Category 5 Hurricane Camille Devastates U.S. Gulf Coast August 17, 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…

The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 5. Date: January 15, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Giorgos Seferis Opposes Greek Junta on BBC World Service, March 28, 1969Dr. Denton Cooley Implants First Temporary Artificial Heart…

Altamont Free Concert: At a free concert performed by the Rolling Stones, eighteen-year old Meredith Hunter is stabbed to death by Hells Angels security guards. Date: December 6, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

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 1969Vietnam War: Melvin Laird Announces Vietnamization of War Effort, April 3, 1969Nigerian Troops Capture Umuahia, Biafran…

Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis makes a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece. Date: March 28, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Battle of Hamburger…

Allegheny Airlines Flight 863 collides in mid-air with a Piper PA-28 Cherokee over Moral Township, Shelby County, Indiana, killing all 83 people on board both aircraft. Date: September 9, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…