The Atlanta expansion franchise became the 15th NFL franchise, and they were awarded the first pick in the 1966 NFL Draft as well as the final pick in each of the first five rounds.

Under Head Coach Norb Hecker they lost their first nine regular-season games in 1966 and secured their first victory on the road against the New York Giants.

For over a century, they were hunted almost to extinction by whalers until protected by the international community in 1966.

Both girls married and lived abroad for a time after they grew up, yet the photographs continued to hold the public imagination ; in 1966 a reporter from the Daily Express newspaper traced Elsie, who had by then returned to the UK.

In 1966, several rock releases were arguably concept albums in the sense that they presented a set of thematically-linked songs-and they also instigated other rock artists to consider using the album format in a similar fashion: The Beach Boys ' Pet Sounds was a musical portrayal of Brian Wilson's state of mind at the time ( and a major inspiration to Paul McCartney ).

The Cowboys are the only NFL team to record 20 straight winning seasons ( 1966 – 85 ), in which they only missed the playoffs twice ( 1974 and 1984 ), an NFL record that remains unchallenged.

The conjecture was disproven by L. J. Lander and T. R. Parkin in 1966 when they found the following counterexample for k

England won the World Cup in 1966, when they hosted the finals, defeating West Germany 4 – 2 in extra time in the final.

Hoshino Gakki used the Teisco and FujiGen Gakki guitar factories to manufacture Ibanez guitars after they stopped manufacturing their own guitars in 1966 and after the Teisco guitar factory closed down in 1969 / 1970 Hoshino Gakki used the FujiGen Gakki guitar factory to make most Ibanez guitars.

The University of Zambia was opened in Lusaka in 1966, after Zambians all over the country had been encouraged to donate whatever they could afford towards its construction.

In 1966, they moved their training camp to Minnesota State University in Mankato, where it remains to this day.

" Concerned by an increasing use of LSD and other psychedelic drugs, in 1966 Baba stated that they did not convey real benefits.

Following initial work between 1958 – 1964, in 1966, a team at the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions ( FLNR ) reported that they had been able to detect < sup > 250 </ sup > Fm from the decay of a parent nucleus (< sup > 254 </ sup > No ) with a half-life of ~ 50s, in contradiction to the Berkeley claim.

Among the most successful were The Easybeats, formed in Sydney but who recorded their international hit " Friday on My Mind " ( 1966 ) in London and remained there for their forays into psychedelic-tinged pop until they disbanded in 1970.

He had used topical materials throughout his series, but in 1959, his Starship Troopers was considered by the Scribner's editorial staff to be too controversial for their prestige line, and they rejected it ; Heinlein found another publisher, feeling himself released from the constraints of writing novels for children, and he began to write " my own stuff, my own way ", and he wrote a series of challenging books that redrew the boundaries of science fiction, including his best-known work, Stranger in a Strange Land ( 1961 ), and The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress ( 1966 ).

In 1966, before they went their separate ways, and to capitulize on their previous hits, Verve / MGM issued a " Greatest Hits " comp, of which has been modified twice, in 1983 with 10 tracks, then again in 1990 with 2 more tracks.

The Who's early promotional material tagged them as producing " maximum rhythm and blues ", but by about 1966 they moved from attempting to emulate American R & B to producing songs that reflected the Mod lifestyle.

In 1965, he married Carla Elvira Dall ' Oglio, and they had two children: Maria Elvira, better known as Marina ( born 1966 ), and Pier Silvio ( b. 1969 ).

First appearing in the original Star Trek series in the 1966 episode " Balance of Terror ", they have since made appearances in all the main later Star Trek series: The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Enterprise.

In 1966 Chrysler sold enough of the 426 Hemis to make it available again, and they put it in their new Dodge Charger which had a low-drag rear window that was radically sloped.

Harry Coover said in 1966 that a CA spray was used in the Vietnam War to retard bleeding in wounded soldiers until they could be brought to a hospital.

In the 1966 title game, the Cowboys lost because they failed to score a touchdown on 4 attempts starting from the Packers 2-yard line on the game's final drive.

* The Thin Blue Line, a 1966 documentary film by William Friedkin about the police and the problems they encounter

In 1966 the members headed west for San Francisco, but after their truck broke down in San Mateo, California, they decided to remain there.

Karpov improved so quickly under Botvinnik's tutelage that he became the youngest Soviet National Master in history at fifteen in 1966 ; this tied the record established by Boris Spassky in 1952.

Besides Dick Tracy, Capp parodied many other comic strips in Li ' l Abner — including Steve Canyon, Superman ( at least twice ; first as " Jack Jawbreaker " in 1947, and again in 1966 as " Chickensouperman "), Mary Worth, Peanuts, Rex Morgan, M. D., Little Annie Rooney and Little Orphan Annie ( in which Punjab became " Punjbag ," an oleaginous slob ).

For the 1966 tour to Australia and New Zealand John Robins became the first Lions Coach, and the trip started off very well for the Lions, who stormed through Australia, winning five non-tests and drawing one ; and most notably defeating Australia in two tests as well.

A member of the England team who won the World Cup and Ballon d ' Or for European Footballer of the Year in 1966, he played almost all of his club football at Manchester United, where he became renowned for his attacking instincts and passing abilities from midfield and his ferocious long-range shot.

Finally, at the same time as Madison Avenue became one-way northbound and Fifth Avenue became one-way southbound, Broadway was made one-way southbound between Madison Square ( where Fifth Avenue crosses ) and Union Square on January 14, 1966, completing its conversion south of Columbus Circle.

It is one of the very few songs of the 1960s to cast the military in a positive light, yet it became a major hit, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard charts for five weeks in 1966.

In 1952 the title of General Secretary became First Secretary and the Politburo became the Presidium before reverting to their former names under Leonid Brezhnev in 1966.

Finally, on November 13, 1966, Edwin " Buzz " Aldrin became the first to successfully work in space without tiring, on the Gemini 12 last flight.

With this car Ford became in 1966 the first and so far the only American constructor to win overall at Le Mans.

In 1966 it became a Canadian High Commission.

While Qutb's ideas became increasingly radical during his imprisonment prior to his execution in 1966, the leadership of the Brotherhood, led by Hasan al-Hudaybi, remained moderate and interested in political negotiation and activism.

He later became special assistant for community affairs when Rockefeller was re-elected governor of New York in 1966.

In 1964 he became an honorary member to the American Philosophical Society, and in 1966 he moved to the United States to work at the Institute for Biomedical Research in Chicago.

In 1966 Brabham became the first-and still the only-man to win the Formula One world championship driving one of his own cars.

In 1966 the regiment became part of the Royal Green Jackets.

The extent to which the British exerted direct control over Basutoland waxed and waned until Basutoland's independence in 1966, when it became the Kingdom of Lesotho.

He also became a financial adviser to the then Sultan of Brunei Omar Ali Saifuddien III, in 1966.

A new charter was granted in 1966 and the College became Mount Saint Vincent University, bringing forth the establishment of a Board of Governors and Senate.

Nauru became self-governing in January 1966.

Was formerly very common in the Arabian Peninsula, Syria, and Iraq ; it became extinct around 1966.

In 1952 the title of General Secretary became First Secretary and the Politburo became the Presidium before reverting to their former names under Leonid Brezhnev in 1966.