21 October 1966 Posted on October 20, 2012 by Staff A slag pile collapses on the village of Aberfan in Wales, killing 144 people. Famous Words of Inspiration..."If you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a small chance of survival. There may even be a worse case: you may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." Winston Churchill — Click here for more from Winston Churchill Related posts: 9 October 1966 8 September 1966 8 October 1968 26 August 1966 8 September 1966 21 October 1945 7 October 1982 19 October 1956 17 July 1981