by Angelica and Alyssa

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        The space race is a very important part of the year 1965. Skateboarding also is becoming popular. Diet Pepsi comes out in the U.S. Many popular bands release songs that are still recognized today. The lava lamp is being sold in 1965. Soft contacts are new. Health is an issue, so Congress makes cigarette companies put a health warning on cigarette packs. Congress also approves the Higher Education Act, which lends money to kids to help them afford college. The Odd Couple, by Neil Simon, is first performed. The Voting Rights Bill is passed, which says that it is illegal to try to stop anyone from voting based on literacy.

• T.S. Eliot dies in London on January 4 after a successful life writing poetry and plays.
• On January 7, Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as the 36th president of the United States. In his inaugural address Johnson told us "more is required" to "advance the purpose of a nation." his social programs became known as The Great Society.
• British leader and U.S. ally during World War II, Winston Churchill dies on January 24. 
• The Operation Rolling Thunder, designed to break the will of the North Vietnamese, begins on February 8
• On February 18, U.S. officers arrest four Cuban terrorists who are planning to blow up the Statue of Liberty, the Liberty Bell, and the Washington Monument.
• Malcolm X, a black civil rights leader, is shot in New York City on February 21.
• On March 7, “Bloody Sunday” needs to be broken up by police with violent means.
• U.S. astronauts Virgil Grissom and John Young go into space in the Gemini 3 which is the first U.S. space mission with two crew members on March 23.
• On April 11, tornadoes destroy parts of Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio with 271 people dead, 5,000 injured, and $300 million worth of property is ruined.
• On April 19 New York radio station 1010 WINS begins broadcasting as the first all news radio program, and soon after other radio stations follow.
• On May 25 Muhammad Ali beats Sonny Liston in the first minute of the first round of a heavyweight championship fight in Lewiston, Maine.
• The B-52 bomber is used for the first time in Vietnam in early June.
• From June 3 – June 7, NASA sends astronaut Edward White who is the first U.S. person to walk in space on the Gemini 4.
• President Johnson increases the number of troops in Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000 in July.
• Federal examiners are reregistering black voters, and the Voting Right Acts become a law on August 10.
• On August 11 violence erupts in what is later called the Watts Riots. Thousands join in as blacks burn and destroy and approximate area of 500 square blocks of downtown Los Angeles. 40 million dollars worth of property is destroyed. Many people are killed, the majority of them are black, the national guards show up and many thousands arrest are made, many businesses are also destroyed.
• The longest space flight is taken by the Gemini 5. It does 120 orbits in 8 days, from August 21 - August 29.
• On the September 6 edition, the San Francisco Examiner says that a ‘hippie movement’ has begun by observing that Haight-Ashbury section of San Francisco has become a hippie hangout.
• Hurricane Betsy is one of the worst hurricanes on September 4, 1965 hitting Florida and many other states leaving twenty-three dead in fifteen days.
• Pope Paul VI has a mass in Yankee Stadium on October 4.
• On October 14, The Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series by defeating the Minnesota Twins 4 games to 3.
• There is a 13 hour blackout in the northwest U.S. and Canada on November 9. 30 million people were affected.
• On December 16, Pioneer 6 is launched. It's mission is to learn information about solar winds and cosmic rays.
• Lady Bird Johnson pushes for approval by congress of the Highway Beautification Act to remove billboards from U.S. highways.
• Radio show Amos n' Andy moves to TV.
• The Vivian Beaumont theatre is opened at Lincoln Center. It is a very large theatre holding more than 1000 people.
• Diet Pepsi is introduced.
• Cranapple fruit juice is new from Ocean Spray.
• The band Grateful Dead is founded.
• The Sound of Music is released. It is the best play since Gone with the Wind.
• The Temptations release “My Girl.”
• The Rolling Stones release “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.”
• The Supremes release “Stop! In the Name of Love.”
• Sandy Koufax pitches his eighth perfect, no hitter game.
• The companies of Pepsi and Fritos combine forming Pepsico.

• The Blue Whales become endangered with a population of only 2,000.

• Miniskirts are first sold in Mary Quant’s boutique in London. They are cheap and quickly become popular.

• Britain decides to use metric measurements.

38th Annual Academy Awards:
Best Picture: The Sound of Music 
Best Actress: Julie Christie in Darling
Best Actor: Lee Marvin in Cat Ballou

Emmy Awards:
Outstanding Drama Series: The Fugitive
Outstanding Comedy Series: The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS)

8th Annual Grammy Awards:
Song of the Year: The Shadow of your Smile, Tony Bennett
Best New Artist: Tom Jones
Record of the Year: A Taste of Honey, Herb Alpert
Album of the Year: September of my Tears, Frank Sinatra

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