First... Discovered dominion error...
Second, history data soon to follow...
- 15th February » A new red-and-white maple leaf design is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the old Canadian Red Ensign banner.
- 11th April » The Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1965: Fifty-one tornadoes hit in six Midwestern states, killing 256 people.
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14th July » The Mariner 4 flyby of Mars takes the first close-up photos of another planet.
16th July » The Mont Blanc Tunnel linking France and Italy opens.
25th July » Bob Dylan goes Electric Dylan controversy named electric as he plugs in at the Newport Folk Festival, signaling a major change in folk and rock music.
26th July » Full independence is granted to the Maldives.
28th July » Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000.
29th July » Vietnam War: The first 4,000 101st Airborne Division paratroopers arrive in Vietnam, landing at Cam Ranh Bay.
30th July » U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare (United States) called Medicare and Medicaid.
4th August » The Politics of the Cook Islands Constitution e.g Constitution of Cook Islands comes into force, giving the Cook Islands self-governing status within New Zealand.
5th August » The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 begins as Pakistani soldiers cross the Line of Control dressed as locals.
6th August » President of the United States e.g US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into Law of the United States named law.