The Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 begins as Pakistani soldiers cross the Line of Control dressed as locals. Date: August 5, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Constitution of the Cook Islands comes into force, giving the Cook Islands self-governing status within New Zealand. Date: August 4, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 4 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)
Frank Herbert's novel, Dune was published for the first time. It was named as the world's best-selling science fiction novel in 2003. Date: August 1, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)
U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare and Medicaid. Date: July 30, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 30 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)
Vietnam War: The first 4,000 101st Airborne Division paratroopers arrive in Vietnam, landing at Cam Ranh Bay. Date: July 29, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 29 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)
Vietnam War: U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000. Date: July 28, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 28 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
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 Mont Blanc Tunnel linking France and Italy opens. Date: July 16, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)
Mariner 4 flyby of Mars takes the first close-up photos of another planet. The photographs take approximately six hours to be transmitted back to Earth. Date: July 14, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 14 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)