January 1 International Cooperation Year begins Palestinian al-Fatah organization forms January 2 Martin Luther King, Jr. begins a drive to register black voters New York Jets sign quarterback Joe Namath 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 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 NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 34-14 WKBD TV channel 50 in Detroit, MI (IND) begins broadcasting January 12 At 10:58 am PST burn up a nuclear rocket in Nevada "Hullabaloo" premieres on NBC-TV January 15 Rock group Who releases 1st album "I Can't Explain" Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, Michigan forms January 16 AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 38-14 "Oh What a Lovely War" closes at Broadhurst New York City after 125 performances "Outer Limits" last airs on ABC-TV Searchers' "Love Potion #9" peaks at #3 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) Byrds record "Mr Tambourine Man" Generalissimo Francisco Franco meets with Jewish representatives to discuss legitimizing Jewish communities in Spain 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 BPAA All-Star Tournament won by Dick Weber "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 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 "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 Martin Luther King, Jr. and 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma, Alabama NL adopts emergency team replacement plan to restock any club struck by disaster 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 Braves offer Milwaukee $500,000 to terminate their lease a year earlier, the proposal is turned down Geraldine McCullough wins Widener Gold Medal for Sculpture 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 Righteous Brothers "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" hits #1 February 7 George Harrison has his tonsils removed Operations begin at Grupo Folklorico Antiyano on Curacao U.S. begins regular bombing and strafing of North Vietnam 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 Supremes release "Stop In the Name of Love" February 11 Beatle Ringo Starr marries Maureen Cox 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 Nuclear test at Pacific Ocean February 13 Peggy Fleming, 16, wins ladies senior figure skating title U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming 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 Pegasus 1 launched to detect micro-meteors February 17 U.S. - Japan baseball relations suspended over Masanori Murakami dispute U.S. Ranger 8 launched, will transmit 7,137 lunar pictures February 18 27 copper miners die in avalanche, Granduc Mountain, British Columbia "Fade Out-Fade In" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 72 performances Frank Gifford announces his retirement from football for broadcasting Gambia gains independence from Britain (National Day) February 19 NFL adds 6th official February 20 Beatles record "That Means a Lot" Ranger 8 makes hard landing on the Moon, returns photos, other data 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 East German president Ulbricht visits Egypt February 26 Dutch Government of Marijnen falls West Germany ceases military aid to Tanzania February 27 Dutch Marijnen government resigns France performs Underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria "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 Gas explosion kills 28 in apartment complex (La Salle, Quebec) WPSX TV channel 3 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting March 2 Montcalm Community College in Sidney, Michigan, founded "Sound Of Music" opens March 3 Temptations' "My Girl" reaches #1 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 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 Ernie Terrel beats Eddie Machen in 15 for heavyweight boxing title March 6 1st nonstop helicopter crossing of North America, JR Willford Bruce Taylor hits 105 for New Zealand vs. India in 1st Test Cricket innings "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 Bruce Taylor takes 5-86 in debut innings for New Zealand after ton 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 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 T.G.I. Friday's 1st restaurant opens in New York City 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 Rolling Stones fined 5 pounds each for public urination U.S.S.R. launches Voshkod 2; Alexei Leonov makes 1st spacewalk (20 minutes) March 19 Indonesia nationalizes all foreign oil companies Stoica becomes president and Ceausescu party leader of Romania March 20 27th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Michigan 91-80 Venkataraghavan takes 8-72 vs. New Zealand at Delhi March 21 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA St. Petersburg Golf Open Martin Luther King, Jr. begins march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama U.S. Ranger 9 launched; takes 5,814 pictures before lunar impact March 22 D Senanayake wins general elections in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) 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) 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 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 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 Lava Lamp Day celebrated 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 Beatles "Ticket to Ride" is released in U.K. India and Pakistan engage in border fight April 11 29th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 271 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 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 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 69th Boston Marathon won by Morio Shigematsu of Japan in 2:16:33 At a cost of $20,000, the outer Astrodome ceiling is painted because of sun's glare, this causes the grass to die 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 Military coup under Donald Reid Cabral in Dominican Republic 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 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 RC Duncan patents "Pampers" disposable diaper April 28 Barbra Streisand stars on "My Name is Barbra" special on CBS Lindsey Nelson broadcasts game at Astrodome from a hanging gondola Richard Helms replaces Marshall S. Carter as deputy director of CIA U.S. Marines invade Dominican Republic, stay until October 1966 William F. Raborn, Jr. replaces John A. McCone as 7th head of CIA April 29 Australian government announces it would send troops to Vietnam Earthquake hits Seattle; 5 die Malta is 18th member of Council of Europe May 1 91st Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker on Lucky Debonair wins in 2:01.2 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 5; later impacts on Moon May 2 Early Bird satellite goes into commercial service Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Golf Invitational Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open "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 3rd Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 2-1 in 10 Cambodia drops diplomatic relations with the U.S. KTCI TV channel 17 in St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN (PBS) 1st broadcast 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 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) Bangladesh windstorm kills 17,000 Ellis Island added to Statue of Liberty National monument "Flora, the Red Menace" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 87 performances U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. 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" Several Arab nations break ties with West Germany after it established diplomatic relations with Israel May 14 2nd Chinese atom bomb explodes U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site May 15 91st Preakness: Ron Turcotte aboard Tom Rolfe wins in 1:56.2 Canadian Football Players Association organizes 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 Bomb destroys USAF base Bien Hoa South Vietnam "Roar of the Greasepaint" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 232 performances Spaghetti-O's 1st sold Susie Maxwell wins LPGA Muskogee Civitan Golf Open 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 WTAF TV channel 29 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (IND) begins broadcasting May 19 Patricia R. Harris named 1st U.S. black female ambassador (Luxembourg) West Ham United wins 5th Europe Cup II May 20 Pakistani Boeing 720-B crashes at Cairo Egypt, killing 121 Yorkshire all out for 23 vs. Hampshire at Middlesbrough May 22 Beatles' "Ticket to Ride," single goes #1 Mad Dog Vachon beats Igor Vodic in Omaha, to become NWA champ "Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious" hits #66 May 23 Franz Jonas elected president of Austria Mickey Wright wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open 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 India and Pakistan border fights Muhammad Ali KOs Sonny Liston in 1 for heavyweight boxing title Roel van Duyn, Martijn Ananar and Rob Faado align in Provo May 26 Dutch Voting Rights Bill passes 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) Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Open Viet Cong offensive against U.S. base Da Nang, begins 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 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 Lopez Arellano becomes president of Honduras "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and Pharaohs hits #2 June 6 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Blue Grass Golf Invitational Yankees Tom Tresh bangs 3 consecutive home runs beating White Sox 12-0 June 7 Gemini 4 completes 62 orbits Morocco King Hassan suspends constitution, grabs power Sony Corp introduced its home video tape recorder, priced at $995 Supreme Court rules 1879 Connecticut law ban of contraceptives unconstitutional June 8 A's draft Rick Monday #1 U.S. troops ordered to fight offensively in Vietnam 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 Beatles are awarded MBE Big Bang theory of creation of universe is supported by announcement of discovery of new celestial bodies know as blue galaxies "I Had a BaIl" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 199 performances Morio Shigematsu runs world record marathon (2:12:00) Rolling Stones release "Satisfaction" Sonny and Cher make their 1st TV appearance, "American Bandstand" South Vietnam General Nguyen Cao Kentucky succeeds Phan Huy Quat as premier "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 Susie Maxwell wins LPGA Western Golf Open June 14 Beatles release album "Beatles VI" Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney no-hits New York Mets but loses in 11, 1-0 John Lennon's 2nd book "A Spaniard in the Works" is published June 15 Bob Dylan records "Like a Rolling Stone" 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 South Africa begins economic boycott of Dutch products June 17 11.08" (28.14 cm) of rainfall, Holly, Colorado (state 24-hour record) 1st bombing by B-52 (50 km north of Saigon) Kinks arrive in New York City beginning their 1st U.S. tour June 19 Algerian coup under colonel Houari Boumedienne, President Ben Bella fired 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 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 Kinderstraf trial starts 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) Phillies Dick Allen and Frank Thomas get into a fight during practice 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 John Edrich completes 310* vs. New Zealand in 532 minutes, 52 fours 5 sixes Senators Frank Howard ties record with 7 strikeouts in DH July 10 Beatles' "Beatles' "VI," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 6 weeks Rolling Stones score their 1st #1, "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" July 11 Israeli Mapai-party nominates David Ben-Gurion Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Carling Midwest Golf Open July 13 36th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-5 at Metropolitan Stadium, Minn All star MVP: Juan Marichal (SF Giant) July 14 Australian Ronald Clarke runs world record 10k (27:39.4) Israeli/Jordanian border fights 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 "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 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) 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 Dick Stuart homers in a major league-record 23rd different park July 24 Bob Dylan release "Like a Rolling Stone" Casey Stengel resigns as manager of New York Mets "Flora, the Red Menace" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 87 performances Rock group "Animals" 1st time on British charts July 25 Bob Dylan booed off Newport Folk Festival for using electric guitar Folk-rock begins, Dylan uses electricity at Newport Folk Festival 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 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 Major league record 26 strikeouts, Phillies (16), Pirates (10) 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 Duke Ellington's "Golden Brown and the Green Apple," premieres Lyndon Baines Johnson signs Medicare bill, which goes into effect in 1966 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) Beatles release "Help" album in U.K. Federal Voting Rights Act guarantees black voting rights Indian troops invade Pakistan Lyndon Baines Johnson signs Voting Rights Act, guaranteeing voting rights for blacks August 8 Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Milwaukee Golf Open Singapore leaves Malaysian Federation August 9 Fire in Titan II silo in Searcy Arkansas, 53 die 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 Beatles movie "Help" opens in New York City Watts riots begin in Southeast LA, lasts 6 days August 12 Elizabeth Lane becomes 1st female British supreme court justice Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, Inc applies for a NL franchise August 14 Beatles tape an appearance for Ed Sullivan Show Continental Football League plays 1st games 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 Beatles play to 55,000 at Shea Stadium Japanese community of San Francisco holds Masanori Murakami Day at Candlestick Park to honor 1st Japanese player to play in major leagues 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 Orioles' Brooks Robinson hits into his record tying (George Sisler) August 19 Auschwitz trials end with 6 life sentences 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 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 Romania adopts constitution 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 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 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 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 Treblinka trial in Dusseldorf ends September 3 Curt Flood's record of 568 straight chances without an error begins Garcia Godoy forms government in Dominican Republic Jim Hickman becomes 1st New York Met to hit 3 home runs in a game Pope Paul VI publishes encyclical Mysterium Fidei 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 KREZ TV channel 6 in Durango, CO (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting Rock group Who's wan is vandalized with $10,000 in equipment stolen September 6 India invades West Pakistan 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 KC A's Bert Campaneris plays all 9 positions in a game September 9 Francois Mitterrand nominated for French presidency Sandy Koufax pitches his 4th no-hitter, a perfect game vs Cubs (1-0) Tibet is made an autonomous region of China September 10 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site Phillies 10,000th game to a decision since 1900, Phils beat Cards WUND TV channel 2 in Columbia, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting September 11 Beatles' "Help!," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks Braves 2nd straight one-hitter against the Mets September 12 79th U.S. Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith beats Billie Jean King (86 75) 85th U.S. Mens Tennis: Manuel Santana beats Cliff Drysdale (62 79 75 61) Hurricane Betsy strikes Florida and Louisiana kills 75 Manuel Santana wins U.S. Tennis Open Mary Mills wins LPGA Eugene Golf Open WCEE TV channel 23 in Rockford, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting September 13 Beatles release "Yesterday" Beatles win 1st Grammy, for Best Group of 1964 Today Show's 1st totally color broadcast Willie Mays's 500th home run (off Don Nottebart), Giants 11th straight win September 14 4th meeting of 2nd Vatican council opened "F-Troop" premieres September 15 "Lost in Space" premieres September 16 Boston Red Sox Dave Morehead no-hits Cleveland Indians, 2-0 Sobibor trial opens in Hagen West Germany September 17 WPHL TV channel 17 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (IND) begins broadcasting September 18 "Get Smart" premieres Mickey Mantle Day at Yankee Stadium: Mantle play his 2,000th game September 19 Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Visalia Golf Open 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 Saudi-Arabian and Egyptian accord about Yemen Stefan Stefanopoulos forms Greek government September 25 60 year old Satchel Paige of Kansas City A's pitches 3 scoreless innings Beatle cartoon show begins in U.S. Children find trunk with corpse in Amsterdam canal "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 Minnesota gains its 1st AL pennant by defeating Washington, 2-1 Queen Elizabeth decorates Beatles with Order of British Empire September 28 Jack McKay in X-15 reaches 90 km Lava flows kill at least 350 (Taal Philippines) 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 Ralph Boston of U.S., sets then long jump record at 27' 4 3/4" St. L Cards Charlie Johnson passes for 6 touchdowns vs Cleveland (49-13) WLVT TV channel 39 in Allentown, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting September 30 Donovan's 1st U.S. TV appearance (Shindig) Los Angeles Dodger Don Drysdale (23-12) wins 13th straight game, 7 by shutouts October 1 Failed coup under Lieutenant Colonel Untung in Indonesia France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria October 2 Dodgers beat Braves to clinch NL pennant Mel Stottlemyre wins game #20 Phillies' Chris Short strikes-out 18 New York Mets 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 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational Whitey Ford notches #232 to become Yankees winningest pitcher October 4 "Pickwick" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 56 performances Pope Paul VI becomes 1st Pope to visit Western Hemisphere (UN) U.S.S.R. launches Luna 7; crash lands on Moon October 5 Chuck Linster performs 6,006 consecutive push-ups Dick McInnes stays aloft almost 12 hours in a kite October 6 Supremes release "I Hear a Symphony" William Goodhart's "Generation," premieres in New York City October 7 50 mph gust carries 165 lb Robert Mitera's tee shot 447 Charles Linster does 6,006 consecutive push-ups 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 London's Post Office Tower opens, tallest building in England Once-Hertogenbosch soccer team FC de Bosch forms 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 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 Supreme appear on Ed Sullivan Show "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 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 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 Singer Leslie Uggams marries Grahame Pratt in New York City October 17 Largest newspaper-Sunday New York Times at 946 pages (50 cents ) "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever" opens in New York City for 280 performances 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 Beatles receive a gold record for "Yesterday" Mass arrests of communists in Indonesia October 21 KTWU TV channel 11 in Topeka, KS (PBS) begins broadcasting Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to Robert B Woodward Robert B. Woodward awarded Nobel prize for chemistry Vivian Beaumont Theater (New York City) opens October 24 Benjamin Britten's "Voices for Today," premieres 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 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 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 Fireworks explosions kill 50 in Cartagena, Colombia November 1 1st concert at Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco Ernie Terrel beats George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing 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 "Days of Our Lives" premieres on TV November 9 1st New York Knick game postponed (black-out) vs St. Louis 5:16 PM, massive power failure in New Engl, and Ontario (New York blackout) Hurricane hits north east US/Canada Willie Mays named NL MVP November 10 Manneke Piss statue stolen in Brussels Netherlands 2nd Chamber accept marriage princess Beatrice and Claus von Amsberg November 11 Heavyweight Cassius Clay KOs Floyd Patterson in Las Vegas Rhodesia proclaimed independence from Britain by Prime Minister Ian D Smith William Alfred's "Hogan's Goat," premieres in New York City November 12 Ferdinand Marcos elected president of Philippines General strike in Morocco against disappearance of Ben Barka Mad Dog Vachon beats Crusher in Denver, to become NWA champ Venera 2 launched by Soviet Union toward Venus November 13 "Skyscraper" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 248 performances "Yarmouth Castle" burns and sinks off Bahamas, killing 89 November 14 "Baker Street" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 313 performances George Abbott Theater (Adelphi, 54 St) at 152 W 54th New York City, demolished KCST TV channel 39 in San Diego, California (NBC) begins broadcasting Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Alamo Golf Open 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) Walt Disney launches Epcot Center: Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow November 17 General Meeting of United Nations refuses admittance of China PR 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 Kellogg's Pop Tarts pastries created November 20 "Pickwick" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 56 performances U.N. Security council calls for boycott of Rhodesia WCNY TV channel 24 in Syracuse, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting November 21 1st freighter arrives in Ashdod Port Israel U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. November 22 Bob Dylan weds Sara Lowndes "Man of La Mancha" opens at ANTA Washington Square Theater New York City for 2329 performances Muhammad Ali TKOs Floyd Patterson in 12 for heavyweight boxing title November 23 31st Heisman Trophy Award: Mike Garrett, Southern California (RB) 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 France launches 1st satellite, 92 lb (42 kg) A1-capsule (Asterix) November 27 15,000 demonstrate against war in Vietnam in Washington D.C. 1st French satellite launched, France becomes 3rd nation in space 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) Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship November 29 "Anya" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 16 performances Dale Cummings does 14,118 consecutive sit-ups December 1 Airlift of refugees from Cuba to U.S. began South Africa government says children of white fathers are white December 3 Beatles begin final U.K. concert tour in Glasgow U.S.S.R. launches Luna 8; crashes on Moon December 4 2 passenger planes collide above Danbury, Conn, 4 die 2nd New York Knick game postponed (due to death of opponent 76ers' owner) Gemini 7 (Borman and Lovell) launched "Roar of the Greasepaint" closes at Shubert New York City after 232 performances 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 Nikolai Podgorny succeeds Mikojan as president of U.S.S.R. Pope Paul VI signs 2nd Vatican council December 9 "A Charlie Brown Christmas," premieres Frank Robinson is traded from Cincinnati to the Orioles Nikolai Podgorny replaces Anastas Mikoyan as president of Presidium December 10 Dutch ends economic boycott of Rhodesia Test Cricket debut of Doug Walters vs. England at the Gabba "Yearling" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 3 performances December 11 "Anya" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 16 performances "Yearling" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 3 performances December 12 Beatles last Great Britain concert (Capitol Theatre in Cardiff Wales) Doug Walters makes maiden Test ton in 1st Test, goes on to 155 Gale Sayers of Chicago Bears scores 6 TDs, ties NFL record 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 Bangladesh windstorm kills 10,000 D Heneker and J Taylor's musical "Charlie Girl," premieres in London Gemini 6 launched; makes 1st rendezvous in space (with Gemini 7) Queen Juliana opens Zeeland Bridge to Oosterschelde William Eckert replaces Ford Frick as 4th commissioner of baseball December 16 Gemini 6 returns to Earth Pioneer 6 launched into solar orbit Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, becomes King of Tonga December 17 Astrodome opens, 1st event is Judy Garland and Supremes concert British government proclaims ends oil-embargo against Rhodesia David Levy begins his search for comets Dutch government shuts Limburgs coal mine December 18 Borman and Lovell Splash down in Atlantic ends 2 week Gemini VII mission Kenneth LeBel jumps 17 barrels on ice skates "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 Director David Lean's "Dr. Zhivago," premieres Great Britain sets maximum speed at 70 MPH Radio Mil (Domincan Republic) transmitter blown up December 26 Buffalo Bills beat San Diego Chargers 23-0 in AFL championship game "Funny Girl" with Barbra Streisand closes on Broadway December 29 CBS purchases NFL TV rights for 1966-68 at $18.8 million per year Supremes release "My World is Empty Without You" "Thunderball" premieres in US December 30 Ferdinand Marcos inaugurated as president of the Phillipines
