Date: March 25, 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…
Representatives of the National Congress of American Indians testify before members of the US Senate in Washington, D.C., against the termination of the Colville tribe. Date: April 7, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Vietnam War: The United States Marine Corps sends a MIM-23 Hawk missile battalion to South Vietnam, the first American troops in-country without an official advisory or training mission. Date: February 9, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Vietnam War: The Battle of Ia Drang begins. This is the first major engagement between regular American and North Vietnamese forces. Date: November 14, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 14 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965People’s Democratic Party of…
United Air Lines Flight 227 crashes at Salt Lake City International Airport, killing 43. Date: November 11, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 11 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Vietnam War: U.S. Marine Corps Sends Hawk Missile Battalion to South…
An Mw 7.4 earthquake in Chile sets off a series of tailings dam failures, burying the town of El Cobre and killing at least 500 people. Date: March 28, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…