Date: September 5, 1969
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Apollo program: At 02:56 UTC, astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the Moon, followed 19 minutes later by Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. Date: July 21, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 21 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 β π Other events on March 28 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1969United Arab Airlines…
U.S. Secretary of State William P. Rogers proposes his plan for a ceasefire in the War of Attrition; Egypt and Jordan accept it over the objections of the PLO, which leads to civil war in Jordan in September 1970. Date: December 9, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 9 π …
A United Arab Airlines (now Egyptair) Ilyushin Il-18 crashes at Aswan International Airport, killing 100 people. Date: March 20, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 20 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Allegheny Airlines Flight 737 Crashes in Pennsylvania, Killing 11,…
Venera program: Venera 5, a Soviet space probe, lands on Venus. Date: May 16, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 16 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1969EC-121 Shootdown: North Korea Downs U.S. Navy Plane, April 15, 1969Apollo 11 Astronauts Released…
The first permanent ARPANET link is established between UCLA and SRI. Date: November 21, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 21 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Apollo 9 Returns Safely After Lunar Module Test, March 13, 1969USS Enterprise Fire Kills…