July 1965

Wednesday 14:

Mariner 4 flyby of Mars takes the first close-up photos of another planet.

Friday 16:

The Mont Blanc Tunnel linking France with Italy opens.

Saturday 24:

Vietnam War: Four F-4C Phantoms escorting a bombing raid at Kang Chi are the targets of antiaircraft missiles in the first such attack against American planes in the war. One is shot down and the other three sustain damage.

Sunday 25:

Newport Folk Festival: Bob Dylan goes electric.

Wednesday 28:

Vietnam War: US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000.

Thursday 29:

Vietnam War: The first 4,000 101st Airborne Division paratroopers arrive in Vietnam, landing at Cam Ranh Bay.

Friday 30:

US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare and Medicaid.