Date: November 28, 1965
Project Ranger: The Ranger 8 probe launches on its mission to photograph the Mare Tranquillitatis region of the Moon in preparation for the crewed Apollo missions. Mare Tranquillitatis or the "Sea of Tranquility" would become the site chosen for the Apollo 11 lunar landing. Date: February 17, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other…
The maple leaf is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the Canadian Red Ensign flag. Date: February 15, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965US Department of Housing and Urban Development Established September…
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 1965Pakistan International Airlines Flight 705 Crashes at Cairo Airport, May 20, 1965Cook Islands Constitution Grants Self-Government Within…
The Gambia, Maldives and Singapore are admitted as members of the United Nations. Date: September 21, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Singapore Expelled from Malaysia, August 9, 1965Eisaku Satō First Postwar Japanese PM…
Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, and a communist spy of the North Vietnamese Viet Minh, along with Generals Lâm Văn Phát and Trần Thiện Khiêm, all Catholics, attempt a coup against the military junta of the Buddhist Nguyễn Khánh. Date: February 19, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia →…
The US and Republic of Vietnam Air Force begin Operation Rolling Thunder, a sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam. Date: March 2, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Israeli Spy Eli Cohen Hanged in…