October 1965

Friday 01:

General Suharto crushes an attempted coup in Indonesia.

Friday 15:

Vietnam War: The National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Vietnam stages the first public burning of a draft card in the United States.

Sunday 17:

The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair closes after a two year run. More than 51 million people had attended the two-year event.

Saturday 23:

The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) in conjunction with South Vietnamese forces, launch a new operation, seeking to destroy North Vietnamese forces in Pleku Province in II Corps Tactical Zone (the Central Highlands).

Tuesday 26:

The Beatles are appointed Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBEs)

Thursday 28:

In St. Louis, Missouri, the 630-foot-tall parabolic (catenarian) steel Gateway Arch is completed.

Saturday 30:

Vietnam War: Just miles from Da Nang, United States Marines repel an intense attack by wave after wave of Viet Cong forces, killing 56 guerrillas. Among the dead, a sketch of Marine positions was found on the body of a 13-year-old Vietnamese boy who sold drinks to the Marines the day before.