1965 Fact Sheet
Database: Miss America Winners by State
| Record Name | Year | City | State |
| Vonda Kay Van Dyke | 1965 | Phoenix | Arizona |
Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries
| Record Name | Year | Country | Previous Ruler Country | Date |
| Cook Islands Country Formation Date | 1965 | Cook Islands | 1965 | |
| Gambia, The Country Formation Date | 1965 | GAMBIA, THE | United Kingdom | February 18, 1965 |
| Maldives Country Formation Date | 1965 | Maldives | United Kingdom | July 26, 1965 |
| Singapore Country Formation Date | 1965 | Singapore | Malaysia | August 9, 1965 |
Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country
| Record Name | Year | Country | Region | Source | Inventor Name |
| Aspartame | 1965 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | James Schlatter |
| AstroTurf | 1965 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | James M. Faria, Robert T. Wright |
| Kevlar | 1965 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Stephanie Kwolek |
Database: Historical Largest Cities of the World
| Record Name | City | Country | Year Become #1 | Population | Note | Source |
| Tokyo (1965) | Tokyo | Japan | 1965 | First over 20 million | Answers.com Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth: An Historical Census by Tertius Chandler. 1987, St. David's University Press |
Database: Hockey Stanley Cup Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Winning Coach | Losing Team | Losing Coach | Sport | City | Note |
| 1965 Stanley Cup Winner | 1965 | Montreal Canadiens | Hector 'Toe' Blake | Chicago Blackhawks | Billy Reay | Hockey | Montreal |
Database: Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels By Year
| Record Name | Year | Title | Author |
| Keepers Of The House, The, Shirley Anne Grau | 1965 | Keepers Of The House, The | Shirley Anne Grau |
Database: United Nations Presidents
| Record Name | Origin | Year | Session |
| Amintore Fanfani | Italy | 1965 | Twentieth |
Database: Movies with the longest length
| Record Name | Country | Year | Length (Minutes) |
| Doctor Zhivago | USA | 1965 | 200 |
Database: World Land Speed Record Holders
| Record Name | Year | Date | Car | Driver | Speed (MPG) | Speed (KPH) | Source |
| Spirit of America-Sonic | 1965 | Nov 2 | Spirit of America-Sonic | I Breedlove | 555.4 | 888.77 | Thrust Team |
| Green Monster | 1965 | Nov 7 | Green Monster | Art Arfons | 576.55 | 922.48 | Thrust Team |
| Spirit of America-Sonic | 1965 | Nov 15 | Spirit of America-Sonic | I Breedlove | 600.60 | 960.96 | Thrust Team |
Database: Tour de France Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Country | Sport | Tour | Winning Name |
| Felice Gimondi Tour 52 | 1965 | Italy | Cycling | 52 | Felice Gimondi |
Database: United States Violent Crime Rate
| Record Name | Year | Country | Population | Violent Crime Total | Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | Forcible Rape | Robbery | Aggravated Assault | Source |
| United States Violent Crime for 1965 | 1965 | United States | 193,526,000 | 387,390 | 9,960 | 23,410 | 138,690 | 215,330 | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
Database: Council of Europe's treaties
| Record Name | Treaty | European Non-Member State | Non European Non-Member State | European Community | Number | Opening date | Entry into force date | Source |
| European Convention on Establishment (019) | European Convention on Establishment | 019 | 13/12/1955 | 23/2/1965 | Council of Europe | |||
| European Social Charter (035) | European Social Charter | 035 | 18/10/1961 | 26/2/1965 | Council of Europe | |||
| Agreement relating to Application of the European Convention on International Commercial Arbitration (042) | Agreement relating to Application of the European Convention on International Commercial Arbitration | Yes | Yes | 042 | 17/12/1962 | 25/1/1965 | Council of Europe | |
| European Agreement for the Prevention of Broadcasts transmitted from Stations outside National Territories (053) | European Agreement for the Prevention of Broadcasts transmitted from Stations outside National Territories | Yes | Yes | 053 | 22/1/1965 | 19/10/1967 | Council of Europe | |
| Protocol to the European Agreement on the Protection of Television Broadcasts (054) | Protocol to the European Agreement on the Protection of Television Broadcasts | Yes | Yes | 054 | 22/1/1965 | 24/3/1965 | Council of Europe |
Database: United States Property Crime Rate
| Record Name | Year | Country | Total Property Crimes | Burglary | Larceny - Theft | Motor Vehicle Theft | Source |
| United States Property Crime for 1965 | 1965 | United States | 4,352,000 | 1,282,500 | 2,572,600 | 496,900 | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
Database: S&P Earnings History by Year
| Record Name | Year | Source | Earnings Yield | Dividend Yield | S & P 500 Index | Earnings | Dividends |
| 1965 Standard and Poors Performance | 1965 | Standard & Poors | 5.73% | 3.06% | 92.43 | 5.30 | 2.83 |
Database: Carnegie Medal for Children's Books
| Record Name | Year | Publisher | Author |
| The Grange at High Force | 1965 | OUP | Philip Turner |
Database: Tallest Churches in the World
| Record Name | Year Complete | City | Country | Church | Height (Meters) | Height (Feet) | Source |
| Eusebiuskerk | 1965 | Arnhem | Netherlands | Eusebiuskerk | 92.9 m | 305 ft | Wikipedia |
Database: Longest Running TV Shows
| Record Name | Start Year | End Year | Country | Genre | Total Episodes |
| Wagon Train | 1957 | 1965 | United States | Western | 284 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1955 | 1965 | United States | Drama | 361 |
| Green Acres | 1965 | 1971 | United States | Drama | 170 |
| Rawhide | 1959 | 1965 | United States | Western | 216 |
| The FBI | 1965 | 1974 | United States | Drama | 239 |
| Hogan's Heroes | 1965 | 1971 | United States | Comedy | 168 |
Database: Crude Oil Prices from 1949 to Present
| Record Name | Year | Nominal | 2007 Inflation Adjusted | Source |
| Crude Oil Price for 1965 | 1965 | $3.01 | $19.91 | United States Department of Energy |
Database: Formula One World Drivers Champions
| Record Name | Year | Team | Tires | Poles | Sport | Driver | Wins | Podiums | Fastest Laps | Points | Clinched | Margin (Points) | Source |
| Formula One Champion (1965) | 1965 | Lotus* | D | 6 | Auto Racing | Jim Clark | 6 | 6 | 6 | 54 | Race 7 of 10 | 14 | Wikipedia |
Database: American Film Institute's 100 Best Movies of All Time
| Record Name | Year | Rank | Movie | Source |
| The Sound of Music (1965) | 1965 | 40. | The Sound of Music | American Film Institute |
Database: List of longest suspension bridge spans
| Record Name | Year Constructed | Country | Bridge | Location | Length (Meters) | Length (Feet) | Note | Source |
| Kleve-Emmerich Bridge | 1965 | Germany | Kleve-Emmerich Bridge | Emmerich, Germany | 500 | 1,640 | Wikipedia | |
| Bidwell Bar Bridge | 1965 | United States | Bidwell Bar Bridge | Oroville, CA, USA | 338 | 1108 | Wikipedia |
Database: Meteorites that have fallen on Canadian soil
| Record Name | Province | Country | Year | Material | Discovery Type | Mass (kg) |
| Ferintosh (Chondrite) | Alberta | Canada | 1965 | Chondrite | Find | 2.201 |
| Revelstoke (Chondrite) | British Columbia | Canada | 1965 | Chondrite | Fall | 0.001 |
| Catherwood (Chondrite) | Saskatchewan | Canada | 1965 | Chondrite | Find | 3.92 |
| Kinley (Chondrite) | Saskatchewan | Canada | 1965 | Chondrite | Find | 2.44 |
Database: Listing of FDA Approved Oncology Drugs
| Record Name | Manufacturer/Distributor | Drug | Trade Name | Approved Use | Approval Date | Source |
| Velban (Eli Lilly) | Eli Lilly | vinblastine | Velban | Nov 05 1965 | U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research |
Database: Baseball World Series Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | Winning City | Losing City | Sport | Score |
| World Series 1965 | 1965 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Minnesota Twins | Los Angeles | Minnesota | Baseball | 4 - 3 |
Database: Top United States Grossing Movies
| Record Name | Movie | Studio | Year | Total Revenue |
| The Sound of Music | The Sound of Music | NA | 1965 | $158,671,368 |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Men's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1965 Wimbledon Mens Result | 1965 | Tennis | Roy Emerson | Fred Stolle | 62 64 64 |
Database: Aircraft Carriers of the United States
| Record Name | Country | Aircraft Carrier | Comission Year | Decomission or Loss Year | Commision Date | Decommision or Loss Date | Hull Number |
| America | United States | America | 1965 | 1996 | 23 Jan 1965 | 9 Aug 1996 | 66 |
Database: NCAA Basketball Tournament Champions
| Record Name | Year | Sport | City Location | Winner | Champion | Opponent | In Final 4 | In Final 4 |
| NCAA Tournament Champion (1965) | 1965 | Basketball | Portland | UCLA | UCLA | Michigan | Princeton | Witchita State |
Database: United States Average Annual Temperature
| Record Name | Year | Country | Temperature | Rank | Source |
| Average Annual Temperature for 1965 | 1965 | United States | 52.44 deg F | 36 | National Climatic Data Center |
Database: Yearly Total Seasonal Rainfall for Los Angeles
| Record Name | City | State | Country | Season | Total Rainfall (inches) | Inches above or below average | Source |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1965-1966 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1965-1966 | 20.44 | +5.31 | National Weather Service |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1964-1965 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1964-1965 | 13.68 | -1.45 | National Weather Service |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Women's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1965 Wimbledon Womens Result | 1965 | Tennis | Margaret Smith | Maria Bueno | 6-4 7-5 |
Database: Hart Memorial Trophy Winners for NHL Hockey
| Record Name | Year | Team | Sport | League | Player |
| Hart Memorial Trophy Winner (1965) | 1965 | Chicago Blackhawks | Hockey | NHL | Bobby Hull |
Database: Best Selling Singles by Year (United Kingdom)
| Record Name | Year | Country | Song | Artist | Number Sold | Source |
| Tears (Ken Dodd) | 1965 | United Kingdom | Tears | Ken Dodd | 1,521,000 | Wikipedia |
Database: Time Magazine's Man of the Year
| Record Name | Year | Person of the Year |
| General William Childs Westmoreland | 1965 | General William Childs Westmoreland |
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