NASA Launches Ranger 9, Final Uncrewed Lunar Probe β March 21, 1965
Date: March 21, 1965
Date: March 21, 1965
Vietnam War: The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), in conjunction with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, launches an operation seeking to destroy Communist forces during the siege of Plei Me. Date: October 23, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 23 π Events on this day in 1965 π On…
Project Gemini: Gemini 6A, crewed by Wally Schirra and Thomas Stafford, is launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida. Four orbits later, it achieves the first space rendezvous, with Gemini 7. Date: December 15, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 15 π Events on this day in 1965 π On This Day…
Venera program: The Soviet Union launches the Venera 3 space probe toward Venus, which will be the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet. Date: November 16, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 16 π Events on this day in 1965 π On This Day (Today) More events…
A Catholic Worker Movement member, Roger Allen LaPorte, protesting against the Vietnam War, sets himself on fire in front of the United Nations building. Date: November 9, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 9 π Events on this day in 1965 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Jean-BΓ©del…
The Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1965: Fifty-five tornadoes hit in six Midwestern states of the United States, killing 266 people. Date: April 11, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 11 π Events on this day in 1965 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Bob Dylan Goes Electric…
Ranger 8 crashes into the Moon after a successful mission of photographing possible landing sites for the Apollo program astronauts. Date: February 20, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 20 π Events on this day in 1965 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Pentagon Urges 400,000 U.S. Troops…