WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO DECEMBER 1965
Find out what all happened May to December 1965

Race riots (the Watts Riots) begin in the Watts area of Los Angeles, California. (11. August 1965)

The Lockheed L-100, the civilian version of the C-130 Hercules, is introduced. (30. September 1965)

Kecksburg UFO incident: A fireball is seen from Michigan to Pennsylvania; witnesses report something crashing in the woods near Pittsburgh. In 2005 NASA admits that it examined the object. (9. December 1965)

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development is established. (9. September 1965)

The Mariner 4 flyby of Mars takes the first close-up photos of another planet. (14. July 1965)

Battle of Dong-Yin, a naval conflict between ROC and PRC, takes place. (1. May 1965)

The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 begins as Pakistani soldiers cross the Line of Control dressed as locals. (5. August 1965)

The Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965 is given Royal Assent, formally abolishing the death penalty in the United Kingdom. (8. November 1965)

Duane Earl Pope robs the Farmers' State Bank of Big Springs, Nebraska, killing three people execution-style and severely wounding a fourth. The crime later puts Pope on the FBI Ten Most Wanted list. (4. June 1965)

The launch of Gemini 4, the first multi-day space mission by a NASA crew. Ed White, a crew member, performs the first American spacewalk. (3. June 1965)

Japanese prime minister Eisaku Satō becomes the first post-World War II sitting prime minister to visit Okinawa Prefecture. (19. August 1965)

China announces that it will reinforce its troops on the Indian border. (7. September 1965)

The Supreme Court of the United States handed down its decision in Griswold v. Connecticut, effectively legalizing the use of contraception by married couples. (7. June 1965)

Comet Ikeya-Seki approaches perihelion, passing 450,000 kilometers from the sun. (21. October 1965)

The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 (also known as the Second Kashmir War) between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, ends after the UN calls for a cease-fire. (22. September 1965)

A fire at a Titan missile base near Searcy, Arkansas kills 53 construction workers. (9. August 1965)

Nguyen Cao Ky becomes Prime Minister of South Vietnam at the head of a military junta; General Nguyen Van Thieu becomes the figurehead chief of state. (14. June 1965)

Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Army captures the town of Burki, just southeast of Lahore. (11. September 1965)

Vietnam War: In a follow-up to August's Operation Starlight, United States Marines and South Vietnamese forces initiate Operation Piranha on the Batangan Peninsula. (7. September 1965)

Vietnam War: The 1st Cavalry Division (United States) (Airmobile), in conjunction with South Vietnamese forces, launches a new operation seeking to destroy North Vietnamese forces in Pleiku in the II Corps Tactical Zone (the Central Highlands). (23. October 1965)