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The following events occurred in February 1966:
Television advertisement promoting the introduction of Australia's new currency system. This is a series of animated black-and-white television advertisements designed to assist Australians with the transition from imperial to decimal currency on 14 February 1966. Through a question-and-answer format, a grandmother and a small girl explain the transition between currencies, the comparative value of each currency and the ability to use either dollars and cents or pounds, shillings and pence for up to two years after the new currency goes into circulation.
Made in 1965 for the Decimal Currency Board in preparation for the changeover to decimal currency on February 14 1966. Dollar Bill and company parade to the repeated strains of the Decimal Currency song, and an exercise in simple addition in pounds, shillings and pence is included to show the virtues of the new system.
Optical Fibre - Charles Kao experimenting with the world's first single-mode optical communication fibre, made of glass, at Standard Telecommunication Laboratories (STL), Harlow, England. Charles & George Hockham coauthored the defining paper that started the optical fibre communication revolution ("Dielectric-fibre surface waveguide for optical frequencies", by K.C.Kao & G.A.Hockham, Published in the Proceedings of the IEE). See http://www.goforich.co.uk/c_kao/index.html Added commentary by Richard Epworth
A short clip showing the railway pug beside the derelict Nelly pithead. The Nelly had been closed since September 1965
Rare footage of the Searchers performing LIVE in February 1966 on Australian TV. They run through SWEETS FOR MY SWEET, CC RIDER, JENNY JENNY JENNY, LOVE POTION #9 and TAKE ME FOR WHAT I'M WORTH.
more at http://news.quickfound.net/intl/vietnam_news.html An overview of Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam ships and facilities begins with the Lt. Col. John U. D. Page, the first and only Beach Discharge Lighter ( BDL ). Also describes US Army tugboats, the DeLong Pier and the floating machine shop. From US Army Staff Film Report 66-10B. Vietnam War playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF7FC7A2D880623F7 Public domain film from the US National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied. The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original). http://creativecommons.org/...
more at http://news.quickfound.net/intl/vietnam_news.html A small business boom is occurring in South Vietnam due to the arrival of large numbers of US troops. From US Army Staff Film Report 66-10B Vietnam War playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF7FC7A2D880623F7 Public domain film from the US National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied. The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bien_Hoa Biên Hòa is a city in Đồng Nai Province, Vietnam, about 20 miles (32 km...
The Mother on Savitri - Compilation—11 February 1966 - 27 Apr 1966
February 5, 1966 from the Hollywood Palace Vincent Edwards
February 12, 1966 from the Hollywood Palace Jane Morgan
Robert Clive Napper (born 25 February 1966) is a convicted British serial killer and rapist who was remanded in Broadmoor Hospital indefinitely on 18 . Robert Clive Napper (born 25 February 1966) is a convicted British serial killer and rapist who was remanded in Broadmoor Hospital indefinitely on 18 . Crime Documentary - Robert Clive Napper (born 25 February 1966) is a convicted British serial killer and rapist who was remanded in Broadmoor Hospital .
Robert Clive Napper (born 25 February 1966) is a convicted British serial killer and rapist who was remanded in Broadmoor Hospital indefinitely on 18 . Robert Clive Napper (born 25 February 1966) is a convicted British serial killer and rapist who was remanded in Broadmoor Hospital indefinitely on 18 . Crime Documentary - Robert Clive Napper (born 25 February 1966) is a convicted British serial killer and rapist who was remanded in Broadmoor Hospital .
Robert Clive Napper (born 25 February 1966) is a convicted British serial killer and rapist who was remanded in Broadmoor Hospital indefinitely on 18
Bob on NBC February 16th, 1966 The Righteous Brothers, Jill St. John, Martha Raye, and Danny Thomas join Hope for this hour of music and comedy.
U.S. Navy pilot in http://reescuedawn.blogspot.com/ squadron VA-145, is shot down in his A-1 Skyraider over Laos in February 1966, while on a combat mission.
César Franck (1822 - 1890) Symphony in D minor FWV 48 Asahina Takashi NDR Sinfonieorchester Hamburg Hamburg NDR Studio10 1-4, February 1966
Techno Music French DJ and producer born February 1, 1966.
I threw your keys in the water, I looked back,
Theyd frozen halfway down in the ice.
They froze up so quickly, the keys and their owners,
Even after the anger, it all turned silent, and
The everyday turned solitary,
So we came to February.
First we forgot where wed planted those bulbs last year,
Then we forgot that wed planted at all,
Then we forgot what plants are altogether,
and I blamed you for my freezing and forgetting and
The nights were long and cold and scary,
Can we live through February?
You know I think Christmas was a long red glare,
Shot up like a warning, we gave presents without cards,
And then the snow,
And then the snow came, we were always out shoveling,
And wed drop to sleep exhausted,
Then wed wake up, and its snowing.
And February was so long that it lasted into March
And found us walking a path alone together.
You stopped and pointed and you said, "Thats a crocus,"
And I said, "Whats a crocus?" and you said, "Its a flower,"
I tried to remember, but I said, "Whats a flower?"
You said, "I still love you."
The leaves were turning as we drove to the hardware store,
My new lover made me keys to the house,
And when we got home, well we just started chopping wood,
Because you never know how next year will be,
And well gather all our arms can carry,