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Of course there are several possible dates from which to measure an anniversary of the Grateful Dead:
12/31/63 - Weir's first jam session with Garcia
04/01/65 - first private show by the Warlocks
05/05/65 - first public show by the Warlocks
05/26/65 - Jerry asks Phil to join the Warlocks
06/07/65 - Phil moves to Palo Alto to join the Warlocks, completing the core lineup (the GD held their official 15th anniversary celebration on 6/7/80-6/8/80)
06/18/65 - Phil's first show with the Warlocks
11/12/65 - Jerry finds the new band name in a dictionary
12/04/65 - first private show by the "Grateful Dead"
12/10/65 - first public show by the "Grateful Dead"
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