Gallon of Milk 1.05 Loaf of Bread .21 Gallon of Gas .24 New Auto 2,350.00 New Home 40,000.00 Average Income 5,942.00
In Washington D. C., U.S. President Lyndon Johnson appoints Abe Fortas to replace Arthur Goldberg on the U. S. Supreme Court. President Johnson announces that he is sending 50,000 more troops to fight in Vietnam. Dr. Martin Luther King calls for an end to the war in Vietnam. Maxwell Taylor resigns as U. S. ambassador to South Vietnam. In other news, the French government accuses the United States of photographing atomic sites. In London, the Beatles´ second film "Help" is released. The Soviet Union launches a rocket into the solar orbit.
The National Football League title goes to the Green Bay Packers after a 23-12 victory over the Cleveland Browns. The Boston Celtics win the National Basketball League championship over the Los Angeles Lakers. The NBA coach of the year is Red Auerbach of the Boston Celtics. W. Shoemaker rides "Lucky Debonair" and emerges victorious in the Kentucky Derby. Roy Emerson and Margaret Smith win singles titles in tennis at Wimbledon. In Boxing, for the second year in a row, Cassius Clay KOs Sonny Liston.
Back in 1965, the popular songs of that time were: "Downtown" performed by Petula Clark; "Eight Days a Week" performed by The Beatles; "Help Me, Rhonda" sung by The Beach Boys; as well as "I Got You Babe" by Sonny & Cher. Also topping the musical charts that year were: "I hear a Symphony" by The Supremes; "My Girl" by The Temptations; "Stop! In the Name of Love" by The Supremes; and the ever popular "Ticket to Ride" by The Beatles.
01/12/1965 - "Hullabaloo" premieres on NBC-TV.
01/16/1965 - "Outer Limits" last airs on ABC-TV.
01/23/1965 - "King Family Show" (musical variety) premieres on ABC-TV.
02/01/1965 - Peter Jennings, 26, becomes anchor of ABC's nightly news.
04/28/1965 - Barbara Streisand stars on "My Name is Barbara" special on CBS-TV.
09/15/1965 - CBS-TV's situation comedy, "Green Acres" premiers. Show runs until 9/7/1971 and had 170 episodes.
09/15/1965 - NBC-TV's drama series, "I Spy" premiers and runs until 9/9/1968 with a total of 82 episodes.
09/16/1965 - NBC-TV's comedy/variety, "The Dean Martin show" begins. Show runs until 5/24/1974.
09/17/1965 - CBS-TV's western series, "The wild, wild west" premiers. Show runs until 9/19/1969 with 104 episodes.
09/18/1965 - NBC-TV's comedy, "I dream of Jeannie" aires and runs until 7/1/1970 and had 139 episodes.
09/18/1965 - "Get Smart" premieres on NBC & CBS-TV. Show runs until 9/11/1970 with 138 episodes.
09/19/1965 - "The FBI", a crime drama series starring Ephram Zimbalist Jr. debuts on ABC and lasts until September 8, 1974. A total of 240 episodes were made.
09/25/1965 - A "Beatles" cartoon show begins in U.S.
11/08/1965 - "Days of Our Lives" premieres on daytime TV. (originally was 30 minutes long-expanded to 1 hour in 1975)
12/09/1965 - "A Charlie Brown Christmas," premieres.
12/29/1965 - The James Bond movie, "Thunderball" premieres in U.S.
12/29/1965 - CBS purchases NFL TV rights for 1966-68 season at $18.8 million per year
Best Movie: "The Sound Of Music" - Directed by Robert Wise
President:
In Washington D. C., U.S. President Lyndon Johnson appoints Abe Fortas to replace Arthur Goldberg on the U. S. Supreme Court. President Johnson announces that he is sending 50,000 more troops to fight in Vietnam. Dr. Martin Luther King calls for an end to the war in Vietnam. Maxwell Taylor resigns as U. S. ambassador to South Vietnam. In other news, the French government accuses the United States of photographing atomic sites. In London, the Beatles´ second film "Help" is released. The Soviet Union launches a rocket into the solar orbit.
The National Football League title goes to the Green Bay Packers after a 23-12 victory over the Cleveland Browns. The Boston Celtics win the National Basketball League championship over the Los Angeles Lakers. The NBA coach of the year is Red Auerbach of the Boston Celtics. W. Shoemaker rides "Lucky Debonair" and emerges victorious in the Kentucky Derby. Roy Emerson and Margaret Smith win singles titles in tennis at Wimbledon. In Boxing, for the second year in a row, Cassius Clay KOs Sonny Liston.
Back in 1965, the popular songs of that time were: "Downtown" performed by Petula Clark; "Eight Days a Week" performed by The Beatles; "Help Me, Rhonda" sung by The Beach Boys; as well as "I Got You Babe" by Sonny & Cher. Also topping the musical charts that year were: "I hear a Symphony" by The Supremes; "My Girl" by The Temptations; "Stop! In the Name of Love" by The Supremes; and the ever popular "Ticket to Ride" by The Beatles.
