On this day
December 23, 1965
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
Historical Context for December 23, 1965
In 1965, the world population was approximately 3,334,533,703 people[†]
Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 22, 1965, covering December 23, 1965.
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Whipped Cream & Other Delights
Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
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The Sound Of Music
Soundtrack
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Welcome To The LBJ Ranch!
Various Artists
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- 3
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!!Going Places!!
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
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The Best Of Herman's Hermits
Herman's Hermits
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My Name Is Barbra; Two...
Barbra Streisand
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Beach Boys' Party!
The Beach Boys
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December's Children (And Everybody's)
The Rolling Stones
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The In Crowd
Ramsey Lewis Trio
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Harum Scarum
Elvis Presley
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- 10
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Headlines from December 23, 1965
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AN EFFORT BY POPE; Pontiff Reported to Be Pursuing Diplomatic Moves for Talks
Vatican sources rept Pope directs active Vatican diplomacy, in various world capitals, to spur negotiations; say Pope is not interested in favoring any side; Fanfani confs with Rusk, Washington; illus
PROFESSORS SCORE DRAFT AS REPRISAL; Law Teachers Urge Johnson to Bar Its Use as Means of Stifling Criticisms
Prof Schwartz repts copy of lr to Johnson from 103 law profs was sent to White House after original was apparently lost there; lr assails Hershey statement that students participating in 'unlawful' demonstrations at draft bds would be reclassified 1-A
Soviet Upgrading The Beauty Salon; RUSSIANS UPGRADE THE BEAUTY SALON
USSR elevates Beauty Inst to Inst of Cosmetology for research
Federal Panel Discounts Job Peril in Automation; Says Spurs to Economic Growth Could Produce Rise in Employment
US Comm on Tech, Automation and Econ Progress urges workers displaced by automation be given posts at Fed minimum wage by Fed, state or local govts
U.S. PLEDGES INDIA ALL WHEAT NEEDED TO AVERT FAMINE; Relief Program May Be One of Biggest Ever, Doubling Past Rate of Shipments
Min Subramaniam repts Johnson pledged enough US wheat aid to avert famine, news conf, Washington, DC; US seeks further aid from other exporters; US officials see import need at 10-15 million tons; doubt Indian ports can handle total amt; seek other shipping routes
4 Million Workers Migrate in Europe; 4 Million Workers, Propelled by Need, Migrate North and West in Europe.
number of migrants put at 4 million and growing; illus
Fanfani and Rusk Confer for 3 Hours
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Amintore Fanfani, Italy's Foreign Minister and the President of the United Nations General Assembly, conferred with Secretary of State Dean Rusk today for nearly three hours.
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TALKS WITH QUILL ON RIGHT TRACK, 3 MEDIATORS SAY; Lindsay 'Delighted' at Word -- Transit Pact Expected Early New Year's Day TALKS WITH QUILL SAID TO PROGRESS
Rockefeller comments
FOE'S OFFER TAKEN; Allies Adding 18 Hours to Proposed Lull -- Bombing to Halt U.S. AND VIETNAM SET 30-HOUR TRUCE
US and allies order 30-hr Xmas truce; weapons will be fired only in self-defense, bombing missions suspended; S Vietnam, after confs involving Lodge and Nguyen Cao Ky, agrees to truce