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December 10, 1965

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Headlines from December 10, 1965

Rusk Says China Must Decide; Issue of Wider War in China's Hands, Rusk Says

By Max Frankel

Rusk says US-Chinese confrontation will depend upon China, since US is going to meet its commitment in S Vietnam, news conf; illus; blames N Vietnam for absence of negotiations; urges USSR to join GB in calling for Geneva conf; stresses presence of N Vietnamese troops in Laos and their use of Laos as corridor to S Vietnam; acknowledges some US flights over Laos

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 8, 1965, covering December 10, 1965.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Whipped Cream & Other Delights by Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Whipped Cream & Other Delights

    Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    31
  2. 2
    Album cover for My Name Is Barbra; Two... by Barbra Streisand

    My Name Is Barbra; Two...

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    6
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    39
  4. 4
    Album cover for Welcome To The LBJ Ranch! by Various Artists

    Welcome To The LBJ Ranch!

    Various Artists

    Last week
    10
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    3
  5. 5
    Album cover for !!Going Places!! by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    !!Going Places!!

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

Greg Giraldo

1965Greg Giraldo, American lawyer, comedian, actor, and screenwriter (died 2010)[†]

Gregory Carlos Giraldo was an American stand-up comedian, television personality, and lawyer. He is remembered for his appearances on Comedy Central's televised roast specials, and for his work on that network's television shows Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, Lewis Black's Root of All Evil, and the programming block Stand-Up Nation, the last of which he hosted.

J Mascis

1965J Mascis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]

Joseph Donald Mascis Jr., better known as J Mascis, is an American musician who is the singer, guitarist and main songwriter for the alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr. He has also released several albums as a solo artist and played drums and guitar on other projects. He was ranked number 74 in a Rolling Stone list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists", and number 5 in a similar list for Spin magazine in 2012.

Stephanie Morgenstern

1965Stephanie Morgenstern, Swiss-Canadian actress, producer, and screenwriter[†]

Stephanie Morgenstern is a Canadian actress, filmmaker, and screenwriter for television and film. She has worked extensively on stage, film, and television in both English and French. Her most widely seen feature film credits have been The Sweet Hereafter, Maelström, Julie and Me and Forbidden Love. Morgenstern is also widely recognized by anime fans as the voice of Sailor Venus in the DIC Entertainment English dub of Sailor Moon in the first few seasons as well as the movies. Additionally, she provided the voice of Regina in the Dino Crisis series, and Yin in Yin Yang Yo!.

Historical Context for December 10, 1965

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