1965 (idea)

• The Vietnam War begins in earnest as the first US combat troops arrive in South Vietnam and ground battles and bombing against the North commence.
• The EPCOT Center opens at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

These people were born in 1965:

• Indian actor Shahrukh Khan.
• German figure skater Katarina Witt.
• Czech Hockey great Dominik Hasek.
• American rapper and entertainer DJ Jazzy Jeff.

These people died in 1965:

• British statesman Winston Churchill.
• American poet T.S. Eliot.
• American civil rights activist Malcolm X, assassinated by black muslims affiliated with the Nation of Islam.

1964 - 1965 - 1966

20th century

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