The United Nations Handicap horse derby at the Atlantic City race course in New Jersey. Large number of spectators watches the $100,000 derby race event from stands. A jockey on horse tagged with number 11 takes early lead during the race. Camera persons capture the event. Clem defeats the bid of Round Table to become top money winner.
Significant events and happenings in the year 1966. Seven nation summit conference on Vietnam in Manila. Pope Paul VI meets with the Archbishop of Canterbury Michael Ramsey in Rome, Italy. Wedding of the year in which President Lyndon Johnson's daughter, Luci Baines Johnson weds Patrick Nugent. Rescue workers take out victims of floods and landslides in various parts of world. American people cast their votes in the elections.
American people in the 1966 elections choose governors, senators, and congressman. Governor George W. Romney wins the elections in Michigan. He smiles after his victory. Charles Percy wins in Illinois. Edward Brooke wins elections in Massachusetts as the first African American Senator ever in the U.S. history. Governor Nelson Rockefeller wins for his third term as the governor of New York. Hollywood actor Ronald Reagan after winning elections in California addresses an assembly. Mrs. Lurleen Wallace after winning the elections of Alabama waves towards people along with her husband, former Governor Wallace. Oath taking of new senators and governors at an official ceremony as President Lyndon Johnson watches.
U-Thant unanimously elected for his next term as Secretary General of the United Nations. A meeting session of the United Nations General Assembly at its headquarters in New York, United States. U Thant unanimously reappointed to Secretary General's position, despite his unwillingness. U Thant walks to the Secretary General's chair after his elections and delivers his speech.
French President Charles de Gaulle visits Moscow. President de Gaulle shakes hands with civilians of Moscow who cheer for him. The same year de Gaulle evicts North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) from France. Frenchmen flee their homes due to large army installations. Civilians migrate with their belongings.
Heavy floods inundate the city of Florence, Italy, caused by flooding of the Arno River on November 4, 1966. A man views immense erosion on the side of the Arno River caused by floodwaters. Trucks parked outside the Florence National Central Library. Piles of books and manuscripts destroyed by floods. Conservators flip through pages of a book. Workers try to clean and restore famous art works by Italian Renaissance artists.
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