| That was the year when...
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England won
the football World cup (in England) |
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Comedian Lenny Bruce
(39) & Silent film star Buster Keaton (70) both died |
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Timothy Leary arrested
on drugs charges |
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Boxer Hurricane Carter
was arrested for Murder. He eventually had the conviction
overturned in 1985, some 19 years later |
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Ronald Reagan was elected
Governor of California |
| 1966 was dominated in England by one event:
The World cup which was both hosted and won by a jubilent
nation. Lenny Bruce, a long term heroin user, sadly succumbed
to an overdose and the Silent Film legend Buster Keaton
fell silent for the last time. |
| You Have been Watching... |
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The Illustrated Weekly Hudd |
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A Man for all Seasons (Best Film Oscar) |
