Arguably pop’s greatest year with indispensable albums from the Mamas and Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Frank & Nancy Sinatra, Beach Boys, Bob Dylan and The Byrds.
FASHION
The Mod look is in with wild paisleys, bold colors and monochromes, pantsuits and the mini.
SPORTS
Bill Russell becomes first black coach in pro sports.
Blackhawk Bobby Hull scores a record 51 goals.
Peggy Fleming skates to World title
Ted Williams is inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame.
WORLD
Mao Zedong establishes the Red Guard, student shock troops, to stamp out the last remnants of bureaucracy.
Charles De Gaulle quits NATO defying US dominance.
Indira Ghandi becomes India’s prime minister.
TRIVIA QUESTIONS
Which two animated, holiday TV specials debuted in ‘66 and became instant classics?
Beach Boy Brian Wilson holes up in recording studios experimenting and fine-tuning every layer of this artistic masterpiece. While curiously it’s his response to “Rubber Soul”, this concept LP inspires the Beatles to create their magnum opus, “Sgt. Peppers.” Name what critics laud as “The Greatest Album Ever Made.”
It portrayed the lives of three women who share a bond of ambition, drugs and sex. What is the title of Jacqueline Susann’s risqué and heavily promoted 1966 bestselling novel?
Name the Pan-African festival celebrated for the first time this year.
R.I.P.
Buster Keaton
Walt Disney
Hedda Hopper
Lenny Bruce
Billboard Top 10 Pop Hits
I’m A Believer— The Monkees
Summer In The City —The Lovin’ Spoonful
Wild Thing — The Troggs
Hanky Panky —Tommy James & The Shondells
When A Man Loves A Woman —Percy Sledge
(You’re My) Soul And Inspiration —The Righteous Brothers
Monday, Monday —The Mamas & The Papas
Good Vibrations — The Beach Boys
Devil With A Blue Dress On & Good Golly Miss Molly — Mitch Ryder &The Detroit Wheels