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 β π Other events on August 12 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today)
The Apollo 11 astronauts are released from a three-week quarantine following their liftoff from the Moon. Date: August 11, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 11 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today)
A day after murdering actress Sharon Tate and four others, members of Charles Manson's cult kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca. Date: August 10, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 10 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today)
TateβLaBianca murders: Followers of Charles Manson murder pregnant actress Sharon Tate (wife of Roman Polanski), coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Polish actor Wojciech Frykowski, men's hairstylist Jay Sebring and recent high-school graduate Steven Parent. Date: August 9, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 9 π Events on this day in 1969…
At a zebra crossing in London, photographer Iain Macmillan takes the iconic photo that becomes the cover image of the Beatles' album Abbey Road. Date: August 8, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 8 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today)
Richard Nixon appoints Luis R. Bruce, a Mohawk-Oglala Sioux and co-founder of the National Congress of American Indians, as the new commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Date: August 7, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 7 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today)
The Lonesome Cowboys police raid occurs in Atlanta, Georgia, leading to the creation of the Georgia Gay Liberation Front. Date: August 5, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 5 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today)
Vietnam War: At the apartment of French intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris, American representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative XuΓ’n Thuα»· begin secret peace negotiations. The negotiations will eventually fail. Date: August 4, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 4 π Events on this day in 1969 π On…
Vietnam War: U.S. president Richard Nixon makes an unscheduled visit to South Vietnam and meets with President Nguyα» n VΔn Thiα»u and U.S. military commanders. Date: July 30, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 30 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today)
Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon declares the Nixon Doctrine, stating that the United States now expects its Asian allies to take care of their own military defense. This is the start of the "Vietnamization" of the war. Date: July 25, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 25 π Events…