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November 28, 1965

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Historical Context for November 28, 1965

In 1965, the world population was approximately 3,334,533,703 people[†]

Notable Births

Erwin Mortier

1965Erwin Mortier, Belgian author and poet[†]

Erwin Mortier is a Dutch-language Belgian author. Spending his youth in Hansbeke, he later moved to nearby Ghent, where he became city poet (2005–2006).

Matt Williams (third baseman)

1965Matt Williams, American baseball player and manager[†]

Matthew Derrick Williams, nicknamed "Matt the Bat" and "the Big Marine", is an American professional baseball manager and former third baseman who is the third base coach for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). A right-handed batter, Williams played in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, and Arizona Diamondbacks. He managed the Washington Nationals from 2014 to 2015, and was the third base coach for the San Diego Padres from 2022 to 2023.

Historical Events

Vietnam

1965Vietnam War: In response to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson's call for "more flags" in Vietnam, Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Marcos announces he will send troops to help fight in South Vietnam.[†]

Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about 331,000 square kilometres (128,000 sq mi) and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous country. One of two communist states in Southeast Asia, Vietnam shares land borders with China to the north, and Laos and Cambodia to the west. It shares maritime borders with Thailand through the Gulf of Thailand, and the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia through the South China Sea. Its capital is Hanoi and its largest city is Ho Chi Minh City.

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Headlines from November 28, 1965

NO CONSUMER MUSCLE

By ELIHU BERGMAN

Amen to your case for an ombudsman to protect travel consumers from being skinned by all comers. Meanwhile, in your continuing preoccupation with consumer interest, you and The New York Times are fulfilling the role admirably.

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THE WORLD

By Unknown Author

In a paratroopers' camp outside Leopoldville, 14 top officers of the Congolese Army met last Wednesday evening at the house of the Army commander, 35-year-old Gen. Joseph Desire Mobutu. The next morning they sent 10 soldiers to the Leopoldville radio station with a copy of a proclamation announcing the Army's decision to end "the sterile struggle" of the politicians.

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