Aeroflot Flight 101/X-20 Crashes Near Alma-Ata, 64 Killed January 4, 1965

US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law. Date: August 6, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 6 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965My Fair Lady Wins Best Picture at 37th Academy Awards, April…

Craig Breedlove sets a land speed record of 600.601 mph (966.574 km/h) in his car, the Spirit of America, at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Date: November 15, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Ranger…

Jean-Bédel Bokassa, leader of the Central African Republic army, and his military officers begin a coup d'état against the government of President David Dacko. Date: December 31, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Soviet…

Hurricane Betsy makes its second landfall near New Orleans, leaving 76 dead and $1.42 billion ($10–12 billion in 2005 dollars) in damages, becoming the first hurricane to cause over $1 billion in unadjusted damage. Date: September 9, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On…

Singapore is expelled from Malaysia. Date: August 9, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965South Vietnamese Catholic Generals Attempt Coup Against Nguyễn Khánh, February 19, 1965Lyndon B. Johnson Advocates Voting Rights Act, “We Shall…

Launch of Gemini 7 with crew members Frank Borman and Jim Lovell. The Gemini 7 spacecraft was the passive target for the first crewed space rendezvous performed by the crew of Gemini 6A. Date: December 4, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1965…