November 1965

Saturday 06:

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 will take advantage of this program.

Sunday 07:

The Pillsbury Doughboy makes its first public appearance.

Monday 08:

The soap opera Days of Our Lives debuts on NBC in the United States.

Tuesday 09:

Catholic Worker member Roger Allen LaPorte, protesting against the Vietnam War, sets himself on fire in front of the United Nations building.

Thursday 11:

Rhodesia (now called Zimbabwe) was declared independent by the white minority regime of Ian Smith.

Saturday 13:

The SS Yarmouth Castle burns and sinks 60 miles off Nassau with the loss of 90 lives.

Sunday 14:

the first major engagement between regular American and North Vietnamese forces.

Tuesday 16:

Venera program: The Soviet Union launches the Venera 3 space probe toward Venus, the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet.

Friday 26:

In the Hammaguira launch facility in the Sahara Desert, France launches a Diamant-A rocket with its first satellite, Asterix-1 on board, becoming the third country to enter space.

Saturday 27:

Vietnam War: The Pentagon tells US President Lyndon B. Johnson that if planned operations were to succeed, the number of American troops in Vietnam has to be increased from 120,000 to 400,000.

Sunday 28:

Vietnam War: In response to US 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.

Monday 29:

Canadian Satellite Alouette 2 is launched.