Aeroflot Flight 542 Crashes in Yermakovsky District, 31 Killed, March 7, 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 1965Vietnam War: 101st Airborne Arrives at Cam Ranh Bay, July 29, 1965Japan-South…

Japanese prime minister Eisaku Satō becomes the first post-World War II sitting prime minister to visit Okinawa Prefecture. Date: August 19, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Premier Tom Playford Loses Power After 27…

President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to the Selma crisis, tells the U.S. Congress "We shall overcome" while advocating the Voting Rights Act. Date: March 15, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Vietnam War Draft…

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 1965American Airlines Flight 383…

Civil war breaks out in the Dominican Republic when Colonel Francisco Caamaño overthrows the triumvirate that had been in power since the coup d'état against Juan Bosch. Date: April 24, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

The Gambia becomes independent from the United Kingdom. Date: February 18, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Ian Smith Declares Rhodesia Independent, Unrecognised State November 11, 1965Vietnam War: U.S. Marine Corps Sends Hawk Missile…