Date: August 22, 1965
Norman Morrison, a 31-year-old Quaker, sets himself on fire in front of the river entrance to the Pentagon to protest the use of napalm in the Vietnam war. Date: November 2, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 2 π Events on this day in 1965 π On This Day (Today)…
Vietnam War: A car bomb explodes in front of the United States Embassy, Saigon, killing 22 and wounding 183 others. Date: March 30, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 30 π Events on this day in 1965 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Premier Tom Playford Loses Power…
Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, leaving his spacecraft Voskhod 2 for 12 minutes, becomes the first person to walk in space. Date: March 18, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 18 π Events on this day in 1965 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1965SS Georgiana Wreck Discovered by E….
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development is established. Date: September 9, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 9 π Events on this day in 1965 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Alexei Leonov First Spacewalk on Voskhod 2, March 18, 1965Mariner 4 Mars Flyby Takes…
The Supreme Court of the United States hands down its decision in Griswold v. Connecticut, prohibiting the states from criminalizing the use of contraception by married couples. Date: June 7, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 7 π Events on this day in 1965 π On This Day (Today) More…
The Soviet spacecraft Luna 5 crashes on the Moon. Date: May 12, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 12 π Events on this day in 1965 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Aeroflot Flight 542 Crashes in Yermakovsky District, 31 Killed, March 7, 1965Mariner 4 Mars Flyby Takes…