Timeline: Timeline of 1965

Feb 18, 1965

The Gambia becomes independent from the United Kingdom.

The Gambia

Feb 20, 1965

Ranger 8 crashes into the Moon, after a successful mission of photographing possible landing sites for the Apollo program astronauts.

Moon Landing

Feb 21, 1965

Malcolm X Assassination

Malcom X Assassination

Mar 2, 1965

The Sound of Music premieres at the Rivoli Theater in New York City.

The Rovoli Theatre

Mar 7, 1965

Bloody Sunday

Bloody SundaySome 200 Alabama State Troopers clash with 525 civil rights demonstrators in Selma, Alabama.

Mar 8, 1965

United States Marines arrive in South Vietnam,

Combat troops arrive in Vietnam The first U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam as 3500 Marines land at China Beach to defend the American air base at Da Nang. They join 23,000 American military advisors already in Vietnam.

Mar 18, 1965

First person to walk in space

First space walk Cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov, leaving his spacecraft Voskhod 2 for 12 minutes, becomes the first person to walk in space.

Mar 23, 1965

NASA launches the United States' first 2-person crew into Earth orbit.

First 2 persons crew into Earth orbit

Apr 3, 1965

The world's first space nuclear power reactor

Nuclear power reactorThe world's first space nuclear power reactor, SNAP-10A, is launched by the United States from Vandenberg AFB, California. The reactor operates for 43 days and remains in Low Earth orbit.

Apr 5, 1965

37th Academy Awards

37th Academy AwardsAt the 37th Academy Awards, My Fair Lady wins 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Rex Harrison wins an Oscar for Best Actor. Mary Poppins takes home 5 Oscars. Julie Andrews wins an Academy Award for Best Actress, for her portrayal in the role. Sherman Brothers receives 2 Oscars including Best Song, "Chim Chim Cher-ee".

Apr 9, 1965

The 100th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War

The 100th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War The 100th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War is observed.

Apr 28, 1965

U.S. troops are sent to the Dominican Republic

Dominican RepublicU.S. troops are sent to the Dominican Republic by President Lyndon B. Johnson, "for the stated purpose of protecting U.S. citizens and preventing an alleged Communist takeover of the country", thus thwarting the possibility of "another Cuba".

Apr 28, 1965

Vietnam War: Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies announces that the country will substantially increase its number of troops in South Vietnam

Vietnam War: Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies announces that the country will substantially increase its number of troops in South Vietnam, supposedly at the request of the Saigon government (it is later revealed that Menzies had asked the leadership in Saigon to send the request at the behest of the Americans).