Date: January 12, 1969
Altamont Free Concert: At a free concert performed by the Rolling Stones, eighteen-year old Meredith Hunter is stabbed to death by Hells Angels security guards. Date: December 6, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
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, 1969Weather Underground Opens Days…
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…
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 1969Allegheny Airlines Flight 863 Mid-Air Collision Kills 83,…
Student Jan Palach dies after setting himself on fire three days earlier in Prague's Wenceslas Square to protest about the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union in 1968. His funeral turns into another major protest. Date: January 19, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this…
Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel. Date: March 17, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Apollo 10 Launches in Apollo Program, May 18, 1969Sir Robin Knox-Johnston Wins Golden Globe Race,…