Nigerian Troops Capture Umuahia, Biafran Capital – December 24, 1969

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…

National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts Sesame Street. Date: November 10, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 10 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Nixon and Satō Agree on Okinawa Return, November…

British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston wins the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race and completes the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world. Date: April 22, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Soyuz 4 and…

Venera program: Venera 5, a Soviet space probe, lands on Venus. Date: May 16, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Battle of Hamburger Hill Ends in Vietnam, May 20, 1969Nixon Appoints Luis R. Bruce…

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 1969Libya Coup Brings Muammar…