Date: February 9, 1965
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Joseph-Désiré Mobutu seizes power in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and becomes President; he rules the country (which he renames Zaire in 1971) for over 30 years, until being overthrown by rebels in 1997. Date: November 24, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 24 📅 Events on this day…
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 1965Pham Ngoc Thao Coup Attempt Against Nguyen Khanh – February 19, 1965Vietnam War Draft Card…
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 1965Vietnam War: Battle of Ia Drang Begins, November 14,…
Vietnam War: The Battle of Ia Drang begins. This is the first major engagement between regular American and North Vietnamese forces. Date: November 14, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 14 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965National Congress of American…
An Mw  7.4 earthquake in Chile sets off a series of tailings dam failures, burying the town of El Cobre and killing at least 500 people. Date: March 28, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
United States occupation of the Dominican Republic: American troops land in the Dominican Republic to "forestall establishment of a Communist dictatorship" and to evacuate US Army troops. Date: April 28, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More…