1965 – 1966★★★★★
Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66
After the failed 30 September Movement coup, the army and militias kill hundreds of thousands of alleged communists, paving the way for Suharto's rise.
Politics· Indonesia
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Events this year
January 24, 1965★★★★★
Death of Winston Churchill
Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill dies in London and is given a state funeral.
Death· United Kingdom
March 2, 1965 – November 2, 1968★★★★★
Operation Rolling Thunder
A sustained US aerial bombing campaign against North Vietnam.
War· Vietnam, United States
March 8, 1965★★★★★
US Marines land at Đà Nẵng
Two battalions of US Marines land at Đà Nẵng, the first American ground combat units deployed to Vietnam.
War· Vietnam, United States
August 6, 1965★★★★★
Voting Rights Act of 1965
A federal law prohibits racial discrimination in voting, protecting the voting rights of African Americans.
Politics· United States
August 9, 1965★★★★★
Singapore becomes independent
Singapore separates from Malaysia and becomes an independent republic led by Lee Kuan Yew.
Politics· Singapore, Malaysia
November 14, 1965 – November 18, 1965★★★★★
Battle of Ia Drang
The first major battle between US Army forces and the North Vietnamese army, fought in the Central Highlands.
War· Vietnam, United States
Ongoing
November 1, 1955 – April 30, 1975★★★★★
Vietnam War
A conflict between North Vietnam and the Viet Cong on one side and South Vietnam, backed by the United States and its allies, on the other; it ends with the fall of Saigon in 1975.
War· Vietnam, United States, Laos, Cambodia
June 30, 1960 – 1965★★★★★
Congo Crisis
Immediately after independence from Belgium, the Congo descended into secession, foreign intervention and civil war, ending when Mobutu Sese Seko seized power in 1965.
WarPolitics· DR Congo, Belgium
1962 – 1971★★★★★
Operation Ranch Hand
The US Air Force sprays herbicides, including dioxin-contaminated Agent Orange, over large areas of South Vietnam, with lasting health and environmental effects.
WarDisaster· Vietnam, United States