Date: March 19, 1965
President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to the Selma crisis, tells the U.S. Congress "We shall overcome" while advocating the Voting Rights Act. Date: March 15, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Israeli Spy Eli…
Jean-Bédel Bokassa, leader of the Central African Republic army, and his military officers begin a coup d'état against the government of President David Dacko. Date: December 31, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965UK…
The US and Republic of Vietnam Air Force begin Operation Rolling Thunder, a sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam. Date: March 2, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Vietnam War Saigon US Embassy Car…
India retaliates following Pakistan's Operation Grand Slam which results in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 that ends in a stalemate followed by the signing of the Tashkent Declaration. Date: September 6, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)…
NASA launches Gemini 3, the United States' first two-man space flight (crew: Gus Grissom and John Young). Date: March 23, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Malcolm X Visits Smethwick After Racially Charged UK…
The Socialist Republic of Romania is proclaimed, following the adoption of a new constitution. Date: August 21, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 21 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965UK Imposes 70 mph Rural Road and Motorway Speed Limit, December…