Historical Events in May 1965

May 1 91st Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker wins aboard Lucky Debonair, the third of his 4 Derby victories

May 1 Stanley Cup, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Dick Duff has a goal and 2 assists as Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4-0 in Game 7 to take title 4-3
May 1 USSR launches Luna 5; later impacts on Moon
May 1 Battle of Dong-Yin, a naval conflict between ROC and PRC, takes place.
May 2 "New Faces of 1965" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 52 performances
May 2 Early Bird satellite goes into commercial service
May 3 1st use of satellite TV, Today Show on Early Bird Satellite
May 3 Cambodia drops diplomatic relations with the US
May 3 Don Steele, begins a 40+ year radio career at KRTH (Los Angeles California)
May 3 KTCI TV channel 17 in St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN (PBS) 1st broadcast
May 3 Pulitzer prize awarded to Irwin Unger (Greenback Era)

May 4 Willie Mays 512th HR breaks Mel Ott's 511th NL record

May 5 First large-scale US Army ground units arrive in South Vietnam
May 6 Bill Lawry (210) & Bob Simpson (201) complete record opening stand of 382 in Australia's 1st innings, drawn 4th Test v West Indies in Bridgetown
May 7 WAOW TV channel 9 in Wausau, WI (ABC) begins broadcasting
May 8 1st shut put over 70' (Randy Matson 70' 7")
May 9 The Beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert, at the Royal Albert Hall in London
May 9 Luna 5 launched (USSR) 1st attempt to soft land on Moon (fails)
May 11 "Flora, the Red Menace" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 87 performances
May 11 1st of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (India)
May 11 Bangladesh windstorm kills 17,000

May 11 Ellis Island added to Statue of Liberty National monument

May 11 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
May 11 West Indies becomes 1st holders of the Frank Worrell Cricket Trophy
May 12 Israel & West Germany exchange letters beginning diplomatic relations
May 13 The Rolling Stones record "Satisfaction"
May 13 Several Arab nations break ties with West Germany after it established diplomatic relations with Israel
May 14 2nd Chinese atom bomb explodes
May 14 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
May 15 90th Preakness: Ron Turcotte aboard Tom Rolfe wins in 1:56.2
May 15 Canadian Football Players Association organizes
May 15 Igor Vodic beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champ
May 16 "Roar of the Greasepaint" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 232 performances

May 16 Baltimore Oriole Jim Palmer's pitching debut, beats Yankees 7-5 & homers

May 16 Bomb destroys USAF base Bien Hoa, South Vietnam
May 16 WNJU TV channel 47 in NY-Linden, NY (TEL) begins broadcasting
May 16 The Campbell Soup Company introduces SpaghettiOs under its Franco-American brand
May 16 18th Cannes Film Festival: "The Knack...and How to Get It" directed by Richard Lester wins the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film
May 18 Gene Roddenberry suggests 16 names for Star Trek Captain; they include Kirk
May 18 WTAF TV channel 29 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (IND) begins broadcasting

May 18 American engineer Ray Dolby founds Dolby Laboratories in London, England

May 19 Patricia R. Harris named 1st US black female ambassador (Luxembourg)
May 19 West Ham United of England win 5th European Cup Winner's Cup against 1860 München of West Germany 2-0 in London
May 20 Pakistani Boeing 720-B crashes at Cairo Egypt, killing 121
May 20 Yorkshire all out for 23 v Hampshire at Middlesbrough
May 22 "Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious", from the film "Mary Poppin" hits #66
May 22 Beatles' "Ticket to Ride" single goes #1
May 22 Mad Dog Vachon beats Igor Vodic in Omaha, to become NWA champ
May 23 Franz Jonas elected President of Austria
May 23 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 The Kinks knocked unconscious in an on stage scuffle with drummer Mick Avory at Cardiff’s Capital Theatre
May 25 India and Pakistan border fights

May 25 Muhammad Ali KOs Sonny Liston at 2:12 of round 1 at Central Maine Civic Center, Lewiston to retain his WBC/WBA heavyweight boxing title

May 25 Roel van Duyn, Martijn Ananar & Rob Faado align in Provo
May 26 Dutch Voting Rights Bill passes
May 26 Revised International Convention on Safety of Life at Sea takes effect
May 27 10th European Cup Final, San Siro, Milan: Jair da Costa scores winner as defending champions Internazionale beat Benfica, 1-0
May 28 Fire & explosion at Dhori mine in Dhanbad India kills 400
May 29 Phillies Dick Allen hits 529' HR out of Connie Mack Stadium

May 29 French Championships Men's Tennis: Fred Stolle beats fellow Australian Tony Roche 3-6, 6-0, 6-2, 6-3 for his first Grand Slam singles title

May 29 French Championships Women's Tennis: Australian Lesley Turner Bowrey wins her 2nd French singles crown; upsets doubles partner Margaret Smith 6-3, 6-4
May 30 France performs nuclear test at Ecker Algeria (Underground)
May 30 Viet Cong offensive against US base Da Nang, begins
May 30 Vivian Malone is 1st black to graduate from University of Alabama
May 31 Indianapolis 500: Scottish F1 driver Jim Clark becomes first foreigner in 49 years to win; only driver in history to win Indy 500 and F1 World C'ship in the same year
May 31 12th National Film Awards (India): "Charulata" wins the Golden Lotus