Date: June 22, 1969
The New York Jets of the American Football League defeat the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League to win Super Bowl III in what is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in sports history. Date: January 12, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on…
Tate–LaBianca murders: Followers of Charles Manson murder pregnant actress Sharon Tate (wife of Roman Polanski), coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Polish actor Wojciech Frykowski, men's hairstylist Jay Sebring and recent high-school graduate Steven Parent. Date: August 9, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅 Events on this day in 1969…
The Woodstock Music & Art Fair opens in Bethel, New York, featuring some of the top rock musicians of the era. Date: August 15, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Carlos Lamarca Leads Brazil’s…
Warren E. Burger is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court by retiring Chief Justice Earl Warren. Date: June 23, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 23 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Battle of Hamburger Hill…
Black Panther Party members Bunchy Carter and John Huggins are killed during a meeting in Campbell Hall on the campus of UCLA. Date: January 17, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Venera 5 Lands…
A cease fire is announced between Honduras and El Salvador, six days after the beginning of the "Football War". Date: July 20, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Soviet Union Launches Soyuz 5, January…