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1965 — U.S. troops ordered to fight offensively in Vietnam
1965 — USSR launches Luna 6; missed Moon
1968 — Don Drysdale pitches a record 58th consecutive scoreless inning
1968 — Gary Puckett & The Union Gap release "Lady Will Power"
1968 — James Earl Ray, alleged assassin of Martin Luther King Jr., captured
1968 — New colonial constitution for Bermuda adopted
1969 — Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor replaces Brian Jones
1974 — Keyboardist Rick Wakeman quits the rock group "Yes"
1975 — Two passenger trains collided near Munich Germany killing 3