January 1 International Cooperation Year begins January 1 Palestinian al-Fatah organization forms January 2 Martin Luther King, Jr. begins a drive to register black voters January 2 New York Jets sign quarterback Joe Namath January 2 Obverse design of all Canadian coins is changed to depict present-day January 4 Lyndon Baines Johnson's "Great Society" State of the Union Address January 6 Geoff Boycott takes 3-47 against South Africa, his best Test bowling January 7 France announces it will convert $150 million of its currency to gold January 8 Senator Everett Dirksen introduces a bill to make marigold the national flower January 8 Star of India returned to American Museum of Natural History January 9 "Beatles' '65" album goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks January 10 Bollingen prize for poetry awarded to Horace Gregory January 10 NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 34-14 January 10 WKBD TV channel 50 in Detroit, MI (IND) begins broadcasting January 12 At 10:58 am PST burn up a nuclear rocket in Nevada January 12 "Hullabaloo" premieres on NBC-TV January 15 Rock group Who releases 1st album "I Can't Explain" January 15 Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, Michigan forms January 16 AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 38-14 January 16 "Oh What a Lovely War" closes at Broadhurst New York City after 125 performances January 16 "Outer Limits" last airs on ABC-TV January 16 Searchers' "Love Potion #9" peaks at #3 January 16 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. January 18 H L de Vries appointed Dutch governor of Suriname January 20 Beatles appear on Shindig (ABC-TV) January 20 Byrds record "Mr Tambourine Man" January 20 Generalissimo Francisco Franco meets with Jewish representatives to discuss legitimizing Jewish communities in Spain January 20 JPL proposes modified Apollo flight to fly around Mars and return January 21 Persians premier Ali Mansoer injured January 22 U.S. launches TIROS 9 weather satellite January 23 Boston Celtic center Bill Russell misses all 14 shots in loss to Philadelphia Warriors led by Wilt Chamberlain January 23 BPAA All-Star Tournament won by Dick Weber January 23 "King Family Show" (musical variety) premieres on ABC TV January 26 South Vietnam military coup under general Nguyen Khanh January 27 1st ground station-to-aircraft radio communication via satellite January 27 Ground breaking for "Dragon Gateway" at Grant Avenue January 28 The Who make their 1st appearance on British TV January 30 State funeral of Winston Churchill January 30 "The Name Game" by Shirley Ellis hits #3 January 31 Pud Galvin elected to baseball Hall of Fame February 1 Dutch Queen Juliana opens Brienenoord Bridge in Rotterdam February 1 Martin Luther King, Jr. and 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma, Alabama February 1 NL adopts emergency team replacement plan to restock any club struck by disaster February 1 Peter Jennings, 26, becomes anchor of ABC's nightly news February 2 Joe Ortons "Loot," premieres in Brighton February 3 105 USAF cadets resigned for cheating on exams February 3 Braves offer Milwaukee $500,000 to terminate their lease a year earlier, the proposal is turned down February 3 Geraldine McCullough wins Widener Gold Medal for Sculpture February 3 Orbiting Solar Observatory 2 launches into Earth orbit (552/636 km) February 4 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site February 5 Beursschouwburg opens in Brussels February 6 "Kelly" opens and closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City February 6 Righteous Brothers "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" hits #1 February 7 George Harrison has his tonsils removed February 7 Operations begin at Grupo Folklorico Antiyano on Curacao February 7 U.S. begins regular bombing and strafing of North Vietnam February 7 WVIZ TV channel 25 in Cleveland, Ohio (PBS) begins broadcasting February 8 Eastern DC-7B crashes into Atlantic off Jones Beach, New Jersey, kills 84 February 8 Supremes release "Stop In the Name of Love" February 11 Beatle Ringo Starr marries Maureen Cox February 11 Braves propose to pay 5 cents from each ticket to bring a new team to Milwaukee February 12 KHFI (now KBVO) TV channel 42 in Austin, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting February 12 Nuclear test at Pacific Ocean February 13 Peggy Fleming, 16, wins ladies senior figure skating title February 13 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming February 13 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gary Visconti February 15 John Lennon passes his driving test February 16 "Baker Street" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 313 performances February 16 Pegasus 1 launched to detect micro-meteors February 17 U.S. - Japan baseball relations suspended over Masanori Murakami dispute February 17 U.S. Ranger 8 launched, will transmit 7,137 lunar pictures February 18 27 copper miners die in avalanche, Granduc Mountain, British Columbia February 18 "Fade Out-Fade In" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 72 performances February 18 Frank Gifford announces his retirement from football for broadcasting February 18 Gambia gains independence from Britain (National Day) February 19 NFL adds 6th official February 20 Beatles record "That Means a Lot" February 20 Ranger 8 makes hard landing on the Moon, returns photos, other data February 20 Turkish government of Uerguplu forms February 22 U.S.S.R. launches Kosmos 57 into earth orbit (Voskhod Test) February 23 Constance Baker Motley elected Manhattan Borough president February 24 Beatles begin filming "Help" in Bahamas February 24 East German president Ulbricht visits Egypt February 26 Dutch Government of Marijnen falls February 26 West Germany ceases military aid to Tanzania February 27 Dutch Marijnen government resigns February 27 France performs Underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria February 27 "High Spirits" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 375 performances March 1 Australia suspends champ swimmer Dawn Fraser for 10-yrs for misconduct March 1 Gas explosion kills 28 in apartment complex (La Salle, Quebec) March 1 WPSX TV channel 3 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting March 2 Montcalm Community College in Sidney, Michigan, founded March 2 "Sound Of Music" opens March 3 Temptations' "My Girl" reaches #1 March 3 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site March 3 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. March 4 David Attenbrough became the new controller of BBC2 March 5 1st performance of Walter Piston's 8th Symphony March 5 Ernie Terrel beats Eddie Machen in 15 for heavyweight boxing title March 6 1st nonstop helicopter crossing of North America, JR Willford March 6 Bruce Taylor hits 105 for New Zealand vs. India in 1st Test Cricket innings March 6 "How to Succeed in Business" closes at 46th St. New York City after 1415 performances March 7 Alabama state troopers and 600 black protestors clash in Selma March 7 Bruce Taylor takes 5-86 in debut innings for New Zealand after ton March 7 Christian-democrats win parliament in Chile March 8 1st U.S. combat forces arrive in Vietnam (3,500 Marines) March 10 Dutch Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven, get engaged March 11 Indonesia President Sukarno accepts qualifications of Suharto March 13 Beatles' "Eight Days a Week," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks March 13 Jeff Beck replaces Eric Clapton of the Yardbirds March 14 Israeli cabinet approves diplomatic relations with West Germany March 15 Lyndon Baines Johnson asks congress to ensure everybody's right to vote March 15 T.G.I. Friday's 1st restaurant opens in New York City March 15 WMFE TV channel 24 in Orlando, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting March 17 Beatles announce their film is named "8 Arms to Hold on to You" (Help) March 18 "Do I Hear a Waltz?" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 220 performances March 18 Rolling Stones fined 5 pounds each for public urination March 18 U.S.S.R. launches Voshkod 2; Alexei Leonov makes 1st spacewalk (20 minutes) March 19 Indonesia nationalizes all foreign oil companies March 19 Stoica becomes president and Ceausescu party leader of Romania March 20 27th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Michigan 91-80 March 20 Venkataraghavan takes 8-72 vs. New Zealand at Delhi March 21 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA St. Petersburg Golf Open March 21 Martin Luther King, Jr. begins march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama March 21 U.S. Ranger 9 launched; takes 5,814 pictures before lunar impact March 22 D Senanayake wins general elections in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) March 22 U.S. confirms its troops used chemical warfare against the Vietcong March 23 Gemini 3 launched, 1st U.S. 2-man space flight (Grissom and Young) March 23 Moroccan army shoots on demonstrators, about 100 killed March 24 U.S. Ranger 9 strikes Moon, 10 miles (16 km) NE of crater Alphonsus March 25 Martin Luther King, Jr. led 25,000 to state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama March 25 West German Bondsdag extends war crimes retribution March 28 Jo Ann Prentice wins LPGA All State Ladies' Golf Invitational March 31 U.S. ordered the 1st combat troops to Vietnam April 1 South Africa worker's union leader Henry Fazzie sentenced to 10 years April 1 Syncom 3, 1st geosynchronous communications satellite, passes from civilian to military control April 2 Hochhuths play "Stellvertreter" banned in Italy April 3 1st atomic powered spacecraft launched April 4 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Baton Rouge Golf Invitational April 5 37th Academy Awards - "My Fair Lady," Rex Harrison and J Andrews win April 5 Lava Lamp Day celebrated April 5 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site April 6 Intelsat 1 ("Early Bird") 1st coml geosynchronous communication satellite April 7 Bevan Congdon makes a stumping as 12th man New Zealand vs. Pakistan April 9 1st game at Astrodome, Houston beats Yankees 2-1 in exhibition as Mickey Mantle hits 1st indoor homerun April 9 Beatles "Ticket to Ride" is released in U.K. April 9 India and Pakistan engage in border fight April 11 29th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 271 April 11 40 tornadoes strike U.S. midwest killing 272 and injuring 5,000 April 13 1st U.S. Senate black page, Lawrence W. Bradford, Jr., 16, appointed by New York Senator Jacob Javits April 13 Beatles record "Help" April 14 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site April 15 James Baldwin's "Amen Corner," premieres in New York City April 15 NFL changes penalty flag from white to bright gold April 16 Test flight of heavy Saturn S-1C-rocket April 19 1st all news radio station (WINS 1010 AM in New York City) begins operating April 19 69th Boston Marathon won by Morio Shigematsu of Japan in 2:16:33 April 19 At a cost of $20,000, the outer Astrodome ceiling is painted because of sun's glare, this causes the grass to die April 19 T.A.M.I. Show premieres in London April 20 People's Republic China offers North Vietnam military aid April 21 New York World's Fair reopens for 2nd and final season April 23 Launch of 1st Soviet communications satellite April 24 "Comedy in Music-Opus 2" closes at John Golden New York City after 192 performances April 24 Military coup under Donald Reid Cabral in Dominican Republic April 24 New York Met Casey Stengel wins his 3,000 game as manager April 25 19th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1 April 25 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Pensacola Golf Invitational April 26 Ives' 4th Symphony premieres April 27 "I'm Solomon" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 7 performances April 27 RC Duncan patents "Pampers" disposable diaper April 28 Barbra Streisand stars on "My Name is Barbra" special on CBS April 28 Lindsey Nelson broadcasts game at Astrodome from a hanging gondola April 28 Richard Helms replaces Marshall S. Carter as deputy director of CIA April 28 U.S. Marines invade Dominican Republic, stay until October 1966 April 28 William F. Raborn, Jr. replaces John A. McCone as 7th head of CIA April 29 Australian government announces it would send troops to Vietnam April 29 Earthquake hits Seattle; 5 die April 29 Malta is 18th member of Council of Europe May 1 91st Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker on Lucky Debonair wins in 2:01.2 May 1 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3 May 1 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 5; later impacts on Moon May 2 Early Bird satellite goes into commercial service May 2 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Golf Invitational May 2 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open May 2 "New Faces of 1965" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 52 performances May 3 1st use of satellite TV, Today Show on Early Bird Satellite May 3 3rd Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 2-1 in 10 May 3 Cambodia drops diplomatic relations with the U.S. May 3 KTCI TV channel 17 in St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN (PBS) 1st broadcast May 3 Pulitzer prize awarded to Irwin Unger (Greenback Era) May 4 Willie Mays 512th home run breaks Mel Ott's 511th NL record May 5 1st large-scale U.S. Army ground units arrive in South Vietnam May 6 Lawry and Simpson complete opening stand of 382 against W Indies May 7 WAOW TV channel 9 in Wausau, Wisconsin (ABC) begins broadcasting May 8 1st shut put over 70' (Randy Matson 70' 7") May 9 Beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert May 9 Luna 5 launched (U.S.S.R.) 1st attempt to soft land on Moon (fails) May 11 1st of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (India) May 11 Bangladesh windstorm kills 17,000 May 11 Ellis Island added to Statue of Liberty National monument May 11 "Flora, the Red Menace" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 87 performances May 11 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. May 11 West Indies becomes 1st holders of the Frank Worrell Cricket Trophy May 12 Israel and West Germany exchange letters beginning diplomatic relations May 13 Rolling Stones record "Satisfaction" May 13 Several Arab nations break ties with West Germany after it established diplomatic relations with Israel May 14 2nd Chinese atom bomb explodes May 14 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site May 15 91st Preakness: Ron Turcotte aboard Tom Rolfe wins in 1:56.2 May 15 Canadian Football Players Association organizes May 15 Igor Vodic beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champ May 16 Baltimore Oriole Jim Palmer's pitching debut, beats Yankees 7-5 and homers May 16 Bomb destroys USAF base Bien Hoa South Vietnam May 16 "Roar of the Greasepaint" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 232 performances May 16 Spaghetti-O's 1st sold May 16 Susie Maxwell wins LPGA Muskogee Civitan Golf Open May 16 WNJU TV channel 47 in NY-Linden, New York (TEL) begins broadcasting May 18 Gene Roddenberry suggests 16 names including Kirk for Star Trek Captain May 18 WTAF TV channel 29 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (IND) begins broadcasting May 19 Patricia R. Harris named 1st U.S. black female ambassador (Luxembourg) May 19 West Ham United wins 5th Europe Cup II May 20 Pakistani Boeing 720-B crashes at Cairo Egypt, killing 121 May 20 Yorkshire all out for 23 vs. Hampshire at Middlesbrough May 22 Beatles' "Ticket to Ride," single goes #1 May 22 Mad Dog Vachon beats Igor Vodic in Omaha, to become NWA champ May 22 "Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious" hits #66 May 23 Franz Jonas elected president of Austria May 23 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open May 23 Pontoon ferry overturned on Shire River Malawi, kills 150 May 24 Supreme Court declares federal law allowing post office to intercept communist propaganda is unconstitutional May 25 Dave Davies of Kinks stumbles and is knocked unconscious on stage May 25 India and Pakistan border fights May 25 Muhammad Ali KOs Sonny Liston in 1 for heavyweight boxing title May 25 Roel van Duyn, Martijn Ananar and Rob Faado align in Provo May 26 Dutch Voting Rights Bill passes May 26 Revised International Convention on Safety of Life at Sea takes effect May 27 Inter Milan wins 10th Europe Cup 1 in Milan May 28 Fire and explosion at Dhori mine in Dhanbad India kills 400 May 29 Phillies Dick Allen hits 529' home run out of Connie Mack Stadium May 30 France performs nuclear test at Ecker Algeria (Underground) May 30 Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Open May 30 Viet Cong offensive against U.S. base Da Nang, begins May 30 Vivian Malone, is 1st black to graduate from University of Alabama May 31 Jim Clark becomes 1st foreigner in 49 years to win Indy June 1 A Penzias and R Wilson detect 3 degrees K primordial background radiation June 1 coal mine explosion in Fukuoka Japan kills 236 June 2 2nd of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000, Ganges R India June 3 Gemini 4 launched; 2nd U.S. 2-man flight, McDivitt and White June 4 Rolling Stones release "Satisfaction" June 5 97th Belmont: John Sellers aboard Hail to All wins in 2:28.6 June 5 Lopez Arellano becomes president of Honduras June 5 "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and Pharaohs hits #2 June 6 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Blue Grass Golf Invitational June 6 Yankees Tom Tresh bangs 3 consecutive home runs beating White Sox 12-0 June 7 Gemini 4 completes 62 orbits June 7 Morocco King Hassan suspends constitution, grabs power June 7 Sony Corp introduced its home video tape recorder, priced at $995 June 7 Supreme Court rules 1879 Connecticut law ban of contraceptives unconstitutional June 8 A's draft Rick Monday #1 June 8 U.S. troops ordered to fight offensively in Vietnam June 8 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 6; missed Moon June 9 Frenchman, Machal Jazy, runs record mile in 3:53.6 June 12 "Bajour" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 232 performances June 12 Beatles are awarded MBE June 12 Big Bang theory of creation of universe is supported by announcement of discovery of new celestial bodies know as blue galaxies June 12 "I Had a BaIl" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 199 performances June 12 Morio Shigematsu runs world record marathon (2:12:00) June 12 Rolling Stones release "Satisfaction" June 12 Sonny and Cher make their 1st TV appearance, "American Bandstand" June 12 South Vietnam General Nguyen Cao Kentucky succeeds Phan Huy Quat as premier June 12 "What Makes Sammy Run?" closes at 84th St. Theater New York City after 540 performances June 13 19th Tony Awards: Subject Was Roses and Fiddler on the Roof win June 13 Susie Maxwell wins LPGA Western Golf Open June 14 Beatles release album "Beatles VI" June 14 Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney no-hits New York Mets but loses in 11, 1-0 June 14 John Lennon's 2nd book "A Spaniard in the Works" is published June 15 Bob Dylan records "Like a Rolling Stone" June 15 Denny McLain in relief strikesout 1st 7 batters faced and record 14 in 6 2/3 innings, Bill Freehan ties catcher record of 19 putouts June 15 South Africa begins economic boycott of Dutch products June 17 11.08" (28.14 cm) of rainfall, Holly, Colorado (state 24-hour record) June 17 1st bombing by B-52 (50 km north of Saigon) June 17 Kinks arrive in New York City beginning their 1st U.S. tour June 19 Algerian coup under colonel Houari Boumedienne, President Ben Bella fired June 19 KYW-AM in Cleveland Ohio returns call letters to Philadelphia June 20 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Cosmopolitan Golf Open June 21 65th U.S. Golf Open: Gary Player shoots 282 at Bellerive CC in St. Louis June 22 Freddie Trueman ends his Test cricket career, vs. New Zealand at Lord's June 25 Gyula Kallai succeeds Janos Kadar as premier of Hungary June 26 Wallon party forms in Belgium June 27 Carol Mann wins LPGA Carling Golf Open June 28 1st U.S. ground combat forces in Vietnam authorized by President Johnson June 28 Princess Beatrice and Claus von Amsberg announce engagement June 29 USAF Captain Joseph Henry Engle reaches 85,530 m in X-15 June 30 NFL grants Atlanta Falcons a franchise July 1 FC Twente '65 Enschede soccer team forms in Enschede July 1 Kinderstraf trial starts July 1 KUID TV channel 12 in Moscow, Idaho (PBS) begins broadcasting July 2 79th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Roy Emerson beats Fred Stolle (62 64 64) July 3 72nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith beats M Fraiser (64 75) July 3 Phillies Dick Allen and Frank Thomas get into a fight during practice July 3 U.S.S.R. and Persia sign dam building and economic aid pact July 4 20th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Carol Mann July 6 Rock group "Jefferson Airplane" forms July 7 Otis Redding records "Respect" July 8 Joe Morgan is 1st Houston player with 6 hits in a game July 9 94th British Golf Open: Peter Thomson shoots a 285 at Royal Birkdale July 9 John Edrich completes 310* vs. New Zealand in 532 minutes, 52 fours 5 sixes July 9 Senators Frank Howard ties record with 7 strikeouts in DH July 10 Beatles' "Beatles' "VI," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 6 weeks July 10 Rolling Stones score their 1st #1, "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" July 11 Israeli Mapai-party nominates David Ben-Gurion July 11 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Carling Midwest Golf Open July 13 36th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-5 at Metropolitan Stadium, Minn July 13 All star MVP: Juan Marichal (SF Giant) July 14 Australian Ronald Clarke runs world record 10k (27:39.4) July 14 Israeli/Jordanian border fights July 14 U.S. Mariner IV, 1st Mars probe, passes at 6,100 miles (9,800 km) July 15 Athanassiades Novas succeeds Papandreo as premier of Greece July 15 "Mariner IV" sends back 1st pictures of Mars July 16 Mount Blanc Road tunnel between France and Italy opens July 17 WLCY (now WTSP) TV channel 10 in St. Petersburg-Tampa, Florida (ABC) begins July 18 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Yankee Golf Open July 18 Zond 3 launched to fly by Moon, enters solar orbit July 19 Shooting begins on Star Trek 2nd pilot "Where No Man Has Gone Before" July 20 18.18" (46.18 cm) of rainfall, Edgarton, Missouri (state 24-hour record) July 20 New York Yankee pitcher Mel Stottlemyre hits an inside-the-park grand slam July 21 Pakistan, Iran and Turkey sign Regional Co-Operation pact July 22 Edward Heath succeeds Alec Douglas-Hume as leader of British Cons party July 23 Beatles "Help" is released in UK July 23 Dick Stuart homers in a major league-record 23rd different park July 24 Bob Dylan release "Like a Rolling Stone" July 24 Casey Stengel resigns as manager of New York Mets July 24 "Flora, the Red Menace" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 87 performances July 24 Rock group "Animals" 1st time on British charts July 25 Bob Dylan booed off Newport Folk Festival for using electric guitar July 25 Folk-rock begins, Dylan uses electricity at Newport Folk Festival July 25 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Buckeye Savings Golf Tournament July 26 Republic of Maldives gains independence from Britain (National Day) July 27 Pierre Harmel forms Belgium government July 27 President Johnson signs a bill requiring cigarette makers to print health warnings on all cigarette packages about the effects of smoking July 28 Lyndon Baines Johnson sends 50,000 more soldiers to Vietnam July 29 Beatles movie "Help" premieres, Queen Elizabeth attends July 29 Major league record 26 strikeouts, Phillies (16), Pirates (10) July 29 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear Test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. July 30 Charles Ives' "From the Steeples and the Mountains," premieres July 30 Duke Ellington's "Golden Brown and the Green Apple," premieres July 30 Lyndon Baines Johnson signs Medicare bill, which goes into effect in 1966 July 30 Milwaukee manager Bobby Bragan says his pitchers threw 75 to 80 spitballs in a 9-2 loss to the Giants July 31 Cigarette Ads banned on British TV August 1 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Waterloo Golf Open August 2 Morley Safer's sends 1st Vietnam report indicating we are losing August 4 Cook Islands enters into free association with New Zealand August 5 Dave Marr wins PGA title August 6 32nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Cleveland 24, All-Stars 16 (68,000) August 6 Beatles release "Help" album in U.K. August 6 Federal Voting Rights Act guarantees black voting rights August 6 Indian troops invade Pakistan August 6 Lyndon Baines Johnson signs Voting Rights Act, guaranteeing voting rights for blacks August 8 Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Milwaukee Golf Open August 8 Singapore leaves Malaysian Federation August 9 Fire in Titan II silo in Searcy Arkansas, 53 die August 9 Singapore gains independence from Malaysia, National Day August 10 Joe Engle in X-15 reaches 82 km August 11 6 day insurrection starts in Watts section of Los Angeles August 11 Beatles movie "Help" opens in New York City August 11 Watts riots begin in Southeast LA, lasts 6 days August 12 Elizabeth Lane becomes 1st female British supreme court justice August 12 Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, Inc applies for a NL franchise August 14 Beatles tape an appearance for Ed Sullivan Show August 14 Continental Football League plays 1st games August 14 Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe" hits #1 August 15 47th PGA Championship: Dave Marr shoots a 280 at Laurel Valley Golf Club Pennsylvania August 15 Beatles play to 55,000 at Shea Stadium August 15 Japanese community of San Francisco holds Masanori Murakami Day at Candlestick Park to honor 1st Japanese player to play in major leagues August 15 Mary Mills wins LPGA St. Louis Golf Open August 16 AFL awards its 1st expansion franchise (Miami Dolphins) August 18 Hank Aaron loses a home run, because he hit it out of batter's box August 18 Orioles' Brooks Robinson hits into his record tying (George Sisler) August 19 Auschwitz trials end with 6 life sentences August 19 Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney 2nd no-hitter of year beats Chicago Cubs, 1-0 August 20 Eddie Mathews and Hank Aaron (1954 - 1965) pass Babe Ruth-Lou Gehrig hitting 772 home runs while playing together on the same team August 20 Rolling Stones release "Satisfaction" (their 1st #1 U.S. hit) August 21 Astronauts Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad successfully launch Gemini 5, the 11th manned spaceflight mission of all time August 21 Romania adopts constitution August 21 The Crusher beats Mad Dog Vachon in St. Paul, to become NWA champ August 22 Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Omaha Jaycee Golf Open August 27 Beatles spend an evening with Elvis Presley August 27 WTVI TV channel 42 in Charlotte, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting August 29 Astronauts Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad successfully land the Gemini 5 in 7 days, 22 hours, 55 minutes and 14 seconds, breaking the record for manned spaceflight for total mission duration August 29 Willie Mays sets NL record for home runs in a month with his 17th of August August 30 Casey Stengel announces his retirement after 55 years in baseball August 30 Section of Allalin glacier wipes out construction site at Mattmark Dam near Saas-Fee, Switzerland August 31 House of Representatives joins Senate establish Department of Housing and Urban Develop September 1 India and Pakistan border fights September 2 Cubs slugger Ernie Banks hits his 400th home run off Curt Simmons September 2 Treblinka trial in Dusseldorf ends September 3 Curt Flood's record of 568 straight chances without an error begins September 3 Garcia Godoy forms government in Dominican Republic September 3 Jim Hickman becomes 1st New York Met to hit 3 home runs in a game September 3 Pope Paul VI publishes encyclical Mysterium Fidei September 3 Preparing a move to Anaheim, Angels change their name from LA to California September 4 Beatles' "Help!," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks September 4 KREZ TV channel 6 in Durango, CO (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting September 4 Rock group Who's wan is vandalized with $10,000 in equipment stolen September 6 India invades West Pakistan September 6 KLNE TV channel 3 in Lexington, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting September 7 Hurricane Betsy, kills 74 in Florida, Miss and La September 8 Hurricane Betsy kills 75 in Louisiana and Florida September 8 KC A's Bert Campaneris plays all 9 positions in a game September 9 Francois Mitterrand nominated for French presidency September 9 Sandy Koufax pitches his 4th no-hitter, a perfect game vs Cubs (1-0) September 9 Tibet is made an autonomous region of China September 10 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 10 Phillies 10,000th game to a decision since 1900, Phils beat Cards September 10 WUND TV channel 2 in Columbia, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting September 11 Beatles' "Help!," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks September 11 Braves 2nd straight one-hitter against the Mets September 12 79th U.S. Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith beats Billie Jean King (86 75) September 12 85th U.S. Mens Tennis: Manuel Santana beats Cliff Drysdale (62 79 75 61) September 12 Hurricane Betsy strikes Florida and Louisiana kills 75 September 12 Manuel Santana wins U.S. Tennis Open September 12 Mary Mills wins LPGA Eugene Golf Open September 12 WCEE TV channel 23 in Rockford, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting September 13 Beatles release "Yesterday" September 13 Beatles win 1st Grammy, for Best Group of 1964 September 13 Today Show's 1st totally color broadcast September 13 Willie Mays's 500th home run (off Don Nottebart), Giants 11th straight win September 14 4th meeting of 2nd Vatican council opened September 14 "F-Troop" premieres September 15 "Lost in Space" premieres September 16 Boston Red Sox Dave Morehead no-hits Cleveland Indians, 2-0 September 16 Sobibor trial opens in Hagen West Germany September 17 WPHL TV channel 17 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (IND) begins broadcasting September 18 "Get Smart" premieres September 18 Mickey Mantle Day at Yankee Stadium: Mantle play his 2,000th game September 19 Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Visalia Golf Open September 19 Erhards CDU wins West German parliament elections September 20 WXXW (now WYCC) TV channel 20 in Chicago, IL (PBS) begins broadcasting September 21 O Kommissarova (U.S.S.R.) sets women's longest parachute jump (46,250') September 22 India and Pakistan ceases-fire goes into effect September 24 Belgium Victor Leemans elected chairman of European Parliament September 24 Saudi-Arabian and Egyptian accord about Yemen September 24 Stefan Stefanopoulos forms Greek government September 25 60 year old Satchel Paige of Kansas City A's pitches 3 scoreless innings September 25 Beatle cartoon show begins in U.S. September 25 Children find trunk with corpse in Amsterdam canal September 25 "Do I Hear a Waltz?" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 220 performances September 26 11th LPGA Championship won by Sandra Haynie September 26 Minnesota gains its 1st AL pennant by defeating Washington, 2-1 September 26 Queen Elizabeth decorates Beatles with Order of British Empire September 28 Jack McKay in X-15 reaches 90 km September 28 Lava flows kill at least 350 (Taal Philippines) September 28 Volcano explodes on Luzon Philippines; 500 killed September 29 Phillies catcher Pat Corrales sets record by reaching base twice on catcher's interference in one game and 6 times in one season September 29 Ralph Boston of U.S., sets then long jump record at 27' 4 3/4" September 29 St. L Cards Charlie Johnson passes for 6 touchdowns vs Cleveland (49-13) September 29 WLVT TV channel 39 in Allentown, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting September 30 Donovan's 1st U.S. TV appearance (Shindig) September 30 Los Angeles Dodger Don Drysdale (23-12) wins 13th straight game, 7 by shutouts October 1 Failed coup under Lieutenant Colonel Untung in Indonesia October 1 France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria October 2 Dodgers beat Braves to clinch NL pennant October 2 Mel Stottlemyre wins game #20 October 2 Phillies' Chris Short strikes-out 18 New York Mets October 2 Pope Paul VI named MR Perey bishop's helper of New Orleans October 3 Cubs tie major league record of 3 triple plays in a season October 3 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational October 3 Whitey Ford notches #232 to become Yankees winningest pitcher October 4 "Pickwick" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 56 performances October 4 Pope Paul VI becomes 1st Pope to visit Western Hemisphere (UN) October 4 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 7; crash lands on Moon October 5 Chuck Linster performs 6,006 consecutive push-ups October 5 Dick McInnes stays aloft almost 12 hours in a kite October 6 Supremes release "I Hear a Symphony" October 6 William Goodhart's "Generation," premieres in New York City October 7 50 mph gust carries 165 lb Robert Mitera's tee shot 447 October 7 Charles Linster does 6,006 consecutive push-ups October 7 Robert Mitera aces 447-yd 10th hole at Miracle Hills, Omaha, Nebr to score world's longest straight hole-in-one October 8 Djakarta Moslems set fire to PKI-headquarter October 8 London's Post Office Tower opens, tallest building in England October 8 Once-Hertogenbosch soccer team FC de Bosch forms October 8 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. October 9 16th Ryder Cup: U.S. wins 19 -12 at Royal Birkdale, England October 9 Beatles' "Yesterday," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 4 weeks October 10 "Drat! - The Cat!" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 8 performances October 10 Supreme appear on Ed Sullivan Show October 10 "Vinland Map" is introduced by Yale University as being the 1st known map of America, drawn between 1423 and 1445 October 14 Joe Engle in X-15 reaches 80 km October 14 Sandy Koufax hurls his 2nd shutout of World Series beating Twins 2-0 October 15 Dodgers and Sandy Koufax win 7th game of 62nd World Series vs Twins October 15 WEMT (now WVII) TV channel 7 in Bangor, ME (ABC) begins broadcasting October 16 "Drat! - The Cat!" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 8 performances October 16 Singer Leslie Uggams marries Grahame Pratt in New York City October 17 Largest newspaper-Sunday New York Times at 946 pages (50 cents ) October 17 "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever" opens in New York City for 280 performances October 17 WBMG TV channel 42 in Birmingham, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting October 20 19th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 5-2 at Montreal October 20 Beatles receive a gold record for "Yesterday" October 20 Mass arrests of communists in Indonesia October 21 KTWU TV channel 11 in Topeka, KS (PBS) begins broadcasting October 21 Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to Robert B Woodward October 21 Robert B. Woodward awarded Nobel prize for chemistry October 21 Vivian Beaumont Theater (New York City) opens October 24 Benjamin Britten's "Voices for Today," premieres October 24 Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Phoenix Thunderbirds Golf Tournament October 25 Rolling Stones release "Get Off of My Cloud" October 26 Beatles receive MBEs at Buckingham Palace October 26 Sylvia Likens tortured by teen girl gang October 27 WCFT TV channel 33 in Tuscaloosa, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting October 28 630 foot high Gateway Arch completed in St. Louis October 28 Pope Paul VI proclaims Jews not collectively guilty for crucifixion October 29 U.S. performs underground nuclear test at Amchitka Island Aleutians October 30 Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Las Cruces Golf Open October 30 Fireworks explosions kill 50 in Cartagena, Colombia November 1 1st concert at Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco November 1 Ernie Terrel beats George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing November 1 Trackless trolley plunged into Nile River drowning 74 (Cairo Egypt) November 3 Sandy Koufax wins NL Cy Young Award unanimously November 4 Lee Breedlove sets female land speed record (308.56 MPH) in Utah November 7 Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open November 8 British Indian Ocean Territory formed November 8 "Days of Our Lives" premieres on TV November 9 1st New York Knick game postponed (black-out) vs St. Louis November 9 5:16 PM, massive power failure in New Engl, and Ontario (New York blackout) November 9 Hurricane hits north east US/Canada November 9 Willie Mays named NL MVP November 10 Manneke Piss statue stolen in Brussels November 10 Netherlands 2nd Chamber accept marriage princess Beatrice and Claus von Amsberg November 11 Heavyweight Cassius Clay KOs Floyd Patterson in Las Vegas November 11 Rhodesia proclaimed independence from Britain by Prime Minister Ian D Smith November 11 William Alfred's "Hogan's Goat," premieres in New York City November 12 Ferdinand Marcos elected president of Philippines November 12 General strike in Morocco against disappearance of Ben Barka November 12 Mad Dog Vachon beats Crusher in Denver, to become NWA champ November 12 Venera 2 launched by Soviet Union toward Venus November 13 "Skyscraper" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 248 performances November 13 "Yarmouth Castle" burns and sinks off Bahamas, killing 89 November 14 "Baker Street" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 313 performances November 14 George Abbott Theater (Adelphi, 54 St) at 152 W 54th New York City, demolished November 14 KCST TV channel 39 in San Diego, California (NBC) begins broadcasting November 14 Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Alamo Golf Open November 14 U.S. government sends 90,000 soldiers to Vietnam November 15 Craig Breedlove sets land speed record (600.601 mph-966.57 kph) November 16 Venera 3 launched, 1st to land on another planet (crashes into Venus) November 16 Walt Disney launches Epcot Center: Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow November 17 General Meeting of United Nations refuses admittance of China PR November 17 William Eckert is unanimously elected commissioner of baseball November 18 Twins SS Zoilo Versalles is named AL MVP November 19 ABC radio begins weekly "Vietnam Update" report November 19 Kellogg's Pop Tarts pastries created November 20 "Pickwick" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 56 performances November 20 U.N. Security council calls for boycott of Rhodesia November 20 WCNY TV channel 24 in Syracuse, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting November 21 1st freighter arrives in Ashdod Port Israel November 21 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. November 22 Bob Dylan weds Sara Lowndes November 22 "Man of La Mancha" opens at ANTA Washington Square Theater New York City for 2329 performances November 22 Muhammad Ali TKOs Floyd Patterson in 12 for heavyweight boxing title November 23 31st Heisman Trophy Award: Mike Garrett, Southern California (RB) November 23 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site November 24 Marshal Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu, becomes President of Zaire November 25 Congo military coup under General Mobutu, President Kasavubu overthrown November 26 Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim Lefebvre is voted NL Rookie of Year November 26 France launches 1st satellite, 92 lb (42 kg) A1-capsule (Asterix) November 27 15,000 demonstrate against war in Vietnam in Washington D.C. November 27 1st French satellite launched, France becomes 3rd nation in space November 27 53rd CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat Winn Blue Bombers, 22-16 November 28 Browns' Leroy Kelly sets club record for most punt return yards (109) November 28 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship November 29 "Anya" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 16 performances November 29 Dale Cummings does 14,118 consecutive sit-ups December 1 Airlift of refugees from Cuba to U.S. began December 1 South Africa government says children of white fathers are white December 3 Beatles begin final U.K. concert tour in Glasgow December 3 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 8; crashes on Moon December 4 2 passenger planes collide above Danbury, Conn, 4 die December 4 2nd New York Knick game postponed (due to death of opponent 76ers' owner) December 4 Gemini 7 (Borman and Lovell) launched December 4 "Roar of the Greasepaint" closes at Shubert New York City after 232 performances December 4 San Francisco Giant Masanori Murakami, 4-1 this year, does not renew his contract signing instead with the Nankai Hawks of Osaka for $40,000 December 6 2 trucks crashed into a crowd of dancers (Sotouboua Togo) kills 125 December 7 Pope Paul VI and Orthodox Patriarch Athenagoras I simultaneously lift mutual excommunications that led to split of 2 churches in 1054 December 8 Abe Burrows' "Cactus Flower," premieres in New York City December 8 Nikolai Podgorny succeeds Mikojan as president of U.S.S.R. December 8 Pope Paul VI signs 2nd Vatican council December 9 "A Charlie Brown Christmas," premieres December 9 Frank Robinson is traded from Cincinnati to the Orioles December 9 Nikolai Podgorny replaces Anastas Mikoyan as president of Presidium December 10 Dutch ends economic boycott of Rhodesia December 10 Test Cricket debut of Doug Walters vs. England at the Gabba December 10 "Yearling" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 3 performances December 11 "Anya" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 16 performances December 11 "Yearling" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 3 performances December 12 Beatles last Great Britain concert (Capitol Theatre in Cardiff Wales) December 12 Doug Walters makes maiden Test ton in 1st Test, goes on to 155 December 12 Gale Sayers of Chicago Bears scores 6 TDs, ties NFL record December 12 Vivian Beaumont Theater opens at 65th St. and Amsterdam Ave New York City December 13 Algerian president Boumedienne visits Moscow December 14 "La Grusse Valise" opens at 54th St. Theater New York City for 7 performances December 15 3rd cyclone of year kills another 15,000 at mouths of Ganges River December 15 Bangladesh windstorm kills 10,000 December 15 D Heneker and J Taylor's musical "Charlie Girl," premieres in London December 15 Gemini 6 launched; makes 1st rendezvous in space (with Gemini 7) December 15 Queen Juliana opens Zeeland Bridge to Oosterschelde December 15 William Eckert replaces Ford Frick as 4th commissioner of baseball December 16 Gemini 6 returns to Earth December 16 Pioneer 6 launched into solar orbit December 16 Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, becomes King of Tonga December 17 Astrodome opens, 1st event is Judy Garland and Supremes concert December 17 British government proclaims ends oil-embargo against Rhodesia December 17 David Levy begins his search for comets December 17 Dutch government shuts Limburgs coal mine December 18 Borman and Lovell Splash down in Atlantic ends 2 week Gemini VII mission December 18 Kenneth LeBel jumps 17 barrels on ice skates December 18 "La Grusse Valise" closes at 54th St. Theater New York City after 7 performances December 19 French president De Gaulle re-elected (Mitterrand gets 45%) December 22 Belgian government shuts 6 coal mine December 22 Director David Lean's "Dr. Zhivago," premieres December 22 Great Britain sets maximum speed at 70 MPH December 22 Radio Mil (Domincan Republic) transmitter blown up December 26 Buffalo Bills beat San Diego Chargers 23-0 in AFL championship game December 26 "Funny Girl" with Barbra Streisand closes on Broadway December 29 CBS purchases NFL TV rights for 1966-68 at $18.8 million per year December 29 Supremes release "My World is Empty Without You" December 29 "Thunderball" premieres in US December 30 Ferdinand Marcos inaugurated as president of the Phillipines
