Timeline July 1965

Events in July 1965 13

• 1900 – 1965 Adlai Stevenson II (1900-1965) Died 14 July 1965, aged 65 Adlai Stevenson II was an American politician who served as Governor of Illinois, ran twice as the Democratic presidential nominee against Dwight Eisenhower, and later served as US Ambassador to the United Nations. He was known for his eloquence and intellectual approach to politics. He died of a heart attack in London on 14 July 1965.
• 1904 – 1965 Constance Bennett (1904-1965) American actress, the best-paid star of the early 1930s, known for What Price Hollywood? and Topper.
• 1965 James Brown releases Papa's Got a Brand New Bag Birth of funk Rhythm on the one — the first funk hit.
• 1965 – 1973 The Doors American rock band Los Angeles band of Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore — Light My Fire, Break On Through and L.A. Woman.
• 1965 The Doors begin on Venice Beach Morrison meets Manzarek Jim Morrison sings his poems to Ray Manzarek on the beach — they form a band.
• 1965 Wimbledon 1965 Men: Roy Emerson · Women: Margaret Smith
• 1965 Mariner 4 returns first close-up images of Mars Flyby reveals a cratered, moon-like surface NASA's Mariner 4 spacecraft flew past Mars on 14-15 July 1965, transmitting the first close-up photographs ever taken of another planet. The images showed a heavily cratered surface, dispelling earlier speculation about canals and vegetation on Mars. The mission was a milestone in the early space race and planetary exploration.
• 1965 Bob Dylan releases Like a Rolling Stone A six-minute single A six-minute single that broke the rules of pop radio, often voted the greatest song ever recorded.
• 1965 Constance Bennett dies in Fort Dix Constance Bennett dies aged 60.
• 1965 Bob Dylan performs electric set at Newport Folk Festival Folk icon's shift to rock divides audience On 25 July 1965 Bob Dylan took the stage at the Newport Folk Festival backed by an electric rock band, breaking with his acoustic folk image and drawing a famously mixed reaction from the crowd. The performance is remembered as a pivotal, controversial moment in the evolution of popular music. It signaled Dylan's turn toward the electric sound of albums like Highway 61 Revisited.
• 1965 Help! Fifth album and second film — July 29, 1965 Help! was released on July 29, 1965, timed with their second feature film. The album marked a growing sophistication in Lennon's writing — the title track is now understood as a genuine cry for help amid the pressures of fame.
• 1965 Medicare and Medicaid established US government health insurance for the elderly and poor President Lyndon Johnson signed amendments to the Social Security Act on 30 July 1965, creating Medicare for Americans aged 65 and older and Medicaid for low-income individuals. The programs became central pillars of the US social safety net. Johnson signed the bill in Independence, Missouri, with former president Harry Truman at his side.
• 1965 – present J.K. Rowling Harry Potter Author of the best-selling book series in history.