Timeline June 1966

Events in June 1966 10

• 1886 – 1966 Ed Wynn (1886-1966) Died 19 June 1966, aged 79 Ed Wynn was an American comedian and actor known for his stage clowning and later dramatic film roles such as Mary Poppins. He died in Los Angeles on 19 June 1966.
• 1966 Bob Dylan releases Blonde on Blonde Double album Recorded in Nashville, one of rock's first double albums.
• 1966 French Open 1966 Men: Tony Roche · Women: Ann Jones
• 1966 Janis Joplin joins Big Brother and the Holding Company Haight-Ashbury Becomes the band's singer.
• 1966 Ravi Shankar begins teaching George Harrison London Teaches the Beatle sitar.
• 1966 The Kinks top the charts with Sunny Afternoon Summer number one A wry song about a ruined aristocrat.
• 1966 Surveyor 1 lands on the Moon First American spacecraft to soft-land on another world Surveyor 1 touched down on the Moon on 2 June 1966, becoming the first American spacecraft to achieve a soft lunar landing. It sent back thousands of photographs and paved the way for the Apollo program.
• 1966 Roy Orbison's wife Claudette killed Motorcycle accident She dies in a motorcycle crash.
• 1966 Miranda v. Arizona decided US Supreme Court requires police to inform suspects of their rights The US Supreme Court ruled on 13 June 1966 that suspects in custody must be informed of their right to remain silent and to an attorney before interrogation. The decision gave rise to the now-familiar 'Miranda warning' recited by American police.
• 1966 National Organization for Women founded New group organizes to advance women's rights in the United States The National Organization for Women was founded in Washington, D.C. on 30 June 1966 by Betty Friedan and other activists. It became one of the leading organizations of American second-wave feminism.