinton. But the Packers responded on their next drive, advancing 73 yards down the field and scoring on fullback Jim Taylor's 14-yard touchdown run with the team's famed "Power Sweep" play. With a minute left in the half, the lead was cut to 14–10 on Mike Mercer's 31-yard field goal.


1966 Kansas City Chiefs season, Postseason, First AFL-NFL World Championship (Super Bowl I)
Early in the second half, Dawson was intercepted by safety Willie Wood, who  returned it 50 yards to the 5-yard line. On the next play, running back Elijah Pitts rushed for a touchdown, and the Packers led 21–10. Late in the third quarter, McGee scored his second touchdown of the game with a 13-yard reception from Starr, as Green Bay held the Chiefs' offense to 12 yards in the quarter. Pitts scored another touchdown for the Packers from a yard out midway through the fourth quarter for the final score, 35–10. Starr was named the MVP of the game, completing 16 of 23 passes for 250 yards and two touchdowns.


1966 Kansas City Chiefs season, Postseason, First AFL-NFL World Championship (Super Bowl I), Scoring summary
The Kansas City players received $7,500 each as runners-up; combined with the AFL title game money, each Chief earned over $12,800 in the two-game postseason.


1966 Kansas Jayhawks football team
The 1966 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their ninth and final season under head coach Jack Mitchell, the Jayhawks compiled a 2–7–1 record (0–6–1 against conference opponents), tied for last place in the Big Eight Conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 188 to 106. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.


1966 Kansas Jayhawks football team
The team's statistical leaders included Donnie Shanklin with 732 rushing yards, Halley Kampschroeder with 278 receiving yards and Bob Skahan with 299 passing yards. Jerry Barnett and Bill Wohlford were the team captains.


1966 Kansas State Wildcats football team
The 1966 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The team's head football coach was Doug Weaver. It was the last year at the helm of the Wildcats for Doug Weaver. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium for the second to last year. The Wildcats finished the season with a 0–9–1 record with a 0–6–1 record in conference play. They finished in a tie for seventh place. The Wildcats scored 66 points and gave up 226 points.


1966 Kansas gubernatorial election
The 1966 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966. Democratic nominee Robert Docking defeated incumbent Republican William H. Avery with 54.84% of the vote.


1966 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
The 1966 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University  in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Leo Strang, the Golden Flashes compiled a 4–6 record (2–4 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 211 to 161.


1966 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
The team's statistical leaders included Don Fitzgerald with 1,245 rushing yards, Ron Swartz with 879 passing yards, and Billy Blunt with 287 receiving yards. Five Kent State players were selected as first-team All-MAC players: defensive end Don Abbott, offensive guard Jon Brooks, halfback Don Fitzgerald, defensive back Lou Harris, and linebacker Bill Landis.


1966 Kentucky Derby
The 1966 Kentucky Derby was the 92nd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 7, 1966.


1966 Kentucky Wildcats football team
The 1966 Kentucky Wildcats football team were an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Charlie Bradshaw, the team compiled a 3–6–1 record (2–4 in the SEC).


1966 Kenyan parliamentary by-elections
A series of by-elections were held in Kenya on 11 and 12 June 1966, becoming known as the "little general election". They followed the defection of 29 members of the Kenya African National Union (KANU) to establish the Kenya People's Union. As a result, the KANU government passed a constitutional amendment to force the MPs to seek re-election. Although the KPU received the most votes in the by-elections, KANU won more seats.


1966 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
The 1966 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 72nd staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board. The championship began on 24 July 1966 and ended on 9 October 1966.


1966 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
On 9 October 1966, Bennettsbridge won the championship after a 4-08 to 2-04 defeat of Mooncoin in the final. It was their 10th championship title overall and their first title in two championship seasons.


1966 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Mooncoin's Claus Dunne was the championship's top scorer with 3-27.


1966 Kingston upon Hull North by-election
The Kingston upon Hull North by-election of 27 January 1966 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Henry Solomons on 7 November 1965. The seat was retained with an increased majority by Kevin McNamara of the Labour Party. This has been attributed to the announcement of the construction of the Humber Bridge by the government during the campaign.


1966 Kingston upon Hull North by-election, Aftermath
Harold Wilson's Labour Party formed a government after winning a majority of four seats at the 1964 general election. Shortly after this by-election, Wilson called a general election for 31 March. Wilson's hope that he would be returned to office with a larger majority had been encouraged by the government's victory at the Kingston upon Hull North by-election. In the end, Wilson's decision was vindicated, as Labour was returned with a larger majority of 96 seats.


1966 Kooyong by-election
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Kooyong on 2 April 1966, following the resignation of Liberal Party MP and former Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies on 16 February 1966.


1966 Kooyong by-election
The by-election was won by Liberal candidate Andrew Peacock, although with a reduced majority.


1966 Korean National Semi-Professional Football League
The 1966 National Semi-Professional Football League (Korean: 1966년 전국실업축구연맹전) was third season of Korea Semi-Professional Football League. The 1966 season was divided into spring league and autumn league. Spring league was held from 16 April to 1 May 1966. Autumn league was held from 25 October to 13 November 1966.


1966 LFF Lyga
The 1966 LFF Lyga was the 45th season of the LFF Lyga football competition in Lithuania. It was contested by 15 teams, and Nevezis Kedainiai won the championship.


1966 LPGA Championship
The 1966 LPGA Championship was the twelfth LPGA Championship, held September 22–25 at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.


1966 LPGA Championship
Gloria Ehret won her only major title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Mickey Wright, a four-time winner of the championship. Defending champion Sandra Haynie finished nine strokes back in seventh place.


1966 LPGA Championship
It was the last of six consecutive LPGA Championships at Stardust, which opened five years earlier. After several ownership and name changes, it became Las Vegas National Golf Club in 1998.


1966 LPGA Tour
The 1966 LPGA Tour was the 17th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 17 to December 4. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Kathy Whitworth won the most tournaments, nine. She also led the money list with earnings of $33,517.


1966 LPGA Tour
The season saw the first tournament in Canada, the Supertest Ladies Open. An unofficial event, The Lagunita Invitational, was played in Venezuela. This was the last year that the Titleholders Championship, an LPGA major, would be played in Georgia. It would return for one final year in 1972. The LPGA introduced the Player of the Year in 1966, won by Kathy Whitworth. There were two first-time winners in 1966: Gloria Ehret and Sandra Spuzich.


1966 LPGA Tour, Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1966 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.


1966 LSU Tigers football team
The 1966 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season.


1966 LSU Tigers football team, Schedule
The game vs. Tulane was designated as a conference game by the SEC, even though the Green Wave exited the league prior to the 1966 season.


1966 La Flèche Wallonne
The 1966 La Flèche Wallonne was the 30th edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on 29 April 1966. The race started in Liège and finished in Marcinelle. The race was won by Michele Dancelli of the Molteni team.


1966 Lafayette Leopards football team
The 1966 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Lafayette tied for fourth in the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division, and placed second in the Middle Three Conference.


1966 Lafayette Leopards football team
In their fourth and final year under head coach Kenneth Bunn, the Leopards compiled a 3–6 record. Gary Marshall was the team captain.


1966 Lafayette Leopards football team
At 2–3 against MAC University Division foes, Lafayette tied Bucknell for fourth place in the seven-team circuit. Lafayette went 1–1 against the Middle Three, losing to Rutgers and beating Lehigh.


1966 Lafayette Leopards football team
Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.


1966 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team
The 1966 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team represented the Lamar State College of Technology in the 1966 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals played their home games at Cardinal Stadium now named Provost Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont, Texas. The team finished the season with a 6–4 overall record and a 3–1 conference record sharing the conference championship with Arlington State (now University of Texas at Arlington.


1966 Langhorne 100
The 1966 Langhorne 100 was held on Sunday, June 12, 1966. The race was won by Mario Andretti. The race was completed in one hour. It was the fifth race of the sixteen race season. The average speed of 98.69 mph.


1966 Langhorne 100, Summary
The race was held on June 12. Mario Andretti took the pole with Don Branson starting next to him in a Sprint Car (which Branson claimed was much easier to handle on this track). Upon getting the green flag Andretti moved into the lead pulling away from Branson. Gary Congdon moved into a comfortable third. By lap two Andretti was 8 car links ahead of Branson and Congdon, showing the superiority of the rear engine cars. Jim McElreath who started 11th, maneuvered up to 6th position early in the race.


1966 Langhorne 100, Summary
On lap 26 George Snider and Art Pollard spun out and collide with the outside wall. The race goes under its first caution with Andretti still leading. When the race resumed Andretti pulled away once again. On lap 55 Congdon who was third at the time pit with gearbox problems, taking him out of the race. Midway through the race McElreath passed Joe Leonard moving him into 3rd. Andretti at this time led by half a lap. McElreath then passed Branson for 2nd. On lap 56, Gordon Johncock pit with universal joint issues. This put him out of the race.


1966 Langhorne 100, Summary
Jim Hurtubise Passed Branson's sprint car to move him into 3rd. On lap 65 Bud Tingelstad dropped out with engine failure. On lap 71 Hurtubise spun out and smashed into the infield fence. He is OK, but down for the count, his car is beat up plus has a flattened right rear tire. This brings out a second yellow. On the restart Al Unser moves into third passing Leonard. Andretti has a two-second lead over McElreath. On lap 78 Bob Hurt and Ronnie Dunman crash when Dunman spins causing Hurt to go into the wall.


1966 Langhorne 100, Summary
Dunman is OK and continues the race but Hurt is out. This brings out the third yellow. On the restart Andretti pulls away from McElreath. On lap 89 Bobby Unser 's rear engine car leaks oil on the track, he is out. Sam Sessions spins out bringing out a fourth and final yellow. The white flag is presented along with the yellow as the cars have one more lap to go. Andretti takes the checkered and wins under yellow. He completed the race in one hour. This put him third in USAC standings.


1966 Laotian coup d'état
The 1966 Laotian coup d'état was brought about by political infighting concerning control of the Royal Lao Air Force, and use of its transports for smuggling. General Thao Ma, who wished to reserve the transports for strictly military use, was forced into exile on 22 October 1966 by fellow generals angling to use the transports for smuggling opium and gold.


1966 Laotian coup d'état, Overview
The 1966 coup grew out of political factionalism in the military high command of the Kingdom of Laos. When General Phoumi Nosavan was forced into exile in February 1965, he no longer could use his influence to shield the subordinates in his faction. Brigadier General Thao Ma, commander of the Royal Lao Air Force (RLAF), was one of them.


1966 Laotian coup d'état, Background
Generals Kouprasith Abhay, Oudone Sananikone, and Ouane Rattikone plotted against the air force head. On 3 July 1965, a land mine blew up a jeep in Thao Ma's entourage in an attempted assassination. There was widespread agreement that his rivals were responsible. Later in the year, controversy flared over usage of the RLAF's transports. When three C-47s were delivered to air force headquarters in Savannakhet, Kouprasith and Ouane demanded their transfer to Wattay, where they would be available to the generals. Thao Ma refused the transfer on the grounds that the transports would be used for smuggling gold and opium instead of military use. To retaliate, promotions within the RLAF were limited.


1966 Laotian coup d'état, Background
On 1 April 1966, the General Staff held a planning meeting. After informing Kong Le that the RLA was about to absorb his Neutralist troops, they chastised Thao Ma for his independence, noting that the RLAF was a Royal Lao Army unit. His emphasis on raiding the Ho Chi Minh Trail instead of flying close air support for the infantry was criticized. On 21 April, General Ouane announced that Sourith Don Sasorith would be appointed to command the RLAF.


1966 Laotian coup d'état, Background
A mutiny was then fomented within the RLAF in early May 1966, with the Chief of Staff and several fighter pilots bribed to cause trouble. By 12 May, the General Staff ordered Thao Ma to pass command to the RLAF Chief of Staff, take up staff duties in a new job, and move RLAF headquarters to Wattay Airbase outside Vientiane. In mid-May, the air force general met fellow conspirators Bounleut Saycocie, Thao Ty, and Nouphet Daoheuang on five consecutive nights. They decided to rebel against the General Staff on 4 June, the day before Thao Ma would pass command to his chief of staff.


1966 Laotian coup d'état, Background
However, Thao Ma began his revolt two days early, on 2 June 1966. General Nouphet's regiment surrounded the Savannakhet airstrip. However, the other plotters took no action, and the insurrection was over within 48 hours. The transports were split off into a separate Military Airlift Command under Sourith, leaving fighter operations to Thao Ma. He moved 30 loyal pilots and a dozen AT-28s to Luang Prabang.


1966 Laotian coup d'état, Background
Thao Ma found himself under increasingly heavy emotional strain. The ongoing internal strife brought RLAF operations to a near standstill during Summer 1966. However, King Sisavang Vatthana's influence kept Thao Ma in his command. On 27 September, Thao Ma lost control of the transports. However, he remained in charge of the AT-28s, which were now dispersed into four air operations centers in four separate Military Regions of Laos. By early October, rumor had it that Thao Ma was about to be shuffled into a desk job. On 16 October, the General Staff forced Kong Le into exile. According to one source, Thao Ma was not immediately aware of this, and counted on Kong Le's aid in a coup situation.


1966 Laotian coup d'état, The coup
On 20 October 1966, General Ouane and General Bounthone Marthepharak were in Savannakhet on a duty round. In the wake of Kong Le's forced departure, Thao Ma felt both his career and his life were in danger. He lined up a $31,000 slush fund to bribe two regiments stationed in the vicinity of Savannakhet. Nouphet would seize Ouane and Bounthoune while Thao Ma would lead an air strike on General Staff headquarters in Vientiane. Nouphet would use his regiment to arrest Ouane and Bounthone. A second regiment would be airlifted from Savannakhet to Vientiane to arrest Kouprasith and Oudone if they survived the air strike, and to take charge of Vientiane.


1966 Laotian coup d'état, The coup
Thao Ma confided his plan for launching a coup to the assistant air attaché at Savannakhet. At dawn on 21 October, the coup was launched. The assistant air attaché warned the Air Attaché in Vientiane of the impending attack on the capital. Kouprasith and Oudone fled RLA headquarters just prior to the bombing run. Nor was this the only obstacle to coup success. Colonel Bounleut Saycocie failed to bring the bribe fund from Vang Pao. Nouphet and his regiment failed to arrest Ouane and Bounthone. The regiment to be airlifted stood down under orders from a superior officer.


1966 Laotian coup d'état, The coup
However, eight AT-28s launched from Savannakhet and cut across the Kingdom of Thailand's air space to attack Vientiane. The Royal Thai Air Force alerted; they put interceptors in the air. All U.S. Air Force missions over Laos were momentarily cancelled by General William Momyer; they scrambled F-102 interceptors. At 0830 hours, even as Thao Ma radioed a communique that Ouane had been detained, the AT-28s struck a gun park, two munitions depots, the Royal Lao Army headquarters, and Kouprasith's villa. The gun park and a nearby communications center suffered at least 23 dead.


1966 Laotian coup d'état, The coup
Thao Ma prepared to lead a second sortie. However, Ambassador William H. Sullivan, the British Ambassador, and Prince Boun Oum flew to Savannakhet and persuaded the RLAF general to withhold a second assault. At 2200 hours, the RLAF coup force manned AT-28 cockpits and loaded loyal technicians onto a C-47 transport. In Vientiane, power was cut to the entire city so that a night raid would have no aiming points. However, instead of striking again, the coup pilots flew into exile at Udorn. The Lao coup troops spent eight months imprisoned before being granted political asylum by the Thais. Thao Ma was sentenced in absentia to the death penalty.


1966 Laotian coup d'état, Aftermath
Thao Ma was that rarity among Lao generals, a fighting man. His departure was a severe blow to RLAF morale. The loss of ten pilots' services seriously curtailed RLAF operations. Sourith filled the RLAF commander's vacancy; he was responsive to Ouane.


1966 Laotian coup d'état, Aftermath
Once assured of air transportation, Ouane contracted for the opium shipment that was the focus of the 1967 Opium War.


1966 Latin Cup (basketball)
The 1966 Latin Cup was the 2nd edition of the Latin Cup. It took place at Pabellón de la Ciudad Deportiva del Real Madrid, Madrid, Spain, on 24, 25 and 26 December 1966  with the participations of Simmenthal Milano (champions of the 1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup, Real Madrid (champions of the 1965–66 Liga Española de Baloncesto), ASVEL (champions of the 1965–66 Nationale 1) and Benfica (champions of the 1964–65 Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol).


1966 Latvian SSR Higher League, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and ESR won the championship.


1966 Le Mans 6 Hour Race
The 1966 Le Mans 6 Hour Race was an endurance race for Sports Cars, Improved Production Touring Cars and Series Production Touring Cars. It was held at the Caversham Circuit in Western Australia on 6 June 1966 over a six-hour duration. The race, which was the twelfth Six Hour Le Mans race, was won by Ron Thorp driving an AC Cobra 289.


1966 Le Mans 6 Hour Race, Results
24 cars finished the race from a field of 44 starters.


1966 Leeds City Council election
The Leeds municipal elections were held on Thursday 12 May 1966, with one third of the council up for election.


1966 Leeds City Council election
A 2.7% swing towards Labour allowed the party to defend half of their losses of the previous year, and win a majority of the seats up for election, despite still trailing the Conservatives by a significant number in votes. The three Tory gains were in the marginal wards of Beeston, Bramley and Wortley, adding to the gains they were enjoying around the country.


1966 Leeds City Council election
There was a sharp drop in turnout for the election - falling into the twenties for only the second time in post-war history - to 29.6%. Unlike the nadir of 1960 election, where the fall mostly came from the Labour vote, this year's drop chiefly hit Conservative support. None-the-less, the Labour vote received was close to their worst.


1966 Leeds City Council election
The Liberals managed to regain second place in Far Headingley and Wellington, although standing their lowest number of candidates since 1958 and receiving their lowest share since that year. The Communists' received their greatest share on a reduced vote, from their peak in the prior election and the British National Party participated after a five-year absence, fielding a sole candidate in Armley.


1966 Leeds City Council election, Election result
The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:


1966 Lehigh Engineers football team
The 1966 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Lehigh lost all its games and placed last in both the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division, and in the Middle Three Conference.


1966 Lehigh Engineers football team
In their second year under head coach Fred Dunlap, the Engineers compiled an 0–9 record. Dick Bauer and Richard Pochman were the team captains.


1966 Lehigh Engineers football team
Lehigh's winless (0–4) record against MAC University Division foes was the worst in the league. Lehigh was also winless (0–2) against its Middle Three rivals, losing to both Lafayette and Rutgers.


1966 Lehigh Engineers football team
Lehigh played its home games at Taylor Stadium on the university campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.


1966 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election
The Liberal Party of Australia held a leadership ballot on 20 January 1966, following the resignation of Robert Menzies. Incumbent deputy leader Harold Holt was elected unopposed as his successor, and was sworn in as prime minister on 26 January. William McMahon defeated Paul Hasluck in the ballot to replace Holt as deputy leader.


1966 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election, Background
Robert Menzies had been leader of the Liberal Party since its creation in 1945, and prime minister since 1949. There had been persistent rumours that he would retire for several years. He turned 71 in December 1965, and on 26 December informed his press secretary, Tony Eggleton, that he would leave office early the following year. Menzies told cabinet on 19 January 1966, and the following day called a joint meeting of the Coalition (the Liberal Party and the Country Party) during which he announced his intentions; this was followed by a press conference in the evening.


1966 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election, Leadership election
About 15 minutes after the joint meeting ended, the Liberal Party met separately to elect Menzies' successor. Treasurer Harold Holt, the party's deputy leader since 1956, was elected unopposed. According to Holt's biographer, Tom Frame, "the change of Liberal Party leadership was achieved with remarkable ease and without any destabilising lobbying [...] there were not discontented rivals to provoke either ministerial resistance or backbench revolt". Holt told his wife Zara that he was proud to have become prime minister "without stepping over anyone's body".


1966 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election, Deputy leadership election
As Holt had assumed the leadership, there was also a vote held for the deputy leadership. William McMahon, the Minister for Labour and National Service, won a close vote over Paul Hasluck, the Minister for External Affairs. There were apparently multiple ballots, as voting took 40 minutes to complete, but the end tallies were kept secret. Holt and his new ministry were not sworn in until 26 January, with the delay partially due to the death and funeral of Shane Paltridge, the Minister for Defence.


1966 Liberty Bowl
The 1966 Liberty Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game between the VPI Gobblers (now the Virginia Tech Hokies) and the Miami Hurricanes, both independent programs. The eighth edition of the Liberty Bowl, it was played on December 10, 1966, at Memphis Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The game was the final contest of the 1966 NCAA University Division football season for both teams, and ended in a 14–7 victory for Miami. A then-record 39,101 tickets were sold for the game, but due to 36 °F (2 °C) temperatures at game time, only 25,012 spectators attended.


1966 Liberty Bowl, Teams
This was the second time that the two programs had faced each other. The previous meeting, held in 1953, ended in a 26–0 shutout victory for Miami.


1966 Liberty Bowl, Teams, VPI
VPI was led on defense by All-America safety Frank Loria, who caught three interceptions and returned three punts for touchdowns as a junior during the 1966 season. In addition, defensive end George Foussekis was named to the Associated Press second-team All-America team, and helped keep the Hurricanes' offense in check for most of the game. On offense, fullback Tommy Groom served as the third of the team's three team captains during the game. VPI was coached by Jerry Claiborne, who was in his sixth year as head coach.


1966 Liberty Bowl, Teams, VPI
Under Claiborne, the team had amassed a strong 8–1–1 record with wins over Kentucky, Florida State, and Virginia and a 70–12 blowout win over traditional rival VMI in the final game of the season. VPI's sole loss came in the first game of the season against Tulane, and the team had a 13–13 tie against West Virginia.


1966 Liberty Bowl, Teams, VPI
The game marked just the second time that VPI had played in a bowl game since they first fielded a football team in 1892, following the 1947 Sun Bowl. Future Virginia Tech head football coach Frank Beamer participated in the game as a backup cornerback for VPI.


1966 Liberty Bowl, Teams, Miami
The ninth-ranked Hurricanes boasted a 7–2–1 regular-season record, including wins over three teams that played in New Year's bowl games--Southern California (Rose), Georgia (Cotton), and Florida (Orange). The Hurricanes were led on the field by three-time All-American lineback Ted Hendricks, who would later go on to a Hall of Fame career in the National Football League. Off the field, the Hurricanes were coached by Charlie Tate, who would head the Hurricanes football team until 1970.


1966 Liberty Bowl, Game summary
The game kicked off in frigid 36 °F (2 °C) weather, and from the beginning, defense dominated. In the first half, VPI held Miami to just 16 yards of total offense. On the opposite side of the ball, Miami set bowl game records for fewest rushing yards allowed and fewest first downs allowed. VPI got the first big break of the game after blocking Miami's first punt of the game. Taking over at the Miami 21-yard line, it took VPI just five plays to march into the end zone for an early 7–0 lead. The teams battled to a stalemate for the rest of the first half, and VPI went into halftime still clinging to a 7–0 lead.


1966 Liberty Bowl, Game summary
In the second half, VPI's fortune turned. Late in the third quarter, their defense stopped Miami's offense again, but instead of receiving the punt cleanly, VPI committed a roughing the kicker penalty that allowed Miami to retain possession of the ball with a first down. A few plays later, Miami scored its first touchdown of the game. In the fourth quarter Miami finally took the lead on a 10-play, 70-yard drive. VPI was unable to answer the Hurricanes' score, and Miami won the game, 14–7.


1966 Liberty Bowl, Game summary, Statistics
Miami's Jimmy Cox was named the game's most valuable player after catching five passes for 77 yards—accounting for nearly half of Miami's total offensive output. Miami earned just three rushing first downs during the game, setting a Liberty Bowl record that has yet to be broken.


1966 Liberty Bowl, Game summary, Statistics
Each team had two players pass the ball. VPI's Tommy Stafford finished the game having completed four 13 passes for 59 yards and one interception. Several times during the game, VPI had also played with Barker passing the ball. He finished having completed two of his three passes for 13 yards. On the Miami side of the ball, Miller completed nine of 26 passes for 99 yards and Olivo completed one pass for nine yards.


1966 Liberty Bowl, Game summary, Statistics
On the ground, VPI's Tommy Francisco led all runners with 21 carries for 55 yards. Backing up Francisco was Sal Garcia, who finished with three carries for 15 yards. Miami's leading rusher was McGee, who carried the ball 12 times for 36 yards. Backing up McGee was Acuff, who finished with six carries for 25 yards.


1966 Liechtenstein general election
General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 6 February 1966. The Progressive Citizens' Party won eight of the 15 seats in the Landtag, but remained in coalition with the Patriotic Union.


1966 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
The 1966 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 72nd staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board.


1966 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
On 29 October 1966, Patrickswell won the championship after a 5-11 to 3-07 defeat of St. Patrick's in the final. It was their second championship title overall and their second title in succession.


1966 Little League World Series
The 1966 Little League World Series took place between August 22 and August 27 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Westbury American Little League of Houston, Texas, defeated American Little League of West New York, New Jersey, in the championship game of the 20th Little League World Series.


1966 Liverpool City Council election
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 12 May 1966.


1966 Liverpool City Council election, Ward results
The Councillors seeking re-election at this election were elected in 1963 for a three-year term, therefore comparisons are made with the 1963 election results.


1966 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
The 1966 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 52nd edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycle race and was held on 2 May 1966. The race started and finished in Liège. The race was won by Jacques Anquetil of the Ford France team.


1966 Long Beach State 49ers football team
The 1966 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State College, Long Beach during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. The 49ers competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).


1966 Long Beach State 49ers football team
The team, led by head coach Don Reed, then in his ninth year, played their home games at Veterans Stadium, adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins and three losses (6–3, 3–2 CCAA).


1966 Long Beach State 49ers football team, Team members in the NFL
The following player was selected in the 1967 NFL Draft.


1966 Los Angeles Dodgers season
The 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League championship with a 95–67 record (1½ games over the San Francisco Giants), but were swept by the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series.


1966 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season
Sandy Koufax became the first pitcher to win three Cy Young Awards in a career.


1966 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, Season recap
The defending World Series champion Dodgers relied upon the same model that brought them the championship in 1965; great pitching, tight defense, and speed. However, ace pitchers Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale held out nearly all of spring training in a celebrated contract dispute, finally signing just before the start of the regular season.


1966 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, Season recap
The hold out did not seem to affect Koufax, who went 27–9 with a 1.73 E.R.A. However, Drysdale had a sub par season going 13–16 with a 3.42 E.R.A. More than making up for that, Claude Osteen had his best season to date, winning 17 games with a 2.85 E.R.A., and rookie Don Sutton replaced aging Johnny Podres in the rotation, chipping in with 12 wins and a 2.99 E.R.A. Finally, reliever Phil Regan had a remarkable year, going 14–1 with 21 saves.


1966 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, Season recap
The National League race was a 4 team affair between the Dodgers, Giants, Pirates, and Phillies, with all but the Phillies taking their turn in 1st place during the summer. The Dodgers vaulted to the top with an 8-game win streak in mid-September. However, the pennant was still not decided until the final day of the season.


1966 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, Season recap
The Giants, who had eliminated the Pirates by beating them on the next to last day, needed to beat the Pirates again in the season's final game, and then hope the Dodgers would lose both games of a double header in Philadelphia to the Phillies. If that happened, the Giants would have trailed the Dodgers by 1/2 game, and would still have had to fly to Cincinnati to play the Reds in a make-up game, needing a win to tie for 1st.


1966 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, Season recap
The Giants defeated the Pirates in extra innings, and the Dodgers lost the first game of the double header, blowing a lead in the 8th inning. However, while the Giants were waiting at the Pittsburgh airport (not knowing if they were going to fly to Cincinnati or go home), Koufax beat the Phillies in the second game of the double header. While they were waiting, a reporter asked Giants pitcher Ron Herbel "you guys don't know where you're going yet, do you?" Herbel replied "we know where we're going. No way superman (Koufax) loses the second game."


1966 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1966 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1966 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1966 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1966 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1966 Los Angeles Dodgers season, 1966 World Series, Game 1
October 5, 1966, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Attendance: 55,941


1966 Los Angeles Dodgers season, 1966 World Series, Game 2
October 6, 1966, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Attendance: 55,947


1966 Los Angeles Dodgers season, 1966 World Series, Game 3
October 8, 1966, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. Attendance: 54,445


1966 Los Angeles Dodgers season, 1966 World Series, Game 4
October 9, 1966, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. Attendance: 54,458


1966 Los Angeles Dodgers season, 1966 Major League Baseball Draft
This was the second Major League Baseball Draft. The Dodgers drafted 67 players in the June draft and 9 in the January draft. The top draft pick was pitcher Lawrence Hutton from Greenfield High School in Greenfield, Indiana. He played in the Dodgers farm system through 1971 and finished with a 22–28 record and 4.33 ERA in 117 games, never advancing past AA.


1966 Los Angeles Dodgers season, 1966 Major League Baseball Draft
The most successful picks from this draft class were Bill Russell and Charlie Hough. Russell, the ninth round pick out of Pittsburg High School played with the Dodgers through 1986, mostly as a shortstop and later managed the team from 1996–1998. Hough was drafted in the eighth round out of Hialeah High School as an infielder but quickly converted to pitcher. He played with the Dodgers through 1980 and then with three other teams until he retired in 1994. He later became a coach for the Dodgers organization.


1966 Los Angeles Dodgers season, 1966 Major League Baseball Draft, January draft
This was the first year that a January draft was held for college and high school players who graduated in the winter.


1966 Los Angeles Rams season
The 1966 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 29th year with the National Football League and the 21st season in Los Angeles.


1966 Los Angeles Rams season
The Rams had an 8–6 record, their first winning season since 1958, and only their second since 1955, when the Rams went all the way to the NFL Championship Game. Los Angeles finished in third place in the Western Conference, four games behind the Green Bay Packers. The Rams were led by first-year head coach George Allen, who was inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002.


1966 Los Angeles Rams season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1966 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
The 1966 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the Louisiana Polytechnic Institute (now known as Louisiana Tech University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. In their twenty-sixth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 1–9 record.


1966 Louisville Cardinals football team
The 1966 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their 21st season under head coach Frank Camp, the Cardinals compiled a 6–4 record (1–3 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 231 to 159.


1966 Louisville Cardinals football team
The team's statistical leaders included Benny Russell with 2,016 passing yards, Jim Stallings with 350 rushing yards, Jim Zamberlan with 747 receiving yards, and Mike Dennis with 30 points scored.


1966 Lowood 4 Hour
The 1966 Lowood 4 Hour was an endurance race for production sedans held at the Lowood circuit in Queensland, Australia on 27 March 1966. The race, which was organised by the Queensland Racing Drivers Club, was the third annual Lowood 4 Hour. It was open to cars priced under $6000 in Australia, provided that 100 examples of the model had been manufacturered.


1966 Lowood 4 Hour
The 34 starters competed in four classes based on vehicle retail price with an additional class for cars with automatic transmission. Class winning cars were Morris Mini Deluxe, Morris Cooper, Ford Cortina GT500, Volvo 122S and Holden HD X2 179. Officially, only class placings were recognised but the unofficial "line honours" winner was the Scuderia Veloce entered Volvo 122S driven by David McKay and Bill Orr. Initial reports had the Firth / Seton Ford Cortina GT500 listed as taking line honours, but this was later corrected.


1966 Magyar Kupa
The 1966 Magyar Kupa (English: Hungarian Cup) was the 27th season of Hungary's annual knock-out cup football competition.


1966 Maine Black Bears football team
The 1966 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. In its 16th and final season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 4–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and finished fourth out of the six teams in the Yankee Conference championship. John Huard and Charles Belisle were the team captains.


1966 Maine gubernatorial election
The 1966 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Republican Governor John Reed, had been elected to finish the term of Clinton Clauson in 1960, was then re-elected in 1962 and became the state's first four-year Governor. Reed was seeking a second full four-year term, and was challenged by Democrat Kenneth M. Curtis. Curtis defeated Reed, beginning a twenty-year period of Republican isolation from the Blaine House.


1966 Maine gubernatorial election
This was the last gubernatorial election in Maine in which a non-incumbent candidate won with a majority of the vote, until Janet Mills won with 50.8% of the vote in 2018. As of 2018, Reed is the most recent incumbent governor to lose re-election; all succeeding Governors have been re-elected, with the exception of James B. Longley, who did not run for re-election in 1978, holding himself to a one-term promise.


1966 Maine gubernatorial election, Notes
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1966 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 1966 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 37th midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was played on July 12, 1966, at then-new Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.


1966 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 10-inning contest – which was played on a memorably hot and humid afternoon in St. Louis, with a game-time temperature of 103 °F (39 °C) – resulted in a 2–1 victory for the NL.


1966 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Game summary
The teams managed just six hits apiece in a 10-inning game. A triple by Brooks Robinson in the second inning off Sandy Koufax was followed by a wild pitch, giving the American Leaguers a 1–0 lead. It turned out to be their only run.


1966 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Game summary
The NL tied the score in the fourth against Jim Kaat on singles by Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente and Ron Santo. There would be no more runs until the 10th. Winning pitcher Gaylord Perry got out of a two-on, one-out jam by retiring Bobby Richardson on a pop foul and Bill Freehan with a strikeout. Pete Richert, pitching the bottom of the 10th, surrendered a base hit to Tim McCarver, a sacrifice bunt by Ron Hunt and a walk-off single to center by Maury Wills.


1966 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Game summary
Playing the entire 10 innings at third base and getting three of his team's six hits, Brooks Robinson was named the game's most valuable player, even though he was on the losing side.


1966 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, American League roster
The American League roster included 6 future Hall of Fame players.


1966 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, National League roster
The National League roster included 14 future Hall of Fame players & coaches.


1966 Major League Baseball draft
The 1966 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft took place on Tuesday, June 7, early in the 1966 MLB season. The draft saw the New York Mets take Steve Chilcott first overall, with future Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson drafted second.


1966 Major League Baseball draft, First round selections
The following are the first round picks in the 1966 Major League Baseball draft.


1966 Major League Baseball season
The 1966 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 11 to October 9, 1966. The Braves played their inaugural season in Atlanta, following their relocation from Milwaukee. Three teams played the 1966 season in new stadiums. On April 12, the Braves ushered in Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium with the Pittsburgh Pirates taking a 3–2 win in 13 innings. One week later, Anaheim Stadium opened with the California Angels losing to the Chicago White Sox, 3–1 in the Angels' debut following their move from Los Angeles to nearby Orange County. On May 8, the St. Louis Cardinals closed out old Sportsman's Park/Busch Stadium I with a 10–5 loss to the San Francisco Giants before opening the new Busch Memorial Stadium four days later with a 4–3 win in 12 innings over the Atlanta Braves.


1966 Major League Baseball season
In the World Series the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4 games to 0.


1966 Major League Baseball season, MLB statistical leaders
1 American League Triple Crown Batting Winner2 National League Triple Crown Pitching


1966 Maltese general election
General elections were held in Malta between 26 and 28 March 1966. The Nationalist Party remained the largest party, winning 28 of the 50 seats.


1966 Maltese general election, Electoral system
The elections were held using the single transferable vote system.


1966 Manitoba general election
The 1966 Manitoba general election was held on June 23, 1966 to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It resulted in a third consecutive majority win for the Progressive Conservative Party led by Dufferin Roblin. Roblin's Tories won 31 seats, against 14 for the Liberal Party, 11 for the New Democratic Party and one for Social Credit.


1966 Manitoba general election, Riding results, Post-election changes
Note:  These by-election results are taken from newspaper reports, and may not exactly match the official returns.


1966 Manitoba general election, Riding results, Post-election changes
Turtle Mountain (results overturned and seat declared vacant, January 30, 1968), March 4, 1968:


1966 Manitoba general election, Riding results, Post-election changes
By-elections for all four ridings were called for February 20, 1969. The Progressive Conservative, Liberal, and New Democratic parties fielded candidates in all four ridings, and there was also an independent candidate in Churchill. The Social Credit Party intended to field a candidate in Morris, but ultimately did not do so.


1966 Manitoba general election, Riding results, Post-election changes
The results for Birtle-Russell, Morris and Wolseley are taken from the Winnipeg Free Press, 21 February 1969. The result from Churchill reflects the findings of a judicial review, and is taken from the Winnipeg Free Press, 19 March 1969.


1966 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
The 1966 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In its eighth season under head coach Charlie Snyder, the team compiled a 2–8 record (1–5 against conference opponents), tied for last place in the MAC, and was outscored by a total of 210 to 119. Andy Socha and Dennis Miller were the team captains. The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.


1966 Maryland Terrapins football team
The 1966 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their first and only season under head coach Lou Saban, the Terrapins compiled a 4–6 record (3–3 in conference), finished in a tie for third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 204 to 180. The team's statistical leaders included Alan Pastrana with 1,499 passing yards, Billy Lovett with 451 rushing yards, and Billy Van Heusen with 536 receiving yards.


1966 Maryland gubernatorial election
The 1966 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democratic Governor J. Millard Tawes was unable to seek a third term in office. In the election to succeed him, George P. Mahoney, a controversial segregationist, emerged from the Democratic primary due to splintered support for the two major candidates. Baltimore County Executive Spiro Agnew, was nominated by the Republican Party as their gubernatorial candidate. Mahoney and Agnew squared off, along with independent candidate Hyman A. Pressman. Ultimately, Agnew was victorious over Mahoney, with Pressman a distant third. This year was the last time that the state of Maryland elected a Republican governor until 2002. Agnew was later nominated for Vice President by the Republican National Convention, per Richard Nixon's request, in 1968, an election he and Nixon won.


1966 Maryland gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
Baltimore paving contractor and perennial candidate George P. Mahoney won the Democratic primary on a segregationist platform, which was possible due to the presence of several strong candidates. Mahoney's slogan, "Your home is your castle--protect it", as well as his stance on many civil rights issues, prompted Baltimore City Comptroller Hyman A. Pressman to enter the race as an independent candidate. Mahoney's controversial stances caused many in the Maryland Democratic Party to split their support between Agnew, which was possible due to his socially progressive views, and Pressman, which enabled Agnew to win the election with a plurality, taking 70% of the black vote.


1966 Massachusetts elections
The 1966 Massachusetts general election was held on November 8, 1966, throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on September 13.


1966 Massachusetts elections
At the federal level, Republican Edward Brooke was elected to the United States Senate over Democrat Endicott Peabody and Democrats won seven of twelve seats in the United States House of Representatives. Former Speaker of the House Joseph W. Martin Jr. was the only incumbent not re-elected, after his defeat in the Republican primary against Margaret Heckler.


1966 Massachusetts elections
In the race for Governor, incumbent Republican Governor John Volpe defeated Democratic challenger Edward J. McCormack Jr.. Overall, Republicans won three of the six elected state-wide offices. Incumbents were re-elected in four races.


1966 Massachusetts elections
This was the first election in which the term of office for all state officers was extended from two to four years.


1966 Massachusetts elections, Governor
Republican John A. Volpe was re-elected over Democrat Edward J. McCormack, Jr., Socialist Labor candidate Henning A. Blomen, and Prohibition candidate John C. Hedges.


1966 Massachusetts elections, Lieutenant Governor
Lt. Governor Elliott Richardson did not run for re-election. Republican Francis W. Sargent was elected Lieutenant Governor over Democrat Joseph E. McGuire.


1966 Massachusetts elections, Lieutenant Governor, General election, Results
Francis W. Sargent defeated Joseph E. McGuire by 199,939 votes. It was the last general election in which the Governor and Lt. Governor were elected separately.


1966 Massachusetts elections, Attorney General
Incumbent Attorney General Edward Brooke did not run for re-election.


1966 Massachusetts elections, Attorney General
Republican Lt. Governor Elliot Richardson defeated former Democrat Lt. Governor Francis X. Bellotti to win the open race.


1966 Massachusetts elections, Secretary of the Commonwealth
Incumbent Secretary of the Commonwealth Kevin White, defeated Republican Raymond Trudel, Socialist Labor candidate Willy N. Hogseth, and Prohibition candidate F. Oliver Drake in the general election.


1966 Massachusetts elections, Treasurer and Receiver-General
Incumbent Treasurer and Receiver-General Robert Q. Crane defeated Republican Joseph Fernandes, Socialist Labor candidate Domenico DiGirolamo, and Prohibition candidate Julia Kohler in the general election.


1966 Massachusetts elections, Auditor
Incumbent Auditor Thaddeus M. Buczko defeated state representative James H. Kelly in the Democratic primary.


1966 Massachusetts elections, Auditor
In the general election, Buczko defeated Republican John J. Buckley, Socialist Labor candidate August Johnson, and Prohibition candidate Roger I. Williams in the general election.


1966 Massachusetts elections, United States Senate
Republican Edward Brooke was elected over Democrat Endicott Peabody, Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder, and Prohibition candidate Mark R. Shaw.


1966 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1966 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966. Governor John A. Volpe was reelected to a four-year term. He defeated former Attorney General Edward J. McCormack, Jr. in the general election. This was the first election held since Governor's term of office was extended from two to four years.


1966 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, General election, Results
Volpe defeated McCormack by over a half million votes. He won the majority of the votes in every Massachusetts county. This was the last general election in which the Governor and Lt. Governor were elected separately.


1966 Masters Tournament
The 1966 Masters Tournament was the 30th Masters Tournament, held April 7–11 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.


1966 Masters Tournament
Jack Nicklaus, age 26, earned his third Green Jacket in an 18-hole Monday playoff and became the first back-to-back champion at the Masters. He ended regulation at even-par 288, tied with Tommy Jacobs and Gay Brewer. Nicklaus shot a 70 in the extra round on Monday to defeat Jacobs (72) and Brewer (78). Nicklaus' score the previous year in 1965 was significantly lower at 271 (−17), a record which stood for 32 years.


1966 Masters Tournament
On Sunday, Brewer shot a 33 (−3) on the front nine and then had eight pars as he came to the 72nd hole with a one-shot lead. After hitting his approach shot onto the green, he three-putted from 75 feet (23 m), missing a 5-foot (1.5 m) putt for par to win. This was the last Masters that two-time champion Byron Nelson played in; he shot 76 and 78 and missed the cut by one stroke. The 36-hole cut at 153 (+9) was the highest to date, exceeded only in 1982.


1966 Masters Tournament
A close friend of Nicklaus was among four that died in a private plane crash in Tennessee on Wednesday, while en route to Augusta from Columbus, Ohio. Nicklaus learned of the incident late that night and responded with a 68 in the first round, but fell back with a 76 on Friday.


1966 Masters Tournament
It was the fifth of 18 major titles for Nicklaus, and his only successful defense of a major. Three months later, he completed the first of his three career grand slams at Muirfield in the Open Championship. Later back-to-back winners at Augusta were Nick Faldo (1989 and 1990, both playoffs) and Tiger Woods (2001 and 2002).


1966 Masters Tournament
Terry Dill won the seventh Par 3 contest on Wednesday with a score of 22.


1966 Masters Tournament
Brewer rebounded and won the tournament the next year, while Nicklaus' attempt at three consecutive titles ended early with a rare missed cut. Jacobs never won a major; he was also a runner-up in the U.S. Open in 1964 at Congressional.


1966 Masters Tournament
CBS commentator Jack Whitaker referred to the gallery at the end of the 18-hole Monday playoff as a "mob" and was banned from the next five Masters (1967–1971).


1966 Masters Tournament, Course
^ Holes 1, 2, 4, and 11 were later renamed.


1966 Masters Tournament, Field
Jack Burke Jr. (4,10), Doug Ford, Claude Harmon, Ben Hogan (8), Herman Keiser, Cary Middlecoff (2), Byron Nelson (8), Jack Nicklaus (2,4,8,10), Arnold Palmer (2,3,8,11), Henry Picard, Gary Player (2,3,4,8,9), Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead (10), Art Wall Jr.


1966 Masters Tournament, Field
Tommy Bolt (8), Julius Boros (9,11), Billy Casper (10,11), Gene Littler (8,9,11), Dick Mayer, Ken Venturi (11)


1966 Masters Tournament, Field
Jerry Barber, Dow Finsterwald (8), Jay Hebert, Lionel Hebert, Dave Marr (10,11), Bobby Nichols, Bob Rosburg


1966 Masters Tournament, Field
Deane Beman (6,9,a), William C. Campbell (6,7,a), Charles Coe (a), Richard Davies (a), Bob Murphy (7,a), Harvie Ward (a)


1966 Masters Tournament, Field
Don Allen (7,a), Dave Eichelberger (a), Downing Gray (a), John Mark Hopkins (a), Dale Morey (a), Billy Joe Patton (a), Ed Tutwiler (a), Ed Updegraff (a)


1966 Masters Tournament, Field
Tommy Barnes Jr. (a), Ron Cerrudo (a), Bob Dickson (a), Jimmy Grant (a), Bert Greene (a), Rod Horn (a), Cesar Sanudo (a), James Vickers (a)


1966 Masters Tournament, Field
Tommy Aaron (10), George Bayer, Frank Beard (9), Terry Dill, Wes Ellis, Al Geiberger (9), Paul Harney, Tommy Jacobs (11), Mason Rudolph (9), Doug Sanders (9), Dan Sikes


1966 Masters Tournament, Field
Gay Brewer, Raymond Floyd, Billy Maxwell, Steve Oppermann, Dudley Wysong


1966 Masters Tournament, Field
Jacky Cupit, Gardner Dickinson, Rod Funseth, Bob McCallister, Bo Wininger


1966 Masters Tournament, Field
Peter Alliss, Michael Bonallack (5,a), Peter Butler, Bob Charles (3), Chen Ching-Po, Neil Coles, Bruce Crampton (8), Roberto De Vicenzo, Bruce Devlin (8,9,10), Rodney Foster (a), Jean Garaïalde, Harold Henning, Jimmy Hitchcock, Bernard Hunt, Tomoo Ishii, George Knudson (8), Cobie Legrange, Kel Nagle (3,8,9), Lionel Platts, Luis Silverio (a), Ramón Sota (8), Dave Thomas, George Will


1966 Mauritanian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Mauritania on 7 August 1966. Following the merger of all the country's political parties into the Mauritanian People's Party (PPM), the country had become a one-party state in December 1961. Its leader, incumbent President Moktar Ould Daddah, was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed. Voter turnout was 96.2%.


1966 Mauritanian presidential election
It was the second presidential elections held in the country after independence. The country doubled its GDP between 1959 and 1966, but traditional sectoral growth was negligible. During 1966, there was widespread agitation against the government by Mauritanian Black Africans against imposing Arab education and civil life.


1966 Mauritanian presidential election, Background
Mauritania came under the direct control of the French Colonial Empire during 1933. After independence on 28 November 1960, the country declared itself the Islamic Republic of Mauritania with Ould Daddah becoming its first President . He declared the country a one-party state in 1964, and during 1965 all parties merged with the ruling Mauritanian Assembly Party to form the Mauritanian People's Party.


1966 Mauritanian presidential election, Background
During the period of 1961-65, Ould Daddah faced pressure on some of the provinces annexed by the neighboring Morocco under Sultan Mohamed V and sought support from the Arab neighbors. He also maintained relations with French government and sought the help to station its troops in Mauritania which would go on until 1966. The government was also facing different issues on development and tribal orientation. During this period, the country lacked its own currency.


1966 Mauritanian presidential election, Background
In 1966 there were widespread agitation against the government by Black Africans against imposing Arab education and civil life. However, Ould was effective in controlling the opposition. Historians consider his rule moving to an extent of dictatorship as both the opposition inside the PPM and across Mauritania were effectively suppressed. From 1959 to 1966, the GDP of the country doubled, but only in mining sector, leaving the traditional sectors such as agriculture and fishing without any growth.


1966 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
The 1966 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 40th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


1966 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
No team was regraded from the 1965 S.F.C. Bohermeen, Oldcastle and Donaghmore were promoted after claiming the 1965 Meath Junior Football Championship title, runners-up spot and Junior 'A' Divisional runners-up spot respectively. Rathmolyon's application to be promoted was also granted by the Co. Board.


1966 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
At the end of the season Kilberry and St. Peter's Dunboyne applied to be regraded to the 1967 J.F.C.


1966 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
On 29 October 1967, Seneschalstown claimed their 2nd Intermediate championship title when they defeated Bohermeen 0-11 to 0-3 in the final at Pairc Tailteann.


1966 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 1965 championship season.


1966 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Group stage
There are 4 groups called Group A, B, C and D. The top finisher in each group will qualify for the Semi-Finals. Many results were unavailable in the Meath Chronicle.


1966 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Knock-out Stages
The teams in the Semi-Finals are the first and second placed teams from each group.


1966 Meath Senior Football Championship
The 1966 Meath Senior Football Championship is the 74th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 11 teams. The championship starts with a group stage and then a subsequent final.


1966 Meath Senior Football Championship
This season saw Kilmainhamwood's debut in the top flight after claiming the 1965 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title. The strong St. Vincent's side of the last decade was severely depleted after the formation of the Bellewstown St. Theresa's club saw a number of their players transfer to the new outfit.


1966 Meath Senior Football Championship
Skryne were the defending champions after they were given the points against Kilbride in the previous years final, however this year they failed to make it to the knock-out stages.