Alexander Dubček Deposed as Czechoslovakia Communist Party Chairman, April 17, 1969
Date: April 17, 1969
Date: April 17, 1969
Dr. Denton Cooley implants the first temporary artificial heart. Date: April 4, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Sir Robin Knox-Johnston Wins Golden Globe Race, First Solo Circumnavigation April 22, 1969Altamont Free Concert: Meredith…
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 1969Nixon Doctrine Declared, Launching Vietnamization of War – July 25, 1969First Permanent ARPANET Link…
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 1969British-Built…
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 1969Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Formed at Calcutta…
The first British-built Concorde 002 makes its maiden flight from Filton to RAF Fairford with Brian Trubshaw as the test pilot. Date: April 9, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Tate-LaBianca Murders: Sharon Tate,…
Violence erupts after the Apprentice Boys of Derry march in Derry, Northern Ireland, resulting in a three-day communal riot known as the Battle of the Bogside. Date: August 12, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 12 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…