Pakistan International Airlines Flight 705 Crashes at Cairo Airport, May 20, 1965
Date: May 20, 1965
Date: May 20, 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 โ ๐ Other…
Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 is destroyed by a bomb near 100 Mile House, Canada, killing 52. Date: July 8, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 8 ๐ Events on this day in 1965 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Pakistan International Airlines Flight 705 Crashes at…
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 โ ๐ Other events on August 4 ๐ Events on this day in 1965 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Aeroflot Flight 542 Crashes in Yermakovsky District,…
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 โ ๐ Other events on July 28 ๐ Events on this day in 1965 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from…
India retaliates following Pakistan's Operation Grand Slam which results in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 that ends in a stalemate followed by the signing of the Tashkent Declaration. Date: September 6, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 6 ๐ Events on this day in 1965 ๐ On This Day (Today)…
Comet IkeyaโSeki approaches perihelion, passing 450,000 kilometers (279,617 miles) from the sun. Date: October 21, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on October 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1965 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Pakistan International Airlines Flight 705 Crashes at Cairo Airport, May 20, 1965Mariner 4…