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| Arc Light McNamara, Robert |  |
| Nov McNamara agrees to Westmorland's request for 600 sorties per month, achieved in Nov |
| Arc Light Westmoreland, William | |
| Mar Bien Hoa The 1st of 7 radar sites is established at Bien Hoa air base |
| 1st July Combat Skyspot allows 3rd Air Div to place B-52s as a quick reaction force |
| Nov McNamara agrees to Westmorland's request for 600 sorties per month, achieved in Nov |
| Battle of Con Thien Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| July Con Thien Heavy fighting near Con Thien kills nearly 1,300 North Vietnamese troops |
| Birmingham Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| April 5,000 USAtroops backed by helicopters & armored vehicles sweep nth of Saigon |
| April Most battles are dictated by the Vietcong, who prove elusive |
| Black Panthers Newton, Huey | |
| Bobby Seale & Huey Newton found the Black Panthers |
| Black Panthers Seale, Bobby | |
| Bobby Seale & Huey Newton found the Black Panthers |
| Bombing of Mu Gia Pass Westmoreland, William | |
| 11th April Mu Gia Pass B-52s bomg the Mu Gia Pass on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos |
| 27th April Mu Gia Pass B-52s bomg the Mu Gia Pass on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos |
| Bombing of Nth Vietnam Westmoreland, William | |
| B-52s strike Nth Vietnam for the 1st time |
| Bombing of Vietnam Helms, Richard | |
| 22nd Jan Says, "increased bombing in the nth could not stop movement of supplies to the tth" |
| Bombing of Vietnam Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| Washington Bombing against Nth Vietnam includes road, rail, oil depots & industrial plants |
| 13th May Stops bombing, instructs the Nth Vietnamese he expects "equally constructive" gestures |
| 15th May Washington Johnson orders a resumption of the bombing |
| Chicago Freedom Movement, The King, Martin Luther | |
| The SCLC forms a coalition with CCCO, Coordinating Council of Community Organizations, an organization founded by Albert Raby, the combined organizations' efforts are fostered under the aegis of The Chicago Freedom Movement (CFM) |
| Civil Disobedience King, Martin Luther | |
| Growing popularity of the black power movement, blacks stressing self-reliance and self-defense, indicates King's influence was declining, especially among young blacks |
| King turns toward economic issues; SCLC moves civil rights struggle to the North; opens Chicago office to organize protests against housing and employment discrimination |
| Commander 3rd Marine Amphibious Force McCutcheon, Keith | |
| Appointed Commander 3rd Marine Amphibious Force |
| Composition of Beach Boys Wilson, Brian | |
| The Beach Boys release, "Good Vibrations", no 1 in the USA & UK |
| Composition of Dylan Zimmerman, Robert Allen | |
| The Nashville sessions produce the album "Blonde on Blonde", featuring what Dylan later calls "that thin wild mercury sound" |
| Composition of Hendrix Hendrix, John Allen | |
| 20th May Hendrix's first single is a cover of "Hey Joe", crafted after folk-singer Tim Rose's slower revision of the song and adapted to Hendrix's style |
| Composition of Zimmerman Zimmerman, Robert Allen | |
| Releases Album, "Blonde on Blonde" |
| Coordinating Council of Community Organizations King, Martin Luther | |
| The SCLC forms a coalition with CCCO, Coordinating Council of Community Organizations, an organization founded by Albert Raby, the combined organizations' efforts are fostered under the aegis of The Chicago Freedom Movement (CFM) |
| Crimp Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| Jan Chu Chi Chu Chi is razed and patrolled but American forces fail to locate a Vietcong HQ |
| 8th Jan The goal of the campaign is to capture the Vietcong's headquarters near Saigon |
| Demonstrations King, Martin Luther | |
| The SCLC forms a coalition with CCCO, Coordinating Council of Community Organizations, an organization founded by Albert Raby, the combined organizations' efforts are fostered under the aegis of The Chicago Freedom Movement (CFM) |
| Director CIA Helms Helms, Richard | |
| Appointed Director of the CIA |
| Draft Refusal Ali Ali, Muhammad | |
| Ali is banned from fighting in the United States and forced to accept bouts abroad for most of 1966 |
| Ali refuses to serve in the United States Army during the Vietnam War as a conscientious objector, because "War is against the teachings of the Holy Qur'an" |
| "I ain't got no quarrel with those Vietcong" and "no Vietcong ever called me nigger" |
| Election Bush, George Herbert Walker | |
| Elected to the House of Representatives |
| Fall back Plan McNamara, Robert | |
| Prepares a disengagement full-back plan because of virtual civil war in Sth Vietnam |
| Governor Agnew, Spiro | |
| Maryland Appointed Governor of Maryland |
| Governor Reagan, Ronald Wilson | |
| California Appointed Governor of California |
| Grateful Dead Garcia, Jerry | |
| Founder Member of Grateful Dead |
| Invasion of Vietnam McNamara, Robert | |
| 18th Jan Receives news the Nth Vietnamese will infiltrate 4,500 men a month into Sth Vietnam |
| Jimi Hendrix Experience Hendrix, John Allen | |
| Chas Chandler helps Hendrix form a new band, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, with guitarist-turned-bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell, both British musicians |
| Jimmy James and The Blue Flames Hendrix, John Allen | |
| Hendrix forms his own band, Jimmy James and The Blue Flames |
| Landing Quangngai Province Westmoreland, William | |
| Quangngai The USAlaunches the largest amphibious operation since Inchon to land more troops |
| Lieutenant General McCutcheon, Keith | |
| Appointed Commander Third Marine Amphibious Force |
| Mayflower Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| 13th May Washington Announces a "pause" in the bombing |
| 15th May Washington Hanoi Radio denounces the bombing halt as a "worn out trick" |
| 15th May Washington Johnson orders a resumption of the bombing |
| Mobilization Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| USAforces in Vietnam reach 385,000 men, plus an additional 60,000 sailors offshore |
| Peace Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| 2nd Feb Washington A Harris poll supports this & an increase in USAtroop levels to 500,000 |
| 2nd Feb Washington At a National Security Council decides to end the cease-fire |
| Peace McNamara, Robert | |
| 23rd June Proposes Johnson negotiate with because a military solution is impossible |
| Publication of Capote Capote, Truman | |
| Publication of, "A Chris tmas Memory" |
| Publication of, "In Cold Blood" |
| Rolling Thunder Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| Washington Bombing against Nth Vietnam escalates to include road, rail, oil & industrial plants |
| Sale TWA Hughes, Howard | |
| Hughes sells his TWA stock for $546 million when the company faced numerous lawsuits |
| Siege of Chu Chi Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| Jan Chu Chi Chu Chi is razed and patrolled but American forces fail to locate a Vietcong HQ |
| Siege of Route 13 Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| 30th June Route 13 On Route 13 linking Vietnam to the Cambodian border USAforces are brutally assaulted |
