The following events occurred in April 1966:
April 18, 1966: Cultural Revolution proclaimed in China (image from a 1972 play)
Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong, who ordered the Cultural Revolution
April 3, 1966: USSR's Luna 10 becomes first Earth object to orbit the Moon
April 8, 1966: U.S. launches first astronomical observatory to orbit the Earth
The following events occurred in January 1966:
January 12, 1966: ABC brings camp humor Batman to television
January 17, 1966: Three hydrogen bombs accidentally dropped on Spain
Sammy Younge
Ronald and Nancy Reagan