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February 13, 1966

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Headlines from February 13, 1966

A Parley in Geneva Urged by Ribicoff; A GENEVA PARLEY URGED BY RIBICOFF

By Jack Raymond Special To the New York Times

Sen Ribicoff urges Johnson to call a preliminary conf at Geneva, let all involved, including Vietcong, attend; urges no subjects be barred from agenda; suggests US offer to withdraw 10,000 troops if N Vietnam will match move; holds Vietcong attendance would not imply recognition; sends proposal to White House, outlines it in taped TV int

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U.S. Blacklisting Vessels Supplying North Vietnam; Non-Communist and Polish Ships Trading With Hanoi Are Prohibited From Taking On Foreign Aid Cargo SHIPS PENALIZED FOR HANOI TRADE

By Unknown Author

State Dept confirms Baltimore Sun (newspaper) rept that US has begun to blacklist non-Communist and Polish ships that trade with N Vietnam, bars them from transporting US foreign-aid cargoes; says John son decided not to publicize announcement; 3 ships from GB, 1 from Greece and 1 from Cyprus named

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 9, 1966, covering February 13, 1966.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Rubber Soul by The Beatles

    Rubber Soul

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  2. 2
    Album cover for Whipped Cream & Other Delights by Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Whipped Cream & Other Delights

    Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    40
  3. 3
    Album cover for !!Going Places!! by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    !!Going Places!!

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    18
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    48
  5. 5
    Album cover for My Name Is Barbra; Two... by Barbra Streisand

    My Name Is Barbra; Two...

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    15

Notable Births

Neal McDonough

1966Neal McDonough, American actor and producer[†]

Neal McDonough is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Lieutenant Lynn "Buck" Compton in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers (2001), Deputy District Attorney David McNorris on Boomtown (2002–2003), Tin Man in the Sci-Fi Channel miniseries Tin Man, and as Dave Williams in Season 5 of Desperate Housewives (2008–2009), and President Dwight D. Eisenhower in American Horror Story: Double Feature (2021) for which his performance was critically acclaimed.

Jeff Waters

1966Jeff Waters, Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and producer[†]

Jeff Waters is a Canadian guitarist and the founder, bandleader and producer of the metal band Annihilator. He was born in Ontario and resides in the UK. Waters has owned Watersound Studios since 1994 and from 2003 until 2018, in Ottawa, Ontario, and now in the UK.

1966Freedom Williams, American rapper and singer[†]

Frederick Brandon "Freedom" Williams is an American rapper, singer and songwriter, who gained fame as the lead rapper on C+C Music Factory's biggest hits.

Historical Context for February 13, 1966

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