history. July 18 Gemini 10 (John Young, Michael Collins) is launched from the United States. After docking with an Agena target vehicle, the astronauts set a world altitude record of 474 miles (763 km). The International Court of Justice rules in favour of South Africa in a case on the administration of South West Africa which has been brought before them by Ethiopia and Liberia. July 22 – Following the death of Hsu Tsu-tsai, an engineer, in The Hague, the Chinese government declares Dutch delegate G. J. Jongejans persona non grata, but tells him not to leave the country before other Chinese engineers have left the Netherlands. July 23 – Katangese troops in Stanleyville, Congo, revolt for several weeks in support of the exiled minister Moise Tshombe. July 24 – U.N. Secretary General U Thant visits Moscow. July 24 – A USAF F-4C Phantom #63-7599 is shot down by a North Vietnamese SAM-2 northeast of Hanoi, the first loss of a U.S. aircraft to a Vietnamese surface-to-air missile in the Vietnam War. July 26 – Lord Gardiner issues the Practice Statement in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom, stating that the House is not bound to follow its own previous precedent. July 28 – The U.S. announces that a Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance plane has disappeared over Cuba. July 29 1966 Nigerian counter-coup: Army officers from the north of Nigeria execute head of state General Aguiyi-Ironsi and install Yakubu Gowon. La Noche de los Bastones Largos: Junta takes over Argentine universities. Bob Dylan is injured in a motorcycle accident near his home in Woodstock, New York. He is not seen in public for over a year. July 30 – England beats West Germany 4–2 to win the 1966 FIFA World Cup at Wembley after extra time. July 31 – The pleasure cruiser MV Darlwyne disappeared off the Cornwall coast with the loss of all 31 aboard. August August 1 Sniper Charles Whitman kills 14 people and wounds 32 from atop the University of Texas at Austin Main Building tower, after earlier killing his wife and mother. The British Colonial Office merges with the Commonwealth Relations Office to form a new Commonwealth Office. August 2 – The Spanish government forbids overflights by British military aircraft. August 5 Groundbreaking takes place for the World Trade Center in New York City. Martin Luther King Jr. leads a civil rights march in Chicago,