Singapore Expelled from Malaysia, August 9, 1965

President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to the Selma crisis, tells the U.S. Congress "We shall overcome" while advocating the Voting Rights Act. Date: March 15, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Vietnam War: US…

The Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1965: Fifty-five tornadoes hit in six Midwestern states of the United States, killing 266 people. Date: April 11, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Gambia Gains Independence 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)…

Frank Herbert's novel, Dune was published for the first time. It was named as the world's best-selling science fiction novel in 2003. Date: August 1, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Supreme Court Rules…

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 →…

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…