At A Glance

17 March 1966 at a glance

Day of the week
17 March 1966 was a Thursday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “The Ballad of the Green Berets” by SSgt. Barry Sadler.
Top Film of 1966
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1966 was The Bible: In the Beginning.
Bestselling Novel of 1966
“Valley of the Dolls” by Jacqueline Susann was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1966.
Top-Rated TV Show
“Bonanza” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1966–67 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 17 March is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 17 March 1966 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 17 March 1966 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 17 March

  • 1958 The United States launches the first solar-powered satellite, which is also the first satellite to achieve a long-term orbit.
  • 1960 U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the National Security Council directive on the anti-Cuban covert action program that will ultimately lead to the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
  • 1962 A Clockwork Orange, a British dystopian novel by Anthony Burgess, is published.
  • 1969 Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel.
  • 1973 The Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph Burst of Joy is taken, depicting a former prisoner of war being reunited with his family, which came to symbolize the end of United States involvement in the Vietnam War.

Famous people born on March 17

  • Rob Lowe, American actor (born 1964)
  • Pattie Boyd, English model, author, and photographer (born 1944)
  • Grimes, Canadian musician, singer-songwriter, producer, and visual artist (born 1988)
  • Claressa Shields, American boxer and mixed martial artist (born 1995)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1966 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '1966 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 11 – The first SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft goes into service at Beale AFB.
  • January 16 – The Chicago Bulls are granted entry to the National Basketball Association.
  • April 30 – The Church of Satan is formed by Anton Szandor LaVey in San Francisco.
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Life in the US in 1966

President

Lyndon B. Johnson

Gas (per gallon)

$0.32

Loaf of Bread

$0.22

Average House

$15,200

Weekly Wage

$111

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