April 12, 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 — April 12, 1966
NY Times Headlines — Week of April 12, 1966
Vietnam Turmoil Now Slows War, Washington Says; Cut In Ground Attacks And In Air Sorties In The South Conceded In Capital Bomb Shortage Cited Both Civilians And Soldiers In Danang Port Refuse To Unload U.S. Vessels Vietnam Turmoil Said To Slow War
Rusk Says France Isn'T Vital In Nato; Declares 14 Other Members Have 'Massive' Power U.S. Delivers Note Rusk Criticizes France On Nato
Chinese Reds Say Fighters Downed U.S. Attack Plane; Charge That Craft Intruded For 'Military Provocation' Over Southern Mainland Jet Tanker Is Ouerdue Pentagon Sources Suggest Navigation Error Caused It To Stray Off Course U.S. Plane Down, Chinese Reds Say
World Events — April 1966
Time Person of the Year — 1966
On the radio
Billboard Charts — April 12, 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 — April 12, 1966
Ebert 4-Star Films — April 12, 1966
On the field
Sports Champions — April 12, 1966
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