The last time Missouri won a college football game at Oklahoma, it was 1966.
Lyndon B. Johnson was in the White House. The U.S. presence in Vietnam reached 300,000 personnel by year’s end. Back home, a dozen eggs cost 60 cents and gas was priced at 32 cents per gallon.
Psychedelia was big in the culture. Walt Disney Died. Mike Tyson was born. The Oscar for best picture went to “The Sound of Music.” Billboard’s No. 1 hit song of the year was California Dreamin’ by the Mamas & the Papas.
It was the first season of a brand new show called “Star Trek.” Brian Wilson wrote the classic “Pet Sounds” album for the Beach Boys. The Beatles played a concert at Busch Stadium in August of that year.
In 1966, the NFL played a historically prominent season that ended with the first Super Bowl, won by Vince Lombardi’s Packers. The Baltimore Orioles, led by Triple Crown winner Frank Robinson, shocked the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the 1966 World Series.