Featured moment
Voting Rights Act Signed
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the landmark legislation outlawing discriminatory voting practices.
Satisfaction and Civil Rights.
The Rolling Stones found satisfaction, astronauts walked in space, and the Voting Rights Act became law.
The Cost of Living in 1965
Gallon of Gas
$0.31
Loaf of Bread
$0.21
Gallon of Milk
$1.05
World Population
3.33 billion
Featured moment
The Rolling Stones Release "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
The fuzz-guitar riff became the anthem of a generation and propelled the Stones to superstardom.
Featured moment
First American Spacewalk
Ed White became the first American to walk in space during the Gemini 4 mission.
The wider picture
More from 1965
A few more things worth remembering.
World Events
Malcolm X Assassinated
The influential civil rights leader was assassinated while addressing his Organization of Afro-American Unity.
World Events
US Ground Troops Arrive in Vietnam
The first US combat troops arrived in South Vietnam, marking a major escalation in the war.
Cinema & TV
The Sound of Music Released
The Julie Andrews musical became a massive hit, saving 20th Century Fox from bankruptcy.
Music
Bob Dylan Goes Electric at Newport
Dylan's switch to electric guitar outraged folk purists but changed the trajectory of rock music.
Cinema & TV
A Charlie Brown Christmas Airs
The Peanuts animated special debuted and became a beloved perennial holiday classic.
You arrivedin 1965.
The longer view
This was only the opening scene.
Follow the world as it changed around you, from 1965 to today.