Date: April 22, 1969
The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage to New York City. Date: May 2, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Dr. Denton Cooley Implants First Temporary Artificial Heart April…
Olympic Airways Flight 954 strikes a mountain outside of Keratea, Greece, killing 90 people in the worst crash of a Douglas DC-6 in history. Date: December 8, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 8 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Nixon…
Space Race: Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 perform the first-ever docking of crewed spacecraft in orbit, the first-ever transfer of crew from one space vehicle to another, and the only time such a transfer was accomplished with a space walk. Date: January 16, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…
Allegheny Airlines Flight 737 crashes in Lafayette Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States, killing 11. Date: January 6, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Piazza Fontana Bombing Kills 17 in Milan December 12, 1969Emley…
A United Arab Airlines (now Egyptair) Ilyushin Il-18 crashes at Aswan International Airport, killing 100 people. Date: March 20, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Apollo 10 Launches in Apollo Program, May 18, 1969Alcatraz…
Brazilian Army captain Carlos Lamarca deserts in order to fight against the military dictatorship, taking with him ten machine guns and 63 rifles. Date: January 25, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Carlos Lamarca…