20 events found for 1965
Cold War: The Dominican Civil War broke out due to tensions following a military coup against the democratically elected
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation: British forces repelled a surprise Indonesian attack on a base at Plaman Mapu in Saraw
Eli Cohen, a spy who is credited with gathering significant intelligence used by Israel during the Six-Day War, was publ
While attempting to land at Cairo International Airport, Pakistan International Airlines Flight 705 crashed for unknown
Fighting began between the Viet Cong and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in the Battle of Đồng Xoài, one of the larg
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, the commander of the South Vietnam Air Force, was appointed prime minister at the head of a military regi
Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 was destroyed by a bomb near 100 Mile House, Canada, killing 52.
South Vietnamese Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo (pictured)—an undetected communist spy—was reported dead due to injuries…
Mattachine Midwest, a gay rights organization in Chicago, held its first meeting.
U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, outlawing literacy tests and other…
The state of Singapore (flag pictured) was expelled from the Malaysian federation due to a heated ideological conflict…
The State of Singapore (flag pictured) separated from the Malaysian federation due to a heated ideological conflict…
Portugal accepted a diplomatic mission from Southern Rhodesia despite objections by Britain, which had required the…
Seven Indonesian National Armed Forces officers, six of them generals, were murdered at dawn by a rebellious force in…
Vietnam War protests: At an anti-war rally in New York City, David J. Miller burned his draft card (example pictured),…
A group of ethnic Hutu military officers failed in their attempt to overthrow the Burundian government.
Vietnam War: The Siege of Plei Me began with the first major confrontation between soldiers of the North Vietnamese…
In St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., the 630-foot (190 m)-tall steel catenary Gateway Arch was completed.
English model Jean Shrimpton wore a controversially short minidress to Derby Day at Flemington Racecourse in…