First Computer-to-Computer Link Established on ARPANET, October 29, 1969
Date: October 29, 1969
Date: October 29, 1969
Vietnam War: United States Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announces that the United States will start to "Vietnamize" the war effort. Date: April 3, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Melbourne-Evans Collision: HMAS Melbourne…
Cold War: The Soviet submarine K-19 collides with the American submarine USS Gato in the Barents Sea. Date: November 15, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969United Airlines Flight 266 Crashes in Santa Monica…
Charles de Gaulle resigns as President of France. Date: April 28, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Battle of Hamburger Hill Ends in Vietnam, May 20, 1969My Lai Massacre: William Calley Charged with Premeditated…
Czech student Jan Palach commits suicide by self-immolation in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in protest against the Soviets' crushing of the Prague Spring the year before. Date: January 16, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Hawker…
Venera program: Soviet Venera 6 begins its descent into the atmosphere of Venus, sending back atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure. Date: May 17, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Stonewall Riots Begin,…
Apollo program: Apollo 10 returns to Earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the forthcoming first crewed Moon landing. Date: May 26, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Stonewall…