Apollo 9 Returns Safely After Lunar Module Test, March 13, 1969

In Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted. Date: March 2, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969King Crimson Releases Debut Album In the Court of the Crimson King,…

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 1969Cold…

At a zebra crossing in London, photographer Iain Macmillan takes the iconic photo that becomes the cover image of the Beatles' album Abbey Road. Date: August 8, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 8 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Tate-LaBianca…

The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police. Date: January 30, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Emley Moor TV…

Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 9 to test the lunar module. Date: March 3, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 19691969 Portugal Earthquake Hits Portugal, Spain, and Morocco – February 28, 1969Queen Elizabeth 2…

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)…