1965 the war in Vietnam continues to worsen.
Americans continue major bombing of North Vietnam. More men are lost.
At the same time the Anti-War movement
grows and in November 35,000 people march on Washington as a protest
against the war. There is also civil unrest with rioting, looting and
arson in Los Angeles. This was also the first year mandated health warnings
appeared on cigarette packets and smoking became a no no. The latest
craze in kids toys was the Super Ball and The Skate Board. Fashions
also changed as women's skirts got shorter men's hair grew longer as
the The miniskirt makes its appearance. Sony introduces it's doomed
Betamax Recorder and Hypertext is introduced for linking test on the
Internet. The St Louis Arch is completed and The Beatles release 4 new
albums including "Help".
Cost of Living 1965
How Much things cost in 1965
Yearly Inflation Rate USA 1.59%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 969
Average Cost of new house $13,600.00
Average Income per year $6,450.00
Gas per Gallon 31 cents
Average Cost of a new car $2,650.00
Loaf of bread 21 cents
Average Rent per month $118.00
E-type Jaguar $1,867.00
What Events Happened in 1965
Australia Joins Vietnam War
Hindi becomes the official language of India.
Racing driver Jim Clark wins the Indianapolis
500, and later wins the Formula One world driving championship in
the same year.
The Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak: An
estimated fifty-one tornadoes (forty-seven confirmed) hit in six Midwestern
states killing anywhere from 256 to 271 people and injuring some 1,500
more.
Lyndon B. Johnson announces increase the number
of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000
Lyndon B. Johnson announces his program to
create Medicare and to expand his war on poverty
The Maple leaf becomes Canada’s new national
flag symbol
Rhodesia Declares Unilateral Independence
From Great Britain and becomes Zimbabwe
India and Pakistan Fighting continues to escalate
Malcolm X shot in New York
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. leads civil
rights march in Alabama from Selma to Montgomery
Britain brings in a new Race Relations Act
hoping to stop some of the unrest in inner cities
Cigarette advertising banned on Television
in Britain
The Post Office Tower opens in London
In St. Louis, Missouri, the 630-foot-tall
parabolic steel Gateway Arch is completed ( The St Louis Arch )
Several U.S. states (VT, NH, MA, CT, RI, NY
and portions of NJ) and parts of Canada are hit by a series of blackouts
lasting up to 13 1/2 hours. 30 million people
70 mph speed limit imposed on British roads
US Citizens Evacuated due to Civil War in
Dominican Republic
Troopers violently confront civil rights marchers
in Alabama
Popular Culture 1965
The Mary Quant designed Mini Skirt appears
in London and will be the fashion statement of the 60's
One of most popular films "Sound
of Music" released
Popular Films
Mary Poppins
The Sound of Music
Goldfinger
My Fair Lady
What's New Pussycat?
Cat Ballou
Books Released
Dune
The Man with the Golden Gun
Hotel
Popular Musicians
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
Freddie and the Dreamers
The Animals
The Kinks
The Searchers
The Seekers
Moody Blues
Donovan
Cilla Black
Dusty Springfield
Tom Jones
Technology 1965
Ranger 8 crashes into the Moon after a successful
mission of photographing possible landing sites for the Apollo program
Ranger 9 sends back live TV broadcast when
it crashes on to the moon
Cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov, leaving his spacecraft
Voskhod 2 for 12 minutes, becomes the first person to walk in space
Major Edward H. White II becomes the second
human to walk in space during the flight of Gemini 4
Sony introduces it's Betamax video recorder
Inventions Invented by Inventors and Country
( or attributed to First Use )
Space Walk Russia Aleksei Leonov - first person
oustide space vehicle
Optical Disk USA by James Russell - now Compact
Disk
Hypertext USA for linking text on the Internet
Respirator ( replacement for the Iron Lung ) USA
