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In response to the events of March 7 and 9 in Selma, Alabama, President Johnson sends a bill to Congress that forms the basis for the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It is passed by the Senate on May 26, the House on July 10, and signed into law by President Johnson on August 6.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 January 2025. 1965 January February March April May June July August September October November December This article is about the year 1965. For other uses, see 1965 (disambiguation). Calendar year Millennium: 2nd millennium Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s ...
Red velvet minidress, c. 1965. 1965 United Kingdom local elections; The Council for National Academic Awards begins validation of degree courses outside the university sector. First national Building Regulations for England and Wales are made. Mary Quant introduces the miniskirt from her shop Bazaar on the Kings Road in Chelsea, London. [39]
March 17 - In response to the events of March 7 and 9 in Selma, Alabama, President Lyndon B. Johnson sends a bill to Congress that forms the basis for the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It is passed by the Senate May 26, the House July 10, and signed into law by President Johnson August 6.
In addition, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 had an immediate impact on federal, state and local elections. Within months of its passage on August 6, 1965, one quarter of a million new black voters had been registered, one third by federal examiners. Within four years, voter registration in the South had more than doubled. In 1965, Mississippi ...
1965 – Higher Education Act of 1965; 1965 – Malcolm X, an African-American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist is assassinated in Harlem, New York; 1965 – The Watts riots in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, lasts six days and is the first of several major urban riots due to racial issues.
1965 NSWRFL season: St George wins the tenth of a record eleven consecutive premierships in the NSWRL. They were not to win again until 1977, then in 1979 which was their last premiership before their 1999 merger with the Illawarra Steelers. 1964–65 Northern Rugby Football League season / 1965–66 Northern Rugby Football League season
The fair had operated from April 22 to October 19, 1964, then closed for six months, before reopening for 1965. It would close permanently on October 17, 1965. [141] The second round of municipal elections was held in France. [142] The Communist party made gains, and began co-operating with other parties of the parliamentary left.