Yahoo Canada Web Search

Search results

  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 19651965 - Wikipedia

    1965 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1965th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations. It saw the independence of the Gambia, the Vietnam War, the Selma to Montgomery marches, the first human heart transplant, and the first woman in space.

    • Watts Riots
    • Northeast Blackout Including Parts of Canada and U.S. North East
    • The Gateway Arch
    • 1965 Voting Rights Act
    • GeneratedCaptionsTabForHeroSec

    Race Riots Break Out In Watts, California leaving large parts of the city burnt and looted and 34 dead. August 11 More Information and Timeline For 1965 Race Riots in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California 1. August 11 7.00 PM California highway patrolman, Lee Minikus, arrests Marquette Frye after Frye failed his sobriety tests. 2. Augus...

    Several U.S. states (VT, NH, MA, CT, RI, NY and portions of NJ) and parts of Canada are hit by a series of blackoutslasting up to 13 1/2 hours. 30 million people More Information and Timeline For 1965 Northeast Blackout 1. November 6thMaintenance personnel incorrectly set protective relay too low on a transmission line between the Niagara generatin...

    In St. Louis, Missouri, the 630-foot-tall parabolic steel Gateway Arch is completed ( The St Louis Arch ). More Information for the completion of the Gateway Arch. The Gateway Arch, located in St. Louis, Missouri, was completed during October when the final top section of the monument was put in place. The Gateway Arch was created as a landmark to ...

    The Voting Rights Act, guaranteeing African Americans the right to vote becomes law More Information and Timeline For 1965 Voting Rights Act 1. Mid 1800's Jim Crow laws dating back to the mid 1800's were for the segregation of public schools, public places, and public transportation, and the segregation of restrooms, restaurants, and drinking fount...

    Learn about the significant events, prices, movies, TV and music of 1965 in the US and the world. Find out about the Watts riots, the Northeast blackout, the Voting Rights Act, the Gateway Arch, the Beatles albums and more.

  2. Historical events from year 1965. Learn about 597 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1965 or search by date or keyword.

  3. Find out what happened in 1965, from the funeral of Winston Churchill to the first spacewalk. Explore the highlights, birthdays, deaths, weddings, and more of this year in history.

  4. February 15 – Canada adopts the maple leaf for the national flag. March 2 – Lucien Rivard escapes from a Montreal area jail. March 7 – Canadian Roman Catholic churches celebrate mass in the vernacular for the first time due to the reforms of Vatican II.

  5. Mar 11, 2015 · The United States occupied the Dominican Republic, Malcolm X was assassinated, NASA's Mariner 4 flew by Mars, race riots erupted in Watts, California, and Muhammad Ali defeated Sonny Liston. Let ...

  6. People also ask

  7. Dec 2, 2016 · Find out what happened in history year 1965, from the Vietnam War to the first woman in space. Browse the list of major events, dates, and facts for 1965.

  1. People also search for