Viasa DC-9 Crashes in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Killing 155 — March 16, 1969

Allegheny Airlines Flight 737 crashes in Lafayette Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States, killing 11. Date: January 6, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Emley Moor TV Mast Collapses from Ice Build-Up, March 19,…

Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel. Date: March 17, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Apollo 10 Lunar Module Flies Within 8.4 Nautical Miles of Moon, May 22, 1969Nixon Visits…

Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time. Date: October 1, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Ted Kennedy Chappaquiddick Car Crash Kills Mary Jo Kopechne July 19, 1969Sirhan Sirhan Convicted in Robert…

The Venera 5 space probe is launched at 06:28:08 UTC from Baikonur. Date: January 5, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Apollo 10 Launches in Apollo Program, May 18, 1969Apollo 11 Safely Splashes Down…

Apollo 10's Lunar Module flies within 8.4 nautical miles (16 km) of the Moon's surface. Date: May 22, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Beatles Last Public Rooftop Concert Broken Up by Police, January 30,…

Dr. Denton Cooley implants the first temporary artificial heart. Date: April 4, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Apollo 10 Launches in Apollo Program, May 18, 1969Stonewall Riots Begin, Starting Gay Rights Movement in…