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Events from the year 1965 in the United States. Incumbents. Federal government ... List of American films of 1965; Timeline of United States history (1950–1969) ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 February 2025. This article is about the year 1965. For other uses, see 1965 (disambiguation). 1965 January February March April May June July August September October November December From left to right, top to bottom A flag of Gambia after gaining independence from United Kingdom ; February 18, 1965 ...
1964 – 1964 United States presidential election: Johnson elected president for a full term, Hubert H. Humphrey elected vice president; January 20, 1965 – President Johnson begins full term, Humphrey becomes the 38th vice president; 1965 – President Johnson escalates the United States military involvement in the Vietnam War
July 28 - 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, and to more than double the number of men drafted per month - from 17,000 to 35,000.
The history of the United States from 1964 to 1980 includes the climax and end of the Civil Rights Movement; the escalation and ending of the Vietnam War; the drama of a generational revolt with its sexual freedoms and use of drugs; and the continuation of the Cold War, with its Space Race to put a man on the Moon.
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The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, also known as the Hart–Celler Act and more recently as the 1965 Immigration Act, was a federal law passed by the 89th United States Congress and signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. [1]
A map of the states and provinces affected. Not all areas within the political boundaries were blacked out. The northeast blackout of 1965 was a significant disruption in the supply of electricity on Tuesday, November 9, 1965, affecting parts of Ontario in Canada and Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont in ...