What was the biggest news story in 1965?
Civil rights march in Alabama
Martin Luther King Jr. leads civil rights march in Alabama from Selma to Montgomery.
What was created in 1965?
On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Medicare and Medicaid Act, also known as the Social Security Amendments of 1965, into law. It established Medicare, a health insurance program for the elderly, and Medicaid, a health insurance program for people with limited income.
What war happened in 1965?
March 1965: President Johnson launches a three-year campaign of sustained bombing of targets in North Vietnam and the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Operation Rolling Thunder. The same month, U.S. Marines land on beaches near Da Nang, South Vietnam as the first American combat troops to enter Vietnam.
What happened on this day in history 1965?
1st Person to Walk in Space.
What happened October 1965?
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 which ended quotas based on national origin. Johnson chose to hold the signing on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, next to the Statue of Liberty.
What happened November 1965?
At dusk on November 9, 1965, one of the biggest power failures in history occurs as all of New York state, portions of seven nearby states, and parts of eastern Canada are plunged into darkness.
What happened in April 1965?
April 4, 1965 (Sunday)
During a U.S. Air Force strike on the Thanh Hóa Bridge, Vietnam People’s Air Force MiG-17 fighters attacked a formation of U.S. Air Force F-105 Thunderchief strike aircraft, shooting down two F-105s.
What happen in August 1965?
August 6, 1965 (Friday)
President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law after speaking in the rotunda of the United States Capitol.
What happened September 1965?
The war between India and Pakistan escalated as the Indian Army sent troops toward the Pakistani capital of Karachi and toward Hyderabad, while Pakistani Air Force jets attempted to attack the Indian capital of New Delhi.
Why was 1965 so important?
August. August 6 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law, outlawing literacy tests and other discriminatory voting practices that have been responsible for widespread disfranchisement of African Americans.
What Happened in june 1965?
Astronaut Edward H. White II performed the first American spacewalk during the Gemini 4 mission on June 3, 1965.
What happened in august 1965?