1966 Fact Sheet
Database: Miss America Winners by State
| Record Name | Year | City | State |
| Deborah Irene Bryant | 1966 | Overland Park | Kansas |
Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries
| Record Name | Year | Country | Previous Ruler Country | Date |
| Barbados Country Formation Date | 1966 | Barbados | United Kingdom | November 30, 1966 |
| Botswana Country Formation Date | 1966 | Botswana | United Kingdom | September 30, 1966 |
| Guyana Country Formation Date | 1966 | Guyana | United Kingdom | May 26, 1966 |
| Lesotho Country Formation Date | 1966 | Lesotho | United Kingdom | October 4, 1966 |
Database: List of Stars
| Record Name | Constellation | Bayer ref | Spectral type | Dec Deg | Dec Min | Dec | Pos Err | Flamsteed No | SAO No | Star No | Max Mag | Min Mag | Comp Sep | RA hr | RA Min | RA Sec | Dec Sec |
| FURUD | CMa | zet | B2.5V | 30 | 3 | - | 2.707 | 1 | 196698 | 60 | 3.02 | 175.5 | 6 | 20 | 18.797 | 48.1 |
Database: Hockey Stanley Cup Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Winning Coach | Losing Team | Losing Coach | Sport | City | Note |
| 1966 Stanley Cup Winner | 1966 | Montreal Canadiens | Hector 'Toe' Blake | Detroit Red Wings | Sid Abel | Hockey | Montreal |
Database: Soccer World Cup FIFA Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Country | Runner-Up Country | City Venue | Sport | Final Score | Attendance | Referee |
| Soccer 1966 World Cup | 1966 | England | West Germany | Wembley | Soccer | 4 - 2 aet | 93,802 | Dienst |
Database: Solar System Moons
| Record Name | Planet | Discoverer | Year Discovered | Kilometers from Planet | Diameter (Kilometers) | Oribital Period |
| Epimetheus | Saturn | R. Walker | 1966 | 151,422 | 138 X 110 | 0.694 |
| Janus | Saturn | A. Dollfus | 1966 | 151,472 | 190 X 154 | 0.695 |
Database: Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels By Year
| Record Name | Year | Title | Author |
| Collected Stories, Katharine Anne Porter | 1966 | Collected Stories | Katharine Anne Porter |
Database: World's longest motor luxury yachts
| Record Name | Year Completed | Length (Feet) | Owner | Source |
| Artic P | 1966 | 288 | James Packer | Wikipedia |
Database: United Nations Presidents
| Record Name | Origin | Year | Session |
| Abdul Rahman Pazhwak | Afghanistan | 1966 | Twenty-first |
Database: Tour de France Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Country | Sport | Tour | Winning Name |
| Lucien Aimar Tour 53 | 1966 | France | Cycling | 53 | Lucien Aimar |
Database: United States Violent Crime Rate
| Record Name | Year | Country | Population | Violent Crime Total | Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | Forcible Rape | Robbery | Aggravated Assault | Source |
| United States Violent Crime for 1966 | 1966 | United States | 195,576,000 | 430,180 | 11,040 | 25,820 | 157,990 | 235,330 | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
Database: Council of Europe's treaties
| Record Name | Treaty | European Non-Member State | Non European Non-Member State | European Community | Number | Opening date | Entry into force date | Source |
| Protocol No. 5 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, amending Articles 22 and 40 of the Convention (055) | Protocol No. 5 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, amending Articles 22 and 40 of the Convention | 055 | 20/1/1966 | 20/12/1971 | Council of Europe | |||
| European Convention providing a Uniform Law on Arbitration (056) | European Convention providing a Uniform Law on Arbitration | Yes | Yes | 056 | 20/1/1966 | Council of Europe | ||
| European Convention on Establishment of Companies (057) | European Convention on Establishment of Companies | 057 | 20/1/1966 | Council of Europe |
Database: United States Property Crime Rate
| Record Name | Year | Country | Total Property Crimes | Burglary | Larceny - Theft | Motor Vehicle Theft | Source |
| United States Property Crime for 1966 | 1966 | United States | 4,793,300 | 1,410,100 | 2,822,000 | 561,200 | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
Database: S&P Earnings History by Year
| Record Name | Year | Source | Earnings Yield | Dividend Yield | S & P 500 Index | Earnings | Dividends |
| 1966 Standard and Poors Performance | 1966 | Standard & Poors | 6.74% | 3.59% | 80.33 | 5.41 | 2.88 |
Database: Carnegie Medal for Children's Books
| Record Name | Year | Publisher | Author |
| No Award - No Suitable Book | 1966 |
Database: Longest Running TV Shows
| Record Name | Start Year | End Year | Country | Genre | Total Episodes |
| Ozzie and Harriett | 1952 | 1966 | United States | Comedy | 435 |
| Mission Imposible | 1966 | 1973 | United States | Drama | 171 |
| Donna Reed | 1958 | 1966 | United States | Comedy | 274 |
| Doctor Kildare | 1961 | 1966 | United States | Drama | 190 |
| Flintstones | 1960 | 1966 | United States | Animated | 166 |
| Perry Mason | 1957 | 1966 | United States | Drama | 271 |
Database: Best Selling Books of All Time
| Record Name | Language | Year Released | Rank | Author | Sales Volume | Source |
| Valley of the Dolls | English | 1966 | 42 | Jacqueline Susann | 30 million | Wikipedia |
| Quotations from Chairman Mao | Chinese | 1966 | 2 | Mao Zedong | 900 Million | Wikipedia |
Database: Crude Oil Prices from 1949 to Present
| Record Name | Year | Nominal | 2007 Inflation Adjusted | Source |
| Crude Oil Price for 1966 | 1966 | $3.10 | $19.91 | United States Department of Energy |
Database: Formula One World Drivers Champions
| Record Name | Year | Team | Tires | Poles | Sport | Driver | Wins | Podiums | Fastest Laps | Points | Clinched | Margin (Points) | Source |
| Formula One Champion (1966) | 1966 | Brabham* | G | 3 | Auto Racing | Jack Brabham | 4 | 5 | 1 | 42 | Race 7 of 9 | 14 | Wikipedia |
Database: American Film Institute's 100 Best Movies of All Time
| Record Name | Year | Rank | Movie | Source |
| Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) | 1966 | 67. | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | American Film Institute |
Database: Muscle Car Performance
| Record Name | Year | Make | Model | Transmission | Source | Engine Type | Horsepower | Gear Ratio | 1/4 Mile Time | 1/4 Mile Distance |
| 1966 Plymouth Satellite | 1966 | Plymouth | Satellite | four-speed | Car and Driver | 426 Hemi | 425 | 3.54 | 13.81 | 104 |
| 1966 427 Cobra | 1966 | AC | Cobra | four-speed | Car Craft | 427 8V | 425 | 3.54 | 12.20 | 118 |
| 1966 Corvette 427 | 1966 | CHEVROLET | CORVETTE | four-speed | Car and Driver | L72 427 | 425 | 3.36 | 12.8 | 112 |
Database: List of longest suspension bridge spans
| Record Name | Year Constructed | Country | Bridge | Location | Length (Meters) | Length (Feet) | Note | Source |
| Ponte 25 de Abril (Tagus Bridge) | 1966 | Portugal | Ponte 25 de Abril (Tagus Bridge) | Lisbon, Portugal | 1,013 | 3,323 | Wikipedia | |
| Severn Bridge | 1966 | United Kingdom | Severn Bridge | Bristol Channel, United Kingdom | 988 | 3,240 | Wikipedia | |
| Älvsborg Bridge | 1966 | Sweden | Älvsborg Bridge | Gothenburg, Sweden | 417 | 1,368 | Wikipedia |
Database: Meteorites that have fallen on Canadian soil
| Record Name | Province | Country | Year | Material | Discovery Type | Mass (kg) |
| Skiff (Chondrite) | Alberta | Canada | 1966 | Chondrite | Find | 3.54 |
Database: Periodic Table of the Elements
| Record Name | Symbol | Group | Number | Melting Point | Boiling Point | Density | Year Discovered | Atomic Weight | % of Earth's Crust |
| Rhodium | Rh | 9 | 45 | 1966 | 3727 | 12.41 | 1803 | 102.9055 |
Database: Listing of FDA Approved Oncology Drugs
| Record Name | Manufacturer/Distributor | Drug | Trade Name | Approved Use | Approval Date | Source |
| Vercyte (Abbott Labs) | Abbott Labs | pipobroman | Vercyte | Jul 01 1966 | U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | |
| Thioguanine (GlaxoSmithKline) | GlaxoSmithKline | thioguanine, 6-TG | Thioguanine | Jan 18 1966 | U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research |
Database: Baseball World Series Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | Winning City | Losing City | Sport | Score |
| World Series 1966 | 1966 | Baltimore Orioles | Los Angeles Dodgers | Baltimore | Los Angeles | Baseball | 4 - 0 |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Men's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1966 Wimbledon Mens Result | 1966 | Tennis | Manuel Santana | Dennis Ralston | 64 11-9 64 |
Database: Top Supercomputers of the world
| Record Name | Year | Country | Manufacturer | Source | Site | Processors | Rmax (GFlops) | Rpeak (GFlops) |
| Humvee - Evolocity II (LS Supersystem) | 2006 | United States | Linux Networx | Top 500 Supercomputer Sites (June 2007) | US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) | 3368 | 15200 | 19660 |
Database: Aircraft Carriers of the United States
| Record Name | Country | Aircraft Carrier | Comission Year | Decomission or Loss Year | Commision Date | Decommision or Loss Date | Hull Number |
| Lake Champlain | United States | Lake Champlain | 1945 | 1966 | 3 Jun 1945 | 2 May 1966 | 39 |
Database: NCAA Basketball Tournament Champions
| Record Name | Year | Sport | City Location | Winner | Champion | Opponent | In Final 4 | In Final 4 |
| NCAA Tournament Champion (1966) | 1966 | Basketball | College Park | Texas Western | Texas Western | KENTUCKY | Duke | Utah |
Database: United States Average Annual Temperature
| Record Name | Year | Country | Temperature | Rank | Source |
| Average Annual Temperature for 1966 | 1966 | United States | 52.27 deg F | 27 | National Climatic Data Center |
Database: Yearly Total Seasonal Rainfall for Los Angeles
| Record Name | City | State | Country | Season | Total Rainfall (inches) | Inches above or below average | Source |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1966-1967 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1966-1967 | 22.00 | +6.87 | National Weather Service |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1965-1966 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1965-1966 | 20.44 | +5.31 | National Weather Service |
Database: Best Picture Academy Award Winners
| Record Name | Year | Oscars | Nominations |
| A Man For All Seasons | 1966 | 6 | 8 |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Women's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1966 Wimbledon Womens Result | 1966 | Tennis | Billie Jean King | Maria Bueno | 6-3 3-6 6-1 |
Database: Hart Memorial Trophy Winners for NHL Hockey
| Record Name | Year | Team | Sport | League | Player |
| Hart Memorial Trophy Winner (1966) | 1966 | Chicago Blackhawks | Hockey | NHL | Bobby Hull |
Database: Best Selling Singles by Year (United Kingdom)
| Record Name | Year | Country | Song | Artist | Number Sold | Source |
| Green Green Grass of Home (Tom Jones) | 1966 | United Kingdom | Green Green Grass of Home | Tom Jones | 1,205,000 | Wikipedia |
Database: Time Magazine's Man of the Year
| Record Name | Year | Person of the Year |
| Twenty-Five and Under | 1966 | Twenty-Five and Under |
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