What happened today in 1966?

About March 16th, 1966, in brief:

  • Historical events: NASA launched Gemini 8 with astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott, achieving the historic first docking of two spacecraft in orbit. Despite the groundbreaking achievement, the mission was aborted after 6.5 orbits due to a critical system malfunction.
  • Day of the week: March 16th, 1966 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Pisces (in western zodiac), Horse (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning crescent
  • #1 US song: The Ballad Of The Green Berets by Barry Sadler
  • #1 UK song: The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore by The Walker Brothers
  • Popular movie: Fahrenheit 451 directed by Ramin Bahrani

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