BILLBOARD TOP 10 -- 1966:

 I'M A BELIEVER--THE MONKEES
 SUMMER IN THE CITY--LOVIN' SPOONFUL
 WILD THING--TROGGS
 HANKY PANkY--T. JAMES & SHANDELLS
 WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMEN--PERCY SLEDGE
 SOUL & INSPIRATION--RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS
 MONDAY MONDAY--THE MAMAs & THE PAPAS
 GOOD VIBRATIONS-- THE BEACH BOYS
 DEVIL WITH A BLUE DRESS ON--MITCH RIDER &     
 THE DETROIT WHEELS
 GOOD LOVIN'--YOUNG RASCALS

OSCAR WINNER'S:
 
 Movie:  A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS, ACTOR:  Paul Scoefield--A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS,  ACTRESS:  Liz Taylor--WHO'S AFFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOLFE

Top grossing movie:  THUNDERBALL

DEATH:  Walt Disney

World Series:  Baltimore Orioles 4 games to 0 Los Angeles Dodgers
    MVP:  Frank Robinson

Ted Williams was inducted into the Hall of Fame

NBA Champion:  Boston Celtics won 4 games to 3 over Los Angeles Lakers

NCAA BASKETBALL:  Texas Western defeats Kentucky with five black starters ushering in desegregration in athletic recruiting

SUPER BOWL :  Green Bay Packers 35-10 over Kansas City Chiefs

Jack Nickllaus wins the MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT

Billie Jean King wins WIMBLETON

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE  is not awarded due to the VIETNAM WAR

United States has 250,000 troops in Southeast Asia

Demonstrations held across the US against VIETNAM WAR

TV Shows:  MY 3 SONS, WALT DISNEY'S WONDERFUL WORLD OF COLOR, GILLIGANS ISLAND, THE DEAN MARTIN SHOW, BEWITCHED

FADS:  Hot Wheels, Twister, Ouija boards

COSTS:

Cars $2,410 
Gas $.32  gal.
House $23,330
Bread $.22 per loaf
Milk $1.11 per gal.
Stamp $.05
Minimum Wage $1.25