1966 in the United States

This is a list of notable events that took place in 1966 in the United States. == Incumbents == === Federal government === President: Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Texas) Vice President: Hubert Humphrey (D-Minnesota) Chief Justice: Earl Warren (California) Speaker of the House of Representatives: John William McCormack (D-Massachusetts) Senate Majority Leader: Mike Mansfield (D-Montana) Congress: 89th ==== State governments ==== == Events == === January === January 2 – 1966 New York City transit strike: A wildcat strike by public transportation workers in New York City, led by Mike Quill, begins, designed to coincide with the beginning of Republican John V. Lindsay's mayoralty.

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