Vietnam War Draft Card Burning Sparks First Arrest, October 15, 1965
Date: October 15, 1965
Date: October 15, 1965
The wreck of the SS Georgiana, valued at over $50,000,000 and said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, is discovered by teenage diver and pioneer underwater archaeologist E. Lee Spence, exactly 102 years after its destruction. Date: March 19, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on…
The 173rd Airborne is ambushed by over 1,200 Viet Cong in Operation Hump during the Vietnam War, while the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment fight one of the first set-piece engagements of the war between Australian forces and the Viet Cong at the Battle of Gang Toi. Date: November 8, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia…
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 → 📅 Other…
The Battle of Chawinda is fought between Pakistan and India. Date: September 17, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Malcolm X Visits Smethwick After Racially Charged UK Election, February 12, 1965Vietnam War: US Marines…
Civil war breaks out in the Dominican Republic when Colonel Francisco Caamaño overthrows the triumvirate that had been in power since the coup d'état against Juan Bosch. Date: April 24, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Ranger program: NASA launches Ranger 9, the last in a series of uncrewed lunar space probes. Date: March 21, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Israeli Spy Eli Cohen Hanged in Damascus, Syria —…