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January 3, 1966

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

Historical Context for January 3, 1966

In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people^[†]

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 29, 1965, covering January 3, 1966.

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Whipped Cream & Other Delights
Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
Last week
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Peak
1
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34
2
The Sound Of Music
Soundtrack
Last week
2
Peak
1
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42
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Welcome To The LBJ Ranch!
Various Artists
Last week
3
Peak
3
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6
4
!!Going Places!!
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Last week
4
Peak
4
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12
5
December's Children (And Everybody's)
The Rolling Stones
Last week
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Peak
5
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4
6
Beach Boys' Party!
The Beach Boys
Last week
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Peak
6
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6
7
The Best Of Herman's Hermits
Herman's Hermits
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Peak
5
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7
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Harum Scarum
Elvis Presley
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Peak
8
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8
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My Name Is Barbra; Two...
Barbra Streisand
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6
Peak
2
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9
10
My World
Eddy Arnold
Last week
13
Peak
10
Weeks
12

Notable Births

1966Chetan Sharma, Indian cricketer^[†]

Chetan Sharma is an Indian former cricket player who played Tests and ODIs as a fast bowler for Indian cricket team. Sharma was the first man to take a hat-trick in a Cricket World Cup, achieving this feat in the 1987 Cricket World Cup against New Zealand. His hat-trick was also the first time an Indian bowler took one in the ODI format. He was also a part of the Indian squad which won the 1985 World Championship of Cricket.

Notable Deaths

1966Sammy Younge Jr., American civil rights activist (born 1944)^[†]

Samuel Leamon Younge Jr. was a civil rights and voting rights activist who was murdered for trying to desegregate a "whites only" restroom. Younge was an enlisted service member in the United States Navy, where he served for two years before being medically discharged. Younge was an active member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and a leader of the Tuskegee Institute Advancement League.

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Headlines from January 3, 1966

2 MARTINIS JUDGES ARE REAPPOINTED; Father of Defendant in Auto Deaths Among 9 Renamed 2 Martinis Judges Are Among 9 Renamed to Bench

By Terence Smith

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U.S. HINTS CONTROL OF PRICES IF RISE IN STEEL SPREADS; Officials Warn Industry That It Must Follow Guideposts to Prevent Inflation METAL MAKERS SCORED Aides Detect 'Conspiracy' Bethlehem Chief Defends Action by Company PRICE CONTROLS HINTED BY THE U.S.

By Edwin L. Dale Jr. Special To the New York Times

Govt warns indus of possible controls if increases spread; Bethlehem chmn Martin defends rise; several Dem Congressmen headed by Repr McCormack score rise

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Japanese Journey to New World In 3000 B.C. Hinted by Pottery; Pottery Found in Ecuador Hints Japanese Landing in 3000 B.C.

By John A. Osmundsen

Mr and Mrs C Evans of Smithsonian Inst rept pre-historic Japanese-like pottery find presents air-tight case that Japanese landed in New World in 3000 BC or before, probably by accident, article in Scientific Amer; map; pottery illus

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Lindsay on Cities: 'Disaster or Glory'; New York City Government's Family Tree As It Looks Now And How It May Change Under Lindsay LINDSAY SAYS U.S. MUST HELP CITIES

By A.m. Rosenthal

int by A M Rosenthal on cities' problems

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G.I. COMBAT UNITS MOVE INTO DELTA TO ASSIST ATTACK; 173d Airborne Joins Strike at Vietcong U.S. Hitherto Only Adviser in Zone G.I. Combat Units Flown Into Delta

By Unknown Author

173d Airborne Brigade, with Australian and NZ units, moves into Mekong delta to help S Vietnamese chase Vietcong force; terrorists bomb roof of Special Forces hq, Nhatrang, injure 5 Amers, Tanhoathanh outpost; other actions; map

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Emergency Measures; TRAVEL

By Unknown Author

Drivers are urged not to bring cars into the congested parts of the city unless absolutely necessary. Those who do drive are urged to bring as many passengers as possible.

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UNIONS MAINTAIN SILENCE ON STRIKE; Some Are Privately Critical, But Decline to Take Stand UNIONS MAINTAIN SILENCE ON STRIKE

By Murray Schumach

Top NYC labor leaders avoid taking stand on NYC transit strike; many see walkout giving unions 'black eye,'

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CITY'S POLICE PUT ON A 12-HOUR DAY; Impact of the Strike Is Felt More Sharply as Traffic Increases on 2d Day City's Police Are Put on a 12-Hour Day as Emergency Transit Plans Take Shape RAILROADS TO RUN EXTRA SHUTTLES Public Schools Shut Today, but Some Colleges Open Armories Offer Cots

By Bernard Weinraub

Comr Broderick places police on 12-hr instead of 8-hr day

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LINDSAY INSISTS ALL WORKERS STAY HOME UNLESS ESSENTIAL; NEW QUILL OFFER IS REJECTED; HUGE JAM FEARED Strike Expected to Cut Work Force in City to 25% of Normal Lindsay Bids Workers Stay at Home

By Homer Bigart

TV appeal urging all but essential workers to stay home during strike

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Transit Board Questions Good Faith of Union Offer; Transit Union Reduces Its Demands but Authority Says Cut Is 'Unacceptable' O'GRADY REFUSES TO ACT ON OFFER Quill Contents That T.W.U. Has Yielded 80% Joint Talk Is Held

By Emanuel Perlmutter

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CHINA CUTS BACK TRADE WITH CUBA; Castro Implies Peking Was Blunt in November Talks Castro Says China Sharply Cuts Trade With Cuba

By Unknown Author

Castro discloses sharp cuts in trade with Communist China, s, Havana, marking anniv

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U.S. DUE TO RAISE ITS AID TO SAIGON; Added Economic Assistance of $200-Million Needed to Combat Inflation U.S. DUE TO RAISE ITS AID TO SAIGON

By Charles Mohr Special To the New York Times

US expected to give S Vietnam $200-million more in econ aid before fiscal '67 to try to block inflation; increase reptdly would bring total fiscal '66 aid to $500-600-million; major part of aid is in commodities

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Historical Context for January 3, 1966

Whipped Cream & Other Delights

The Sound Of Music

Welcome To The LBJ Ranch!

!!Going Places!!

December's Children (And Everybody's)

Beach Boys' Party!

The Best Of Herman's Hermits

Harum Scarum

My Name Is Barbra; Two...

My World

Notable Births

Notable Deaths

Headlines from January 3, 1966

2 MARTINIS JUDGES ARE REAPPOINTED; Father of Defendant in Auto Deaths Among 9 Renamed 2 Martinis Judges Are Among 9 Renamed to Bench

U.S. HINTS CONTROL OF PRICES IF RISE IN STEEL SPREADS; Officials Warn Industry That It Must Follow Guideposts to Prevent Inflation METAL MAKERS SCORED Aides Detect 'Conspiracy' Bethlehem Chief Defends Action by Company PRICE CONTROLS HINTED BY THE U.S.

Japanese Journey to New World In 3000 B.C. Hinted by Pottery; Pottery Found in Ecuador Hints Japanese Landing in 3000 B.C.

Lindsay on Cities: 'Disaster or Glory'; New York City Government's Family Tree As It Looks Now And How It May Change Under Lindsay LINDSAY SAYS U.S. MUST HELP CITIES

G.I. COMBAT UNITS MOVE INTO DELTA TO ASSIST ATTACK; 173d Airborne Joins Strike at Vietcong U.S. Hitherto Only Adviser in Zone G.I. Combat Units Flown Into Delta

Emergency Measures; TRAVEL

UNIONS MAINTAIN SILENCE ON STRIKE; Some Are Privately Critical, But Decline to Take Stand UNIONS MAINTAIN SILENCE ON STRIKE

CITY'S POLICE PUT ON A 12-HOUR DAY; Impact of the Strike Is Felt More Sharply as Traffic Increases on 2d Day City's Police Are Put on a 12-Hour Day as Emergency Transit Plans Take Shape RAILROADS TO RUN EXTRA SHUTTLES Public Schools Shut Today, but Some Colleges Open Armories Offer Cots

LINDSAY INSISTS ALL WORKERS STAY HOME UNLESS ESSENTIAL; NEW QUILL OFFER IS REJECTED; HUGE JAM FEARED Strike Expected to Cut Work Force in City to 25% of Normal Lindsay Bids Workers Stay at Home

Transit Board Questions Good Faith of Union Offer; Transit Union Reduces Its Demands but Authority Says Cut Is 'Unacceptable' O'GRADY REFUSES TO ACT ON OFFER Quill Contents That T.W.U. Has Yielded 80% Joint Talk Is Held

CHINA CUTS BACK TRADE WITH CUBA; Castro Implies Peking Was Blunt in November Talks Castro Says China Sharply Cuts Trade With Cuba

U.S. DUE TO RAISE ITS AID TO SAIGON; Added Economic Assistance of $200-Million Needed to Combat Inflation U.S. DUE TO RAISE ITS AID TO SAIGON