50 years of Living Western Brought to you by Cavender’s: 1966
8 track stereo players were a “new-fangled” option on cars- The Houston Astrodome is built with the dome measuring 710 feet in diameter
- John Deere introduced a “rollover protection bar” on new tractors
- Carolynn (Seay) Vietor, of Texas is crowned Miss Rodeo America; later becomes president of the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association
- Pampers create the first disposable Diaper…moms of little buckaroos celebrate
- After 8 seasons and 217 black & white episodes, Rawhide drew to a close on CBS network
- Larry Mahan, Brooks, Ore. wins PRCA world championship at National Finals Rodeo; the first of his 6 PRCA All- Around Cowboy titles
- Clint Eastwood starred in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Houston Astrodome; Credit – Wiki Commons
Larry Mahan; Credit – ProRodeo Hall of Fame