Historical Events
- 1st use of satellite TV, Today Show on Early Bird Satellite
- 3rd Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 2-1 in 10
- Cambodia drops diplomatic relations with the US
- Don Steele, begins a 40+ year radio career at KRTH (Los Angeles California)
- KTCI TV channel 17 in St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN (PBS) 1st broadcast
- Pulitzer prize awarded to Irwin Unger (Greenback Era)
Famous Birthdays
- John Jensen, Danish football player and manager, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Nina Garcia, Colombian-American fashion expert and television personality (Project Runway), born in Barranquilla, Colombia
- Rob Brydon, Welsh comedian and actor (Marion & Geoff), born in Baglan, Glamorgan, Wales
Famous Deaths
- Howard Spring, British author (Heaven Lies About Us), dies at 76
- Otto Forst de Battaglia, Austrian diplomat and genealogist, dies at 75
What Happened in 1965
Funeral of Winston Churchill
Churchill's cortege in London during the funeral
January 30, 1965Nat King Cole's Struggle With Racism
Sure, he had unique talent and a golden voice, but as Nat King Cole, who died on this day, was to discover, that wasn't enough for American racists.
February 15, 19651st Person to Walk in Space
Soviet cosmonaut Alexey Leonov conducts the first spacewalk during the Voshkod 2 mission
March 18, 1965Ali Floors The Bear in Just Two Minutes
It was the Muhammad Ali punch that few people saw, but on this day ex-champion Sonny Liston, known as The Bear, certainly felt it in a first-round sensation
May 25, 1965
