April 19, 1965
Gas cost $0.31 a gallon in the spring of 1965, and the Dow Jones stood at 969 — a U.S. military buildup in Vietnam was accelerating, with American officials planning stepped-up troop deployments and air operations as Washington pressed Hanoi through a combination of force and diplomacy. On movie screens and radio stations, Julie Andrews was drawing record crowds to "The Sound of Music" while Freddie and the Dreamers held the number one spot on the charts with "I'm Telling You Now." The Boston Celtics claimed the NBA championship by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers, the same spring that Gordon Moore published his observation that computing power doubles roughly every two years — a principle that would come to be known as Moore's Law.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — April 19, 1965
NY Times Headlines — Week of April 19, 1965
Peking Is Preparing Way To Send Men To Vietnam; Machinery For Enlistments Set In Motion -- Offer Is Tied To An Expansion Of War -- Rusk Sees Element Of Danger China Paves Way For Sending Men
Soviet Asks Unity Of Reds; Step Seen As Bid To China; Unity Among Reds Urged By Moscow
President Plans No Major Change In Vietnam Policy; He Is Adhering To Firm But Cautious Course, With Talk With Reds A Main Goal
World Events — April 1965
Time Person of the Year — 1965
On the radio
Billboard Charts — April 19, 1965
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1964–65 Season
Emmy Winners — 1965
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — April 19, 1965
Ebert 4-Star Films — April 19, 1965
On the field
Sports Champions — April 19, 1965
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