Timeline Tuesday 2 March 1965

Events on Tuesday 2 March 1965 2

• 1965 Operation Rolling Thunder begins Sustained US bombing campaign against North Vietnam The United States launched Operation Rolling Thunder on 2 March 1965, a prolonged aerial bombardment campaign targeting North Vietnam. It was intended to pressure Hanoi into ending support for the insurgency in South Vietnam and to bolster the South Vietnamese government. The campaign marked a major escalation of American military involvement in the Vietnam War.
• 1965 The Sound of Music premieres Musical film becomes a global box-office phenomenon Robert Wise's film adaptation of The Sound of Music, starring Julie Andrews, premiered on 2 March 1965. It became the highest-grossing film of the year and won five Academy Awards including Best Picture. The film remains one of the most widely watched movie musicals ever made.