1965

Malcolm X

US bombs North Vietnam
India-Pakistan War begins in Kashmir.
Watts race riots (Los Angeles)
Rhodesia declares independence
Military rule in Indonesia under Suharto after attempted Communist coup
Singapore secedes from Malaysia; Lee Kuan Yew remains PM
Black Muslim leader Malcolm X assassinated in New York
ALP abandons the White Australia policy
Robin Askin Premier of NSW
Conscription introduced in Australia
Australian combat troops sent to Vietnam
First space walk (Ivan Leonov)
US Gemini 6 & 7 rendezvous in orbit
Silicon chip developed
British fashion designer Mary Quant introduces the miniskirt.
First wine cask
"Lava lamps" (originally "Astrolights") become popular

Malcolm X
Malcolm X was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist. He has been described as one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in history. He is credited with raising the self-esteem of black Americans and being largely responsible for the spread of Islam in the black community in the United States
In 1946, at age 20, he went to prison for breaking and entering. While in prison, he became a member of the Nation of Islam and, after his parole in 1952, he quickly rose to become one of its leaders.
As a spokesman for the Nation of Islam, he advocated black supremacy and the separation of black and white Americans and was opposed to the civil rights movement's advocacy of integration and non-violence.
However, in 1964, Malcolm X split with the Nation of Islam began to advocate non-violence and oppose racism.
While addressing a meeting in 1965, Malcom X was shot by a number of gunmen, receiving a total of 21 gunshot wounds. Three members of the Nation of Islam were convicted for the assassination.

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The Music of 1965

Down Town (Petula Clark)
You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling (Righteous Brothers)
King of the Road (Roger Miller)
England Swings (Roger Miller)
I'll Never Find another You (Seekers)
The Carnival Is Over (Seekers)
Eve of Destruction (Barry McGuire)
What's New Pussycat (Tom Jones)
I Got You, Babe (Sonny & Cher)
Mr Tambourine Man (Byrds)
Ferry across the Mersey (Gerry & the Pacemakers)
Mrs Brown You Have a lovely Daughter (Herman's Hermits)
Stop! In the Name of Love (Supremes)
I Hear a Symphony (Supremes)
Help! (Beatles)
Michelle (Beatles)
Yesterday (Beatles)
Satisfaction (Rolling Stones)
Get off of My Cloud (Rolling Stones)
The Sound of Music (Cast LP)

Australian Radio in 1965

The Children's Hour - Argonauts' Club (1941-69)
The Quiz Kids (1942-early 60s)
The Air Adventures of Biggles(1945-60s)
When a Girl Marries (1946-65)
Pick-a-Box (1948-71)
Blue Hills (1948-76)
Dr Paul (!949-71)
Portia Faces Life (1952-70)
Eric Baume's This I Believe (1953-67)
Keith Smith's Pied Piper (1954-60s)
The Children's Hour - The Muddleheaded Wombat (1957-71)

Television in 1965

The Nelsons	1952-66	cast
Lassie	1954-72
Gunsmoke	1955-75	cast
Perry Mason	1957-65	cast
Pick-a-Box	1957-71
(Australian) Bandstand	1957-72
Rawhide	1958-66	cast
The Black & White Minstrel Show	1958-78
Dr Finlay's Casebook	1959-65
Alfred Hitchcock Presents	1959-65
Bonanza	1959-71	cast
Ben Casey	1960-65	cast
The Flintstones	1960-65	cast
Mr Ed	1960-65	cast
The Andy Griffiths Show	1960-68	cast
Z Cars	1960-78
My Three Sons	1960-71	cast
Dick van Dyke Show	1961-65	cast
Dr Kildare	1961-66
The Avengers	1961-69	cast
Four Corners	1961-current
McHale's Navy	1962-65
Combat!	1962-67	cast
The Beverly Hillbillies	1962-70	cast
Steptoe & Son	1962-65, 70, 72 & 74	cast
Burke's Law	1963-65
My Favourite Martian	1963-65
The Outer Limits	1963-65
The Fugitive	1963-66	cast
The Saint	1963-68	cast
Petticoat Junction	1963-69
Dr Who	1963-93, 2005-current	cast
The Addams Family	!964-65
Peyton Place	1964-68
Flipper	1964-66
The Munsters	1964-66	cast
The Man from UNCLE	1964-67	cast
Gilligan's Island	1964-68	cast
Daniel Boone	1964-69
Mavis Bramston Show	1964-68	cast
Bewitched	1964-71	cast
Till Death Us Do Part	1964-74	cast
Homicide	1964-76	cast
Lost in Space	1965-67	cast
Batman	1965-67	cast
I Dream of Jeannie	1965-70	cast
Hogan's Heroes	1965-71	cast
Get Smart	1965-79	cast

Movies in 1965

Title	Cast	Academy Awards	Buy
Cat Ballou directed by Elliot Silverstein	Jane Fonda Lee Marvin Michael Callan Dwayne Hickman	Best Actor
Doctor Zhivago directed by David Lean	Omar Sharif Julie Christie Geraldine Chaplin Tom Courtenay	Best Art & Set Direction Best Cinematography Best Costume Design Best Score Best Screenplay
Help! directed by Richard Lester	The Beatles Leo McKern Eleanor Bron Victor Spinetti Roy Kinnear
The Ipcress File directed by Sidney J. Fury	Michael Caine Nigel Green Sue Lloyd
The Sound of Music directed by Robert Wise	Julie Andrews Christopher Plummer Eleanor Parker Peggy Wood Richard Hatdn	Best Picture Best Director Best Editing Best Score Best Sound
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines directed by Ken Annakin	Stuart Whitman Sarah Miles Robert Morley James Fox Alberto Sordi Gert Frobe
Thunderball (a James Bond movie) directed by Terence Young	Sean Connery Claudine Auger Adolfo Celi Luciano Paluzzi Martine Beswick	Best Special Effects
Von Ryan's Express directed by Mark Robson	Frank Sinatra Trevor Howard Brad Decter Rafaelle Carra

Watch a free movie from 1965 now:

The Dot and the Line Chuck Jones’ animated film celebrates geometry and hard work
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women A team of astronauts crashes on the surface of Venus. Accompanied by their robot, they explore the surface and end up destroying the Venusian God

Books of 1965

Steppenwolf	Herman Hesse
An American Dream	Norman Mailer
August is a Wicked Month	Edna O'Brien
The Odd Couple	Neil Simon
Dune	Frank Herbert

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