page_title: February 1966
section_title: February 22, 1966 (Tuesday)
hierarchical_section_title: February 1966 / February 22, 1966 (Tuesday)
caption_attribution_description: For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Cropped version of Bundesarchiv Bild 183-76054-0003, Leipzig, Kenia-Tag, Gerald Götting.jpg
context_page_description: The following events occurred in February 1966:
context_section_description: The Soviet Union launched two dogs, "Veterok" and "Ugolyok" (translated in the American press as "Breezy" and "Blackie", respectively) into orbit around the Earth on board the satellite Kosmos 110.  The two dogs would remain in orbit for 22 days and then safely return to Earth on March 16.
  British Prime Minister Harold Wilson announced that the United Kingdom would withdraw its troops from the Aden Protectorate by 1968, endorsing the "Defence White Paper" that stated "we do not think it appropriate that we should maintain defence facilities there" after independence was granted.
  Milton Obote, the Prime Minister of Uganda, called for a meeting of his cabinet.  After discussions started, he called in soldiers and then placed five of the group (State Minister Grace Ibingira, Agriculture Minister Mathias Ngobi, Health Minister Emmanuel Lumu, Minister of Works Balaki Kirya and Labour Minister George Magezi) under arrest on grounds that they had been "conspiring to overthrow the Government by violent means".
  The Broadway production of Slapstick Tragedy: Two Plays by Tennessee Williams premiered at the Longacre Theatre.  Despite Williams's success with productions such as The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, the double-bill of plays (The Mutilated and The Gnädiges Fräulein) would close after only seven performances.
  The 1966 Australian Grand Prix was held at Lakeside International Raceway and was won by Graham Hill.
caption: Milton Obote
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