United Airlines Flight 266 Crashes in Santa Monica Bay, January 18, 1969

The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing capabilities, enters service with the Royal Air Force. Date: April 1, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Emley Moor TV…

Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes in Fernhill, West Sussex, UK, while on approach to Gatwick Airport, killing 50 people. Date: January 5, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Giorgos Seferis Opposes Greek Junta…

The 385-metre-tall (1,263 ft) TV-mast at Emley Moor transmitting station, United Kingdom, collapses due to ice build-up. Date: March 19, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969U.S. Secret Bombing of Cambodia’s Sihanouk Trail Begins, March…

Apollo 10's Lunar Module flies within 8.4 nautical miles (16 km) of the Moon's surface. Date: May 22, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Hawker Siddeley Harrier Enters RAF Service, Vertical Takeoff Fighter, April 1,…

The United States begins secretly bombing the Sihanouk Trail in Cambodia, used by communist forces to infiltrate South Vietnam. Date: March 18, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Vietnam War: Battle of Hamburger Hill…