Date: June 23, 1969
Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy. Date: April 17, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969James Earl Ray Pleads Guilty to Assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. March 10, 1969Iain Macmillan Takes…
The United States begins secretly bombing the Sihanouk Trail in Cambodia, used by communist forces to infiltrate South Vietnam. Date: March 18, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Concorde First Test Flight in Toulouse,…
Aeroflot Flight 1770 crashes while landing at Vnukovo International Airport, killing 16. Date: August 26, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 26 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Cuyahoga River Fire Sparks Clean Water Act and EPA Reform June 22, 1969Apollo…
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia chairman Alexander Dubček is deposed. Date: April 17, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Carlos Lamarca Deserts Brazilian Army with Weapons, January 25, 1969Carlos Lamarca Deserts Brazilian Army with Weapons,…
The 385-metre-tall (1,263 ft) TV-mast at Emley Moor transmitting station, United Kingdom, collapses due to ice build-up. Date: March 19, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Nixon and Satō Agree on Okinawa Return, November 21,…
Space Race: Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 perform the first-ever docking of crewed spacecraft in orbit, the first-ever transfer of crew from one space vehicle to another, and the only time such a transfer was accomplished with a space walk. Date: January 16, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…