March 3, 1966
Gas cost $0.32 a gallon in the spring of 1966, and the Dow Jones stood at 786 — a United Nations treaty to keep the Moon open to all nations was among the major international discussions shaping American foreign policy. On television, "Bonanza" continued to draw the country's largest audiences each week, while "(You're My) Soul And Inspiration" by The Righteous Brothers held the top spot on the music charts. The Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers to claim the NBA championship, and in March, NASA's Gemini 8 mission made history when astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott completed the first successful docking of two spacecraft in orbit.
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Magazine Covers — March 3, 1966
NY Times Headlines — Week of March 3, 1966
M'Namara Adding 30,000 In Vietnam; Denies U.S Strain; 10,000 More Troops Are In War Area, With 20,000 Additional On The Way Force To Reach 235,000 Secretary Says Military Can Meet All Commitments Disputes Shortage Charge M'Namara Adding 30,000 In Vietnam
M'Namara Denies U.S. Vietnam Role Threatens Peking; He Asserts A Peaceful Red China 'Has No Reason To Fear Military Action' Fulbright Is Doubtful Sees Danger Of Intervention By Communist Regime To Prevent Hanoi'S Defeat Mcnamara Denies U.S. Poses A Threat To Peking
The World; Two Forces Toward Victory? Congress Consents Wilson Gambles After Nkrumah Bid To U.N. Abie'S Flight How Many Cents In A Pound? Pinky'S Constituents Disasters' Toll
China Denounces Soviet On Vietnam; Calls Russian Aims Peace Talks 'By Hook Or Crook' And Another Munich China Denounces Soviet Diplomacy
World Events — March 1966
Time Person of the Year — 1966
On the radio
Billboard Charts — March 3, 1966
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1965–66 Season
Emmy Winners — 1966
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — March 3, 1966
Ebert 4-Star Films — March 3, 1966
On the field
Sports Champions — March 3, 1966
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