Date: August 9, 1969
Vietnam War: U.S. president Richard Nixon makes an unscheduled visit to South Vietnam and meets with President Nguyแป n Vฤn Thiแปu and U.S. military commanders. Date: July 30, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 30 ๐ Events on this day in 1969 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Lonesome…
Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon declares the Nixon Doctrine, stating that the United States now expects its Asian allies to take care of their own military defense. This is the start of the "Vietnamization" of the war. Date: July 25, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 25 ๐ Events…
The Internet's symbolic birth date: Publication of RFC 1. Date: April 7, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 7 ๐ Events on this day in 1969 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Woodstock Music & Art Fair Opens in Bethel, New York – August 15, 1969Carlos Lamarca Leads…
Apollo program: Apollo 11's crew successfully makes the first human landing on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility. Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon six and a half hours later. Date: July 20, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 20…
Violence erupts after the Apprentice Boys of Derry march in Derry, Northern Ireland, resulting in a three-day communal riot known as the Battle of the Bogside. Date: August 12, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 12 ๐ Events on this day in 1969 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events…
The 385-metre-tall (1,263ย ft) TV-mast at Emley Moor transmitting station, United Kingdom, collapses due to ice build-up. Date: March 19, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1969 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1969U.S. Secret Bombing of Cambodiaโs Sihanouk Trail Begins, March…