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1966
The 20th Century Almanac · The Sixties

1966

Major Events · Sports · Music · Screen · Prizes

China's Cultural Revolution convulsed the nation under Mao's Red Guards, the U.S. troop buildup in Vietnam deepened, and the Supreme Court's Miranda ruling reshaped policing. Betty Friedan founded the National Organization for Women, and A Man for All Seasons won Best Picture.

A Year in Review
Best Picture
A Man for All Seasons
Nobel · Literature
The Prize Was Divided Equally Between: A
World Series
Baltimore Orioles vs. LA Dodgers Series:
No. 1 Song
Ballad of the Green Berets"- SSgt Barry
Top TV
Academy · Actor
Paul Scofield

Major Events of 1966

7 events
Kashmir CrisisBotswana IndependentLesotho IndependentNigerian Civil WarMiranda DecisionNational Organization of WomenDirect Dial Phones

Sports Highlights

Champions of 1966

Champions

NBABoston Celtics vs. LA Lakers Series: 4-3
NCAA FootballNotre Dame & Michigan Staterecord: 9-0-1 & 9-0-1
Heisman TrophySteve Spurrier,florida, QB points: 1,679
Stanley CupMontreal Canadiens vs.Detroit Red Wings Score: 4-2 US Open Golf:Billy Casper Score: 278 Course: Olympic CC Location: San Francisco
World CupEngland vs.West Germany Series: 4-2
World SeriesBaltimore Orioles vs. LA Dodgers Series: 4-0

Top Music of 1966

The year on the charts

Top Songs

  1. Ballad of the Green Berets"- SSgt Barry Sadler
  2. Cherish The Associations
  3. Yo're My Soul and Inspiration The Righteous Brothers
  4. Reach Out I'll Be There Lou Christie
  5. 96 Tears ? & the Mysterians
  6. Last Train to Clarksville' Thh Four Tops
  7. Monday Monday The Mamas & the Papas"
  8. You Can't Hurry Love' The Supremes
  9. Poor Side of Town Johnny Rivers
  10. California Dreamin The Mamas & the Papas

Grammy Awards

Record of the Year
" Strangers In the Night (Deluxe Edition) - Frank Sinatra " "Michelle" ... John Lennon, Paul McCartney "Sinatra: A Man and His Music" ... Frank Sinatra Frank Sinatra ... "Strangers in the Night" Edyie Gorme ... "If He Walked into My Life Today"

Screen & Television

At the box office & on the air

Top Movies

  1. The Bible: In the Beginning
  2. Hawaii
  3. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf ?
  4. The Sand Pebbles
  5. A Man For All Seasons
  6. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  7. Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N
  8. The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming
  9. Grand Prix
  10. Blowup

Academy Awards

Honoring 1966
Best Picture
A Man for All Seasons
Best Director
Fred Zinnemann
A Man for All Seasons
Best Actor
Paul Scofield
A Man for All Seasons
Best Actress
Elizabeth Taylor
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Nobel & Pulitzer Prizes

The year in letters & science

Nobel Prizes

Chemistry
MULLIKEN, ROBERT S., U.S.A., University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, b. 1896, d. 1986: "for his fundamental work concerning chemical bonds and the electronic structure of molecules by the molecular orbital method" ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Literature
The prize was divided equally between: AGNON, SHMUEL YOSEF, Israel, b. 1888, d. 1970: "for his profoundly characteristic narrative art with motifs from the life of the Jewish people"; and SACHS, NELLY, Sweden, b. 1891 (in Germany), d. 1970:
Peace
The prize money was allocated to the Main Fund (1/3) and to the Special Fund (2/3) of this prize section. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Physiology or Medicine
The prize was divided equally between: ROUS, PEYTON, U.S.A., Rockefeller University, New York, NY, b. 1879, d. 1970: "for his discovery of tumor-inducing viruses"; and HUGGINS, CHARLES BRENTON, U.S.A., Ben May Laboratory for Cancer Research
Physics
KASTLER, ALFRED, France, Ecole Normale Superieure, Universite de Paris, b. 1902, d. 1984: "for the discovery and development of optical methods for studying hertzian resonances in atoms"