Date: November 8, 1965
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Hurricane Betsy makes its second landfall near New Orleans, leaving 76 dead and $1.42ย billion ($10โ12ย billion in 2005 dollars) in damages, becoming the first hurricane to cause over $1ย billion in unadjusted damage. Date: September 9, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 9 ๐ Events on this day in 1965 ๐ On…
The wreck of the SSย 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 โ ๐ Other events on March 19 ๐ Events on…
The Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 begins as Pakistani soldiers cross the Line of Control dressed as locals. Date: August 5, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 5 ๐ Events on this day in 1965 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1965US Department of Housing and Urban Development Established…
The Supreme Court of the United States hands down its decision in Griswold v. Connecticut, prohibiting the states from criminalizing the use of contraception by married couples. Date: June 7, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on June 7 ๐ Events on this day in 1965 ๐ On This Day (Today) More…
Malcolm X visits Smethwick near Birmingham following the racially-charged 1964 United Kingdom general election. Date: February 12, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 12 ๐ Events on this day in 1965 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Vietnam War: US Marines Arrive at Da Nang, March 8, 1965Early…
Representatives of the National Congress of American Indians testify before members of the US Senate in Washington, D.C., against the termination of the Colville tribe. Date: April 7, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 7 ๐ Events on this day in 1965 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from…