A snapshot of the year
1965
In the White House: Lyndon B. Johnson
The soundtrack and the screen
The number one song
Wooly Bully
by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
Number one album
Mary Poppins soundtrack
Top movie of the year
The Sound of Music
Best Picture winner
The Sound of Music
Academy Awards
On television
Bonanza
Highest rated show
On the bestseller list
The Source
by James A. Michener
The nation and the world
In the White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Time Person of the Year
William Westmoreland
The story of the year
U.S. combat troops were deployed to Vietnam in large numbers.
Nobel Peace Prize
United Nations Children's Fund
On the field
World Series champions
Los Angeles Dodgers
Baseball
Pro football champions
Green Bay Packers
NFL
Life and the times
Born this year
Dr. Dre
rapper and producer
We said goodbye to
Winston Churchill
British prime minister
Car of the Year
Pontiac Motor Division
Motor Trend
New that year
Kevlar developed by Stephanie Kwolek
Everybody was into
Slot car racing
What things cost
Figures are representative US averages for 1965, drawn from federal and industry records.