Dr. Denton Cooley Implants First Temporary Artificial Heart, April 4, 1969

Melbourne–Evans collision: off the coast of South Vietnam, the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne cuts the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Frank E. Evans in half; resulting in 74 deaths. Date: June 3, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 3 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

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 1969Sirhan Sirhan Convicted of Assassinating Robert F. Kennedy April 17, 1969British-Built Concorde 002 Maiden…

The Internet's symbolic birth date: Publication of RFC 1. Date: April 7, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Somali Coup Establishes Marxist-Leninist Administration, October 21, 1969LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165 Crashes into Polica Mountain,…

Nigerian troops capture Umuahia, the Biafran capital. Date: December 24, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Sino-Malay Sectarian Violence Erupts in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia May 13, 1969First Concorde Test Flight in Toulouse, March 2,…

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 1969Jan…