1965
Selma to Montgomery march
On Bloody Sunday, Alabama state troopers attacked civil rights marchers with clubs and tear gas as they tried to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
Indonesian anti-communist massacres
After a murky failed coup in Jakarta, the army under General Suharto launched a campaign against suspected communists, encouraging village militias to join in.
Malcolm X assassinated
At the Audubon Ballroom in upper Manhattan, Malcolm X was shot sixteen times by members of the Nation of Islam, the organization he had recently left.
Dylan goes electric at Newport
Bob Dylan, the darling of the folk revival, walked onstage at the Newport Folk Festival with a Fender Stratocaster and a rock band.
US invades Dominican Republic
Lyndon Johnson sent twenty-three thousand American troops into the Dominican Republic to prevent what he called a second Cuba, intervening in a civil war…
Northeast blackout
A single faulty relay in Ontario cascaded into a power failure that darkened thirty million homes across the northeastern United States and eastern Canada.
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1965?
Saeculum lists 6 events from 1965. The most significant is Selma to Montgomery march: On Bloody Sunday, Alabama state troopers attacked civil rights marchers with clubs and tear gas as they tried to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
What era was 1965 part of?
1965 falls within the Modern Era (1901-2000). World wars, cold war, and the splitting of the atom.
Which regions saw notable events in 1965?
The events from 1965 span North America and Southeast Asia.