April 27, 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 27, 1965
NY Times Headlines — Week of April 27, 1965
M'Namara Calls Hanoi Aggression 'More Flagrant'; He Asserts Red Infiltration Plays A Vital Role Despite Raids On Supply Routes Analyzes Vietnam War Defense Chief, On Tv, Calls Flow Of Troops Greater Than Indicated In Past M'Namara Terms Hanoi Role Wider
Johnson Renews Bid On Vietnam; Defends Bombing; Repeats His Offer To Confer With Any Government Without Conditions
Saigon May Drop Military Council; Key Members Assail Group, Long A Stabilizing Force In Vietnamese Politics Saigon May Drop Military Council
U.S. Risk In Caribbean; Dominicans See U.S. As Linked To Hard-Line Military Elements
2,000-M.P.H. Mark Is Set By U.S. Jet; President Reports Yf-12a Broke 2 Soviet Records 2,000-M.P.H. Mark Is Set By U.S. Jet
Bourguiba Calls Nasser'S Goal Dictatorship Over Arab World; Tunisian Leader Accuses Nasser
World Events — April 1965
Time Person of the Year — 1965
On the radio
Billboard Charts — April 27, 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 27, 1965
Ebert 4-Star Films — April 27, 1965
On the field
Sports Champions — April 27, 1965
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