Date: November 21, 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 1969Sir Robin Knox-Johnston Wins…
Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes in Fernhill, West Sussex, UK, while on approach to Gatwick Airport, killing 50 people. Date: January 5, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Apollo 10 Lunar Module Flies…
Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean. Date: July 24, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Venera 5 Lands on Venus, Soviet Space Probe, May 16, 1969Canada Official Languages Act…
United Airlines Flight 266 crashes into Santa Monica Bay killing all 32 passengers and six crew members. Date: January 18, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Queen Elizabeth 2 Maiden Voyage to New York…
American aquanaut Berry L. Cannon dies of carbon dioxide poisoning while attempting to repair a leak in the SEALAB III underwater habitat. The SEALAB project was subsequently abandoned. Date: February 17, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Allegheny Airlines Flight 737 crashes in Lafayette Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States, killing 11. Date: January 6, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Plain Dealer Publishes My Lai Massacre Photos, November 20, 1969Apollo…