Lyndon B. Johnson Signs Voting Rights Act into Law, August 6, 1965
Date: August 6, 1965
Date: August 6, 1965
Martin Luther King Jr. leads 3,200 people on the start of the third and finally successful civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. Date: March 21, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 21 π Events on this day in 1965 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Supreme…
Vietnam War: The United States Marine Corps sends a MIM-23 Hawk missile battalion to South Vietnam, the first American troops in-country without an official advisory or training mission. Date: February 9, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 9 π Events on this day in 1965 π On This Day (Today)…
Project Ranger: The Ranger 8 probe launches on its mission to photograph the Mare Tranquillitatis region of the Moon in preparation for the crewed Apollo missions. Mare Tranquillitatis or the "Sea of Tranquility" would become the site chosen for the Apollo 11 lunar landing. Date: February 17, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other…
The Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea is signed. Date: June 22, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 22 π Events on this day in 1965 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Lyndon B. Johnson Signs Medicare and Medicaid Law, July 30, 1965Canada…
Vietnam War: US Marines arrive at Da Nang. Date: March 8, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 8 π Events on this day in 1965 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1965South Vietnamese Spy Colonel PhαΊ‘m Ngα»c ThαΊ£o Killed After Coup Attempt, July 16, 1965US and South Vietnam…
Civil rights activists led by Martin Luther King Jr. successfully complete their four-day 50-mile (80Β km) march from Selma to the capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. Date: March 25, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 25 π Events on this day in 1965 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1965U.S….