WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO OCTOBER 1965
Find out what all happened June to 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)

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)

The civilian Prime Minister of South Vietnam, Phan Huy Quat, resigns after being unable to work with a junta led by Nguyen Cao Ky. (9. June 1965)

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

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

General Suharto puts down an apparent coup attempt by the 30 September Movement in Indonesia. (1. October 1965)

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

The Gemini V spacecraft returns to Earth, landing in the Atlantic ocean. (29. August 1965)

Gambia, Maldives and Singapore are admitted as members of the United Nations. (21. September 1965)

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

Nostra Aetate, the "Declaration on the Relation of the Church with Non-Christian Religions" of the Second Vatican Council, is promulgated by Pope Paul VI; it absolves the Jews of responsibility for the death of Jesus, reversing Innocent III's 760 year-old declaration. (28. October 1965)

War of 1965: India retaliates following Pakistan's Operation Grand Slam which resulted in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 that ends in a stalemate and follows the signing of the Tashkent Declaration. (6. September 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 30 September Movement attempts a coup against the Indonesian government, which is crushed by the military under Suharto and leads to a mass anti-communist purge, with over 500,000 people killed. (30. September 1965)

The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair closes after a two year run. More than 51 million people had attended the two-year event. (17. October 1965)

Bob Dylan goes electric as he plugs in at the Newport Folk Festival, signaling a major change in folk and rock music. (25. July 1965)

Vietnam War: the first 4,000 101st Airborne Division paratroopers arrive in Vietnam, landing at Cam Ranh Bay. (29. July 1965)

Hurricane Betsy makes its second landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana, leaving 76 dead and $1.42 billion ($10–12 billion in 2005 dollars) in damages, becoming the first hurricane to top $1 billion in unadjusted damages. (9. September 1965)

Pakistan Navy raids Indian coasts without any resistance in Operation Dwarka, Pakistan celebrates Victory Day annually. (8. September 1965)

Vietnam War: The United States uses B-52 bombers to attack National Liberation Front guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam. (18. June 1965)

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