1966

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/1966

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the calendar system employed?Gregorian calendar
2. What is the day of the week for january 1st?Saturday
3. What does it mean that 1966 was a "common year"?1966 had 365 days, like most years, and didn't have the extra leap day that some years have.
4. Why did 1966 start on a Saturday?The calendar set the first day of the year to Saturday, which affects which days of the week fall on each date.

Gregorian calendar: The solar calendar currently used in most of the world, established to correct inaccuracies in the Julian calendar.
Common Year: A year in the Gregorian calendar containing 365 days, as opposed to a leap year with 366 days.
Millennium: A period of 1,000 years, often counted from a specific epoch or starting point.
20th Century: The historical period spanning from January 1, 1901, to December 31, 2000.