Editing 1965 (section)

===November&ndash;December===
{{main|November 1965}}
{{main|December 1965}}
* [[November 1]] &ndash; A [[trolleybus]] plunges into the [[Nile]] at [[Cairo]], Egypt, killing 74 passengers.
* [[November 3]] &ndash; [[President of France|French President]] [[Charles de Gaulle]] announces (just short of his 75th birthday) that he will stand for re-election.
* [[November 5]] &ndash; [[Martial law]] is announced in [[Rhodesia]]. The [[United Nations General Assembly]] accepts British intent to use force against Rhodesia if necessary by a vote of 82–9.
* [[November 6]] &ndash; Freedom Flights begin: [[Cuba]] and the United States formally agree to start an airlift for Cubans who want to go to the United States (by 1971, 250,000 Cubans take advantage of this program).
* [[November 8]] &ndash; [[Vietnam War]] &ndash; [[Operation Hump]]: The United States Army [[173rd Airborne]] is ambushed by over 1,200 [[Viet Cong]].
* [[November 11]]
** In [[Rhodesia]] (modern-day [[Zimbabwe]]), the white-minority government of [[Ian Smith]] [[Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence|unilaterally declares ''de facto'' independence]] ('UDI').
** [[United Airlines Flight 227]] crashes short of the runway and catches fire at [[Salt Lake City International Airport]], killing 43 out of 91 passengers and crew.
* [[November 12]] &ndash; A [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 216|UN Security Council resolution]] (voted 10–0) recommends that other countries not recognize independent Rhodesia.
* [[November 13]]
** The {{SS|Yarmouth Castle}} burns and sinks {{convert|60|mi|km}} off [[Nassau, Bahamas]], with the loss of 90 lives.
** British theatre critic [[Kenneth Tynan]] says "[[fuck]]" during a discussion on [[BBC]] satirical programme ''[[BBC-3 (TV series)|BBC-3]]'' for what many believed was the first time on British television. The corporation later issues a public apology.
* [[November 14]] &ndash; Vietnam War &ndash; [[Battle of Ia Drang]]: In the [[Ia Drang Valley]] of the [[Central Highlands (Vietnam)|Central Highlands]] in [[Vietnam]], the first major engagement of the war between regular United States and [[North Vietnam]]ese forces begins.
* [[November 15]] &ndash; U.S. racer [[Craig Breedlove]] sets a new [[land speed record]] of {{convert|600.601|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}.
* [[November 16]] &ndash; [[Venera|Venera program]]: The [[Soviet Union]] launches the ''[[Venera 3]]'' space probe from [[Baikonur]], [[Kazakhstan]] toward [[Venus]] (on March 1, 1966, it becomes the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet).
* [[November 20]] &ndash; The [[United Nations Security Council]] [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 217|recommends]] that all states stop trading with Rhodesia.
* [[November 22]] &ndash; The [[United Nations Development Programme]] (UNDP) is established as a specialized agency of the [[United Nations]].
* [[November 23]] &ndash; Soviet general [[Mikhail Kazakov]] assumes command of the [[Warsaw Pact]].
* [[November 24]] &ndash; [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congolese]] [[lieutenant general]] [[Mobutu Sese Seko|Mobutu]] ousts [[Joseph Kasavubu]] and declares himself president.
* [[November 26]] &ndash; At the [[Hammaguir]] launch facility in the [[Sahara Desert]], France launches a [[Diamant A]] rocket with its first [[satellite]], ''[[Astérix (satellite)|Astérix-1]]'' on board, becoming the third country to enter [[outer space]].
* [[November 27]]
** Tens of thousands of Vietnam War protesters picket the [[White House]], then march on the [[Washington Monument]].
** [[Vietnam War]]: [[The Pentagon]] tells U.S. President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] that if planned major sweep operations to neutralize [[Viet Cong]] forces during the next year are to succeed, the number of American troops in [[Vietnam]] will have to be increased from 120,000 to 400,000.
* [[November 28]] &ndash; Vietnam War: In response to U.S. President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]'s call for "more flags" in [[Vietnam]], [[Philippines]] President-elect [[Ferdinand Marcos]] announces he will send troops to help fight in [[South Vietnam]].
* [[November 29]] &ndash; The Canadian satellite ''[[Alouette 2]]'' is launched.
* [[December 5]]
** [[Charles de Gaulle]] is [[1965 French presidential election|re-elected]] as French president with 10,828,421 votes.
** The "[[Glasnost Meeting]]" in Moscow becomes the first spontaneous political demonstration, and the first demonstration for civil rights in the Soviet Union.
[[File:Second Vatican Council by Lothar Wolleh 005 – unframed.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|December 8: End of the Second Vatican Council]]
* [[December 8]]
** The [[Second Vatican Council]] closes.
** Rhodesian prime minister [[Ian Smith]] warns that [[Rhodesia]] will resist a [[trade embargo]] by neighboring countries with force.
** The [[Race Relations Act 1965|Race Relations Act]] becomes the first legislation to address racial discrimination in the UK.
*[[December 9]] – ''[[A Charlie Brown Christmas]]'', the first ''[[Peanuts]]'' [[television]] special, debuts on [[CBS]] in the United States. It becomes a [[Christmas]] tradition. 
* [[December 15]]
** The [[Caribbean Free Trade Association]] (CARIFTA) is formed.
** ''[[Gemini 6]]'' and ''[[Gemini 7]]'' perform the first controlled rendezvous in Earth orbit.
* [[December 20]] &ndash; The [[World Food Programme]] is made a permanent agency of the [[United Nations]].
* [[December 21]]
** The [[Soviet Union]] announces that it has shipped rockets to [[North Vietnam]].
** In West Germany, [[Konrad Adenauer]] resigns as chairman of the Christian Democratic Party.
** The [[United Nations]] adopts the [[International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination]].
** A new 1-hour German-American production of the ballet ''[[The Nutcracker]]'', with an international cast that includes [[Edward Villella]] in the title role, makes its U.S. television debut. It is repeated annually by CBS over the next 3 years but after that is virtually forgotten until issued on DVD in 2009 by Warner Archive.
* [[December 22]] &ndash; A [[military coup]] is launched in [[Republic of Dahomey|Dahomey]].
* [[December 25]] &ndash; The [[Yemen]]i [[Nasserist Unionist People's Organisation]] is founded in [[Ta'izz]].
[[File:Ferdinand Marcos at the White House.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|December 30: Ferdinand Marcos is the 10th President of the Philippines]]
* [[December 30]]
** [[Ferdinand Marcos]] becomes [[President of the Philippines]].
** President [[Kenneth Kaunda]] of [[Zambia]] announces that Zambia and the United Kingdom have agreed on a deadline before which the Rhodesian white government should be ousted.
* [[December 31]] &ndash; [[Bokassa]] takes power in the [[Central African Republic]].