Vietnam War: US Marines Arrive at Da Nang, March 8, 1965

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 1965Craig Breedlove Sets Land Speed Record at Bonneville Salt Flats November…

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 → 📅 Other events on March 30 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Pope Paul VI Begins First…

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 → 📅 Other…

Malcolm X visits Smethwick near Birmingham following the racially-charged 1964 United Kingdom general election. Date: February 12, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Vietnam War Saigon US Embassy Car Bombing Kills 22 March 30,…

Joseph-Désiré Mobutu seizes power in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and becomes President; he rules the country (which he renames Zaire in 1971) for over 30 years, until being overthrown by rebels in 1997. Date: November 24, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 24 📅 Events on this day…