Polaris Fleet
Healey cancels the planned fifth Polaris submarine while retaining a four-boat nuclear deterrent force.
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Explore 252 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1965.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1965
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Polaris Programme
Wilson accepts that Polaris will remain the core of Britain's strategic nuclear deterrent
Practice Staff Reimbursement
The government agrees arrangements to reimburse a substantial share of practice staff costs, enabling general practices to employ more nurses, receptionists and administrative staff.
Publication of A Nation not Afraid
Publishes A Nation not Afraid, a collection of political writings edited by John Wood.
Pye Records
Signs with Pye Records
Race Relations Act
Race Relations Act 1965 creates the first British statutory controls against racial discrimination
Ready Steady Go!
Reaches fame in the United Kingdom in early 1965 with live performances on the pop TV series, Ready Steady Go!
Recent Developments in Cosmology
Hoyle reviewed contemporary cosmological observations and defended alternatives to finite-age universe models.
Redundancy Payments Act
Redundancy Payments Act 1965 creates statutory redundancy payments for qualifying employees
Reform of Armed Forces
With a majority of 1 & by-election pending wins the Territorial & Reserve Forces Bill
Reform of Government
The Rent Act fixes fair rents for private tenants & provides security of tenure. The Redundancy Payments Act provides payments of workers who are made redundant. The Race Relations Act outlaws racial discrimination. The Race Relations Act establishes a Race Relations Board
Rent Act
Rent Act 1965 reforms rent control and creates machinery for fair rent regulation
Retirement
Butler retires from politics
Robertson Spurs Width for Greaves
Robertson offered pace and crossing from the flank during Tottenham's mid-1960s attacking campaigns.
Rolling Stones, The
Prompted by Oldham, Jagger and Richards become more prolific songwriters and the US version of 1965s Out of Our Heads contains seven original songs, including the classic "(I Cant Get No) Satisfaction"
Rolling Stones, The
Prompted by Oldham, Jagger and Richards become more prolific songwriters and the US version of 1965s Out of Our Heads contains seven original songs, including the classic "(I Cant Get No) Satisfaction"
Rolling Stones, The
Prompted by Oldham, Jagger and Richards become more prolific songwriters and the US version of 1965s Out of Our Heads contains seven original songs, including the classic "(I Cant Get No) Satisfaction"
Royal Navy Polaris
The Royal Navy continues planning and procurement for Polaris missile submarines
Sanctions
Launches oil sanctions against Rhodesia for declaring UDI. Falsely predicts Ian Smith's downfall as a result of sanctions
Seat Belts
Makes Seat belts in cars compulsory
Second English League Championship
Charlton becomes an English league champion again as Manchester United win the First Division title on goal average over Leeds United.
Shadow Minister
Appointed Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
She Just Satisfies
Jimmy Pages first solo recording is a single for Fontana Records, "She Just Satisfies"
Singularity Theorem
Penrose proves a singularity theorem showing that gravitational collapse generically leads to spacetime singularities
Singularity Theorem
Proves a singularity theorem showing gravitational collapse can produce spacetime singularities.
Speed Limit
Introduces the breathalyser to combat the crisis of drink-driving, and also introduces the 70 MPH speed limit on motorways and presides over the closure of approximately 2050 miles of railways as she enacts her part of the Beeching cuts. Introduces the 70 MPH speed limit on motorways
Sports Council
The Government sets up the Sports Council and Winterbottom is seconded to become Director of the Sports Council with Denis Howell as his chairman
Steampacket
Performs with Steampacket alongside Long John Baldry, Julie Driscoll and Brian Auger.
Stepping Westward
Bradbury published Stepping Westward, a campus novel about a British writer visiting the United States.
Stiles Defensive Foundation Under Law Attack
Stiles supplied tackling and defensive balance while the attacking trio of Law, Charlton and Best propelled United to the title.
Sunshine Superman
"Sunshine Superman" tops the US Billboard Hot 100 chart (number two in Britain). Successful singles in the UK include "Catch the Wind", "Colours" and "Universal Soldier"
Tea Set
Barrett joins the group then known as Tea Set and becomes its central songwriter
The Ipcress File
Stars as the spy Harry Palmer in The Ipcress File
The IPCRESS File
The screenplay for the IPCRESS File is wrtten by by Bill Canaway and James Doran was based on Len Deightons 1962 novel, The IPCRESS File
The IPCRESS File
The screenplay for the IPCRESS File is wrtten by by Bill Canaway and James Doran was based on Len Deightons 1962 novel, The IPCRESS File
The Reckoning
Publishes The Reckoning as part of his memoir sequence
The Reckoning
Publication of "The Reckoning"
The Sound of Music
Stars as Maria in The Sound of Music, one of the defining screen roles of her career.
The Wizard
Releases The Wizard as an early Marc Bolan single.
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
Appears inThose Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines as Sir Percy Ware-Armitage
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