Timeline November 1965

Events in November 1965 10

• 1965 Stevie Wonder releases Uptight (Everything's Alright) Grown-up hit His first big hit after his voice broke.
• 1965 The Miracles release Going to a Go-Go Album Their most successful album, with Ooo Baby Baby.
• 1965 – present Zadie Smith British novelist Smith writes contemporary fiction exploring identity, multiculturalism, and modern urban life.
• 1965 Race Relations Act 1965 passed First UK law against racial discrimination The Race Relations Act, given royal assent on 8 November 1965, was the first British legislation to outlaw racial discrimination in public places. It also established the Race Relations Board to investigate complaints. Critics at the time considered its scope too limited, leading to stronger follow-up legislation in 1968 and 1976.
• 1965 Ferdinand Marcos elected President of the Philippines Start of a two-decade rule Ferdinand Marcos won the Philippine presidential election held on 9 November 1965, defeating incumbent Diosdado Macapagal. He was inaugurated on 30 December 1965 and would go on to rule the Philippines for over two decades, including a period of martial law. His presidency remains one of the most consequential and controversial in Philippine history.
• 1965 Great Northeast blackout Power failure darkens New York and neighboring states A cascading electrical failure on 9 November 1965 cut power to some 30 million people across the northeastern United States and Ontario, Canada, including all of New York City. The blackout, caused by a misconfigured protective relay, lasted up to 13 hours in some areas. It prompted a major overhaul of North American power grid reliability standards.
• 1965 UK suspends the death penalty for murder Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act takes effect The Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act came into force in Great Britain on 9 November 1965, suspending capital punishment for murder for a five-year trial period. Parliament made the abolition permanent in 1969. The law marked the end of judicial hanging in Britain after centuries of use.
• 1965 Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence White minority government breaks from Britain On 11 November 1965 the white minority government of Rhodesia, led by Prime Minister Ian Smith, unilaterally declared independence from the United Kingdom rather than accept British demands for progress toward majority rule. The declaration was not recognized by any other country, and the UN imposed economic sanctions. Rhodesia remained an unrecognized state until the Lancaster House Agreement in 1979.
• 1965 Battle of Ia Drang First major battle between US and North Vietnamese forces Fought from 14 to 18 November 1965 in South Vietnam's Central Highlands, the Battle of Ia Drang was the first large-scale engagement between US Army troops and regular North Vietnamese Army units. American forces used helicopter-borne air cavalry tactics for the first time in sustained combat. The battle previewed the intense, high-casualty fighting that would characterize the rest of the war.
• 1965 – present Mads Mikkelsen International Actor The most famous modern Danish actor, globally recognized for "Casino Royale" and "Hannibal."