Date: December 15, 1965
The wreck of the SS Georgiana, valued at over $50,000,000 and said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, is discovered by teenage diver and pioneer underwater archaeologist E. Lee Spence, exactly 102 years after its destruction. Date: March 19, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on…
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) More events from 1965Gemini V Returns to Earth in Atlantic…
The Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965 is given Royal Assent, formally abolishing the death penalty in the United Kingdom for almost all crimes. Date: November 8, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 8 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
NASA launches Gemini 3, the United States' first two-man space flight (crew: Gus Grissom and John Young). Date: March 23, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Soviet Luna 5 Crashes on the Moon, May…
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 1965UK Imposes 70 mph Rural Road and Motorway Speed…
The wreck of the SS Georgiana, valued at over $50,000,000 and said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, is discovered by teenage diver and pioneer underwater archaeologist E. Lee Spence, exactly 102 years after its destruction. Date: March 19, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on…