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Sarah Montague
1966Feb, 8

Sarah Montague

Sarah Montague, English journalist and radio host
Sarah Anne Louise Montague, Lady Brooke (born 8 February 1966), is a British journalist, formerly a regular presenter of the BBC Radio 4 current affairs programme, Today. After 18 years, she left the programme in April 2018 to lead on the lunchtime news broadcast, The World at One.

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Events on 1966

  • 10Mar

    Buddhist Uprising

    Military Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyễn Cao Kỳ sacked rival General Nguyễn Chánh Thi, precipitating large-scale civil and military dissension in parts of the nation.
  • 6Jul

    Hastings Banda

    Malawi becomes a republic, with Hastings Banda as its first President.
  • 10Jul

    Martin Luther King, Jr.

    The Chicago Freedom Movement, led by Martin Luther King, Jr., holds a rally at Soldier Field in Chicago. As many as 60,000 people attend.
  • 14Oct

    Montreal Metro

    The city of Montreal begins the operation of its underground Montreal Metro rapid transit system.
  • 8Nov

    Reconstruction Era

    Former Massachusetts Attorney General Edward Brooke becomes the first African American elected to the United States Senate since Reconstruction.