The Video History of Our Times: 1966.
Easton Press.
Place Published: Norwalk Conn:
Publisher: Easton Press Video,
Date Published: 1988.
Description: VIDEO VHS NEAR FINE condition with plastic case. JMVintage specializes in books, magazines and treasures related to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor...and other curious people. In your Video History of 1966, you will see the following events that shaped that historic year: PRESIDENT LAUNCHES "PEACE OFFENSIVE" With bombing raids in Vietnam suspended since Christmas Eve, President Johnson demonstrates his intention to pursue a "peace offensive," as stated in his July speech. PALMER TAKES LOS ANGELES OPEN Arnold Palmer beats off a challenge from Paul Henry and collects $11,000 in prize money. VIETNAM REPORT Operation "White Wing" enters its fourth week of a search and destroy mission northeast of Saigon. Men of the First Cavalry Airmobile Division clean out a Viet Cong village before rehabilitating it under the new economic program. GALA PREMIERE FOR MADAME X Ross Hunter's new movie stars Lana Turner and Ricardo Montalban, who are among the many stars attending. WESTMINSTER DOG SHOW At New York's Madison Square Garden, a wire-haired fox terrier, Champion Zeloy Moormaides Magic (call name "Biddy") wins Best in Show and immediately retires, quitting while she is on top. BIG BASEBALL CONTRACT FOR MAYS Willie Mays signs a 2-year contract making him the highest paid player in history. HIGH FLYING CAMERA An epilogue to the saga of the Apollo test are remarkable pictures made from the Saturn rocket as it thrust the capsule into space. I "CHI-CHI" IS ENGAGED One of the two giant pandas outside Red China, "Chi-Chi," is leaving Britain for Moscow to meet "An-An" there. Both British and Soviet zoologists hope that a blessed event will soon occur.FASHION NEWS Shorter, above-the-knee skirts are the styles for the ladies this year, as shown in the latest Paris creations. NEW ICE SKATING STAR In Switzerland, graceful Peggy Fleming, a 17-year-old from Colorado Springs, turns in a flawless performance that wins her a perfect score and gives her the Women's World Figure Skating Championship. WESTMORELAND GREETS KOREAN TROOPS ROK infantrymen disembark from landing crafts in Vietnam to reinforce Korean soldiers already active in the war. ACADEMY AWARDS NIGHT Top acting Oscars go to Lee Marvin and Julie Christie. The Sound of Music wins best picture and Bob Hope gets a special gold medal. SHOOTING THE RAPIDS On crafts ranging from inner tubes and rubber rafts to orthodox rowboats, courageous college lads and teenagers brave the boiling white rapids of the McKenzie River in Oregon's White Water Parade. MINI PARADE Skimpy skirts, bizarre boots and kooky styles are becoming increasingly prevalent on the fashion scene - and attract plenty of attention and comments, both pro and con, from observers on the streets of Paris. STANLEY CUP FINALS The Montreal Canadiens outscore the Detroit Red Wings in the ice hockey playoffs to take their second championship in a row. REAGAN WINS CALIFORNIA PRIMARY In his first political contest, actor Ronald Reagan pulls landslide votes in the GOP primary, as does Democrat Edmund Brown, the gubernatorial incumbent. GEMINI 9 TRIUMPH Films taken by astronauts Tom Stafford and Eugene Cernan during their space journey show fascinating highlights of their flight, including Cernan's record space walk. WINGLESS AIRCRAFT A wingless metal capsule, a future Space Ferry, gets its first test flight at Edwards Air Force Base in California. ALL-STAR GAMES West beats East in the 6th-annual Coaches All-American football game in Atlanta. . and the National League defeats the American League in baseball's All Star game in St. Louis. SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS A round-up of some of the year's exciting moments includes college football, track and field, horse racing, auto racing, golf, baseball, basketball and skiing. TERROR IN TEXAS From the tower of the University of Texas in Austin, student Charles Whitman sprays bullets, killing 15 and wounding many others. LUCI AND PAT: PREVIEW A pre-wedding reception at the Georgetown home of Ambassador W. Averell Harriman highlights a week of festivities for Luci Baines Johnson and Patrick Nugent. METAL CHIC French designers come up with metallic dresses inspired by suits MISS AMERICA The competition is won by 19-year-old Jane Anne Jayroe, "Miss Oklahoma." FOREST HILLS TENNIS Maria Bueno of Brazil beats Nancy Richey of Texas to take the US Women's title. ARMY-NAVY GAME In John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia, an underdog Army team tips over Navy, 20 to 7. BRITISH AIR SHOW Britain's airplane builders show new vitality to world buyers at the Farnborough Air Show, open-air shop window of the British Aircraft Industry. HOLIDAY SEASON PARADES Previewing the arrival of Santa Claus, gala parades in New York and Toronto feature giant balloon characters, floats and story- book heroes. JOHNSON GREETS VETERANS At Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, President and Mrs. Johnson are among a huge crowd of relatives and friends who welcome home 18 wounded Vietnam veterans. LONDON WIG CLINIC Hairdressers at London's first "wig clinic" demonstrate their styling skills. BOB HOPE ENTERTAINS TROOPS For the 25th year in a row, Bob Hope brings his Christmas show to troops in the field at Camranh Bay, South Vietnam. U.S. BOND ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE The Smothers Brothers, in their inimitable way, urge Americans to purchase U.S. Savings Bonds.
Binding: VideoCondition: Near Fine
Book Id: 19016
Price: $12.00
