Internet Symbolic Birth: Publication of RFC 1 – April 7, 1969

In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later unsuccessfully attempts to recant. Date: March 10, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Queen Elizabeth 2 Maiden Voyage…

The 1969 Somali coup d'état establishes a Marxist–Leninist administration. Date: October 21, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Weather Underground Opens Days of Rage Rally in Chicago, October 8, 1969Emley Moor TV Mast Collapses…

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 1969Carlos Lamarca Leads…

The opening rally of the Days of Rage occurs, organized by the Weather Underground in Chicago. Date: October 8, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 8 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969British-Built Concorde 002 Maiden Flight with Brian Trubshaw, April…

In the aftermath of the 1969 Malaysian general election, Sino-Malay sectarian violence erupts in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Date: May 13, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Viasa DC-9 Crashes in Maracaibo, Killing 155, March…