Apollo 10 Lunar Module Flies Within 8.4 Nautical Miles of Moon, May 22, 1969

The Caravaggio painting Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence is stolen from the Oratory of Saint Lawrence in Palermo. Date: October 17, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 17 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701…

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 1969Apollo 9 Returns…

Black Panther Party members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark are shot and killed during a raid by 14 Chicago police officers. Date: December 4, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Venera 6 Descends Into…

Black Panther Party members Bunchy Carter and John Huggins are killed during a meeting in Campbell Hall on the campus of UCLA. Date: January 17, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Apollo 12 Command…

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 1969Beatles Last Public Rooftop Concert Broken Up by Police, January…

In Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted. Date: March 2, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Mexicana Flight 801 Crashes in Mexico City, 27 Killed, September 21, 1969Black…