Ian Smith Declares Rhodesia Independent, Unrecognised State November 11, 1965

The 1964–1965 New York World's Fair opens for its second and final season. Date: April 21, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Gambia Gains Independence from United Kingdom February 18, 1965Norman Morrison Self-Immolates at…

Bob Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival, signaling a major change in folk and rock music. Date: July 25, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965My Fair Lady Wins Best Picture at…

The civilian Prime Minister of South Vietnam, Phan Huy Quát, resigns after being unable to work with a junta led by Nguyễn Cao Kỳ. Date: June 9, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 9 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Indonesian…

South Vietnamese Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo, a formerly undetected communist spy and double agent, is hunted down and killed by unknown individuals after being sentenced to death in absentia for a February 1965 coup attempt against Nguyễn Khánh. Date: July 16, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events…

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…