 | President: Lyndon B Johnson, Vice President: Hubert H. Humphrey |
 | The population of the United States is 193,526,000 |
| National Debt is 322.3 Billion (+6.2 billion) |
| Unemployment is 5.2% |
| Life Expectancy: 70.2 years |
| Family median income = $6,900 (up $300. from 1962) |
| Academy Award : My Fair Lady (click to buy)  (Best Picture) |
| Grammy Award : The Girl From Ipanema (click to buy)  (Best Song); Hello, Dolly! (click to buy)  (Best Album) |
| Pulitzer Prize : The Keepers of the House (click to buy)  (Fiction) |
| Cost of a first-class stamp is $0.05 |
| Sir Winston Churchill is laid in state at St Paul’s Cathedral, his funeral has the largest assembly of statesmen in the world |
| Bloody Sunday and the March from Selma to Montgomery, AL witnessed more violence against civil rights activists in Alabama |
| President Johnson gets the Voting Rights Act of 1965 passed quickly in response to the violent events in Selma, AL |
| Indonesia and Pakistan go to war over border disputes |
| In Houston, Texas, the Harris County Domed Stadium is opened (later renamed the Astrodome) |
| President Johnson’s doubles the number of young men who are drafted and doubles troop strength in Vietnam |
| President Johnson signs a law penalizing the burning of draft cards with up to 5 years in prison and a $1,000 fine |
| Hurricane Betsy roars ashore near New Orleans, LA causing $1.42 billion in damage and killing 76 |
| The Tom & Jerry cartoon series debuts on CBS television |
| Pope Paul VI visits the United States and holds a Mass at Yankee Stadium |
| Fidel Castro opens up emigration to the US |
| Freedom Flights begin, Castro agrees to allow an airlift for Cubans who want to emigrate to the U.S. (by 1971 250,000 Cubans take advantage of this program) |
| The Pillsbury Doughboy, is created, it later becomes an American icon |
| Tokyo officially becomes the largest city in the world, taking the lead from New York City |
| France withdraws from NATO |
| Racially charged riots in the Watts section of Los Angeles, CA claim 34 lives with over 1000 injured |
| Two U.S. scientist discover cosmic background radiation which confirms the “Big Bang” theory |
| The U.S. Mint switches to “clad” or sandwich coins to conserve silver by eliminating its use in dollars, half-dollars, quarters, and dimes |
| The New York blackout affects 30 million people in seven states and Ontario and lasts for 13 hours |
| Alberto VO5 Hairspray is introduced by Alberto-Culver a Canadian Company |
| Television debuts included: Hogans Heroes, Green Acres, I Deam of Jeannie, My Mother the Car, I Spy, and Get Smart (click show title for more info) |
See also Celebrity Birthdays 1965
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