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February 24, 1966

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Headlines from February 24, 1966

Hospital Crisis Is Forecast Here In Study Citing Serious Defects; A HOSPITAL CRISIS IS FORECAST HERE

By Martin Tolchin

Southern NY Hosp Rev and Planning Council 18-mo survey for United Hosp Fund says NY faces major hosp crisis, rept completed in spring '65; finds 47 of 130 gen hosps must be replaced, 24 need major and 59 partial modernization; sees $705-million needed for hosps to perform current tasks, $1.25-billion for expansion to meet current needs; substudy repts inadequate facilities in 58 voluntary hosps; council pres Haldeman comments; sees fed aid needed

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 23, 1966, covering February 24, 1966.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Whipped Cream & Other Delights by Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Whipped Cream & Other Delights

    Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    42
  2. 2
    Album cover for Rubber Soul by The Beatles

    Rubber Soul

    The Beatles

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  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
    20
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    50
  5. 5
    Album cover for September Of My Years by Frank Sinatra

    September Of My Years

    Frank Sinatra

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    28

Notable Births

Billy Zane

1966Billy Zane, American actor and producer[†]

William George Zane Jr. is an American actor. His breakthrough role was in the Australian film Dead Calm (1989), a performance that earned him a nomination for the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actor. He has since appeared in numerous films and television series, and starred as the main antagonist Caledon Hockley in the epic film Titanic (1997), for which he and the rest of the ensemble cast was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Katie Allen (politician)

1966Katie Allen, Australian politician and medical researcher[†]

Katrina Jane Allen is an Australian politician and former medical researcher who was a member of the House of Representatives from 2019 until 2022. She is a member of the Liberal Party and represented the Division of Higgins in Victoria.

Historical Events

1966 Ghanaian coup d'état

1966Ghanaian coup d'état by National Liberation Council overthrows Kwame Nkrumah's Government[†]

The 1966 Ghanaian coup d'état was a military overthrow of President Kwame Nkrumah on February 24, 1966, while he was visiting China. The swift and bloodless coup led to the establishment of an eight-member National Liberation Council (NLC), comprising four army and four police officers. The NLC dissolved Nkrumah's Convention People's Party and the Parliament, and suspended the constitution.

Historical Context for February 24, 1966

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