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September 22, 1966

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5 PICKETS SEIZED IN HARLEM CLASH OVER NEW SCHOOL; Crowd Breaks Police Lines in an Effort to Bar Entry of White Principal 5 PICKETS SEIZED IN HARLEM CLASH

By Leonard Buder

5 Negroes arrested at school in clash with police after seeking to bar Lisser from entering; illus; Carmichael and F B McKissick present; Carmichael says SNCC is set for direct action campaign against system and authorities; Harlem CORE chap head Innis calls clash 'prelude to war'; Comr Booth and Wingate critical of bd; Prot Council urges Lindsay to intervene; over 2/3 of pupils and almost all teachers attend classes; Lisser comments; Mrs Testamark repts 'no organized boycott yet,'

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 21, 1966, covering September 22, 1966.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Revolver by The Beatles

    Revolver

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  2. 2
    Album cover for Doctor Zhivago by Soundtrack

    Doctor Zhivago

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    28
  3. 3
    Album cover for Somewhere My Love by Ray Conniff

    Somewhere My Love

    Ray Conniff

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    11
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    80
  5. 5
    Album cover for What Now My Love by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    What Now My Love

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    20

Notable Births

Ruth Jones

1966Ruth Jones, Welsh actress, producer, and screenwriter[†]

Ruth Alexandra Elisabeth Jones is a Welsh actress, comedian, writer and producer. She co-wrote and co-starred in the critically acclaimed BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey, for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Female Comedy Performance in 2025. She also co-wrote and starred in the Sky One comedy-drama Stella (2012–2017), for which she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Female Comedy Performance and the BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Screenwriter.

Mike Richter

1966Mike Richter, American ice hockey player[†]

Michael Thomas Richter is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played his entire National Hockey League career, from 1989 to 2002, with the New York Rangers organization, and led the team to the Stanley Cup in 1994. He also represented the United States in international play on several occasions. Richter was named to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, alongside his former Rangers and U.S. teammate Brian Leetch, in 2008.

Michael Shank

1966Michael Shank, American racing team owner[†]

Michael Shank is an American race car team owner and former race car driver born in Columbus, Ohio. Before leaving driving to concentrate on car ownership, he ran one race in the 1996–97 Indy Racing League season, the 1997 Las Vegas 500K at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He started racing in 1989, winning SCCA Ohio Valley Region's Novice Driver of the Year. He also won the 1996 Player’s/Toyota Atlantic C2 championship.

Historical Events

Ansett-ANA Flight 149

1966Twenty-four people are killed when Ansett-ANA Flight 149 crashes in Winton, Queensland, Australia.[†]

Ansett-ANA Flight 149 crashed near Winton in Queensland, Australia on 22 September 1966, killing all on board. The Vickers Viscount aircraft departed from Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia for a 73-minute flight to Longreach. Forty-four minutes after takeoff a fire started in one of the engines. The crew were unable to extinguish the fire or feather the propeller so made an emergency descent with the intention of landing at Winton, a small town along the route. The fire spread to the fuel tank and weakened the wing structure so that a large part of the left wing broke away and the aircraft crashed. All twenty-four occupants were killed. The accident remains the fifth-worst in Australia's civil aviation history.

Historical Context for September 22, 1966

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