WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO FEBRUARY 1965
Find out what all happened January to February 1965

A new red-and-white maple leaf design is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the old Canadian Red Ensign banner. (15. February 1965)

Vietnam War: The first United States combat troops are sent to South Vietnam. (9. February 1965)

Hindi becomes the official language of India. (26. January 1965)

Ranger 8 crashes into the moon after a successful mission of photographing possible landing sites for the Apollo program astronauts. (20. February 1965)

The Hamilton River in Labrador, Canada is renamed the Churchill River in honour of Winston Churchill. (1. February 1965)

United States President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaims his "Great Society" during his State of the Union address. (4. January 1965)

The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan is founded in Kabul, Afghanistan. (1. January 1965)

The Gambia becomes independent from the United Kingdom. (18. February 1965)

The current design of the Flag of Canada is chosen by an act of Parliament. (28. January 1965)

The Mirzapur Cadet College formally opens for academic activities in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). (9. January 1965)

Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, and a communist spy of the North Vietnamese Viet Minh, along with Generals Lâm Văn Phát and Trần Thiện Khiêm attempted a coup against the military junta of Nguyễn Khánh. (19. February 1965)

Eastern Air Lines Flight 663 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean and explodes, killing everyone aboard. (8. February 1965)

Winston Churchill's funeral. (30. January 1965)

Malcolm X is assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City by members of the Nation of Islam. (21. February 1965)

Project Ranger: The Ranger 8 probe launches on its mission to photograph the Mare Tranquillitatis region of the Moon in preparation for the manned Apollo missions. Mare Tranquillitatis or the "Sea of Tranquility" would become the site chosen for the Apollo 11 lunar landing. (17. February 1965)