Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean. Date: July 24, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)
Apollo program: At 02:56 UTC, astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the Moon, followed 19 minutes later by Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. Date: July 21, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)
A cease fire is announced between Honduras and El Salvador, six days after the beginning of the "Football War". Date: July 20, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)
Apollo program: Apollo 11's crew successfully makes the first human landing on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility. Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon six and a half hours later. Date: July 20, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20…
Chappaquiddick incident: U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy crashes his car into a tidal pond at Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, killing his passenger Mary Jo Kopechne. Date: July 19, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Apollo 11 lunar landing mission is launched from Cape Kennedy in Florida, USA. Date: July 16, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)
Stonewall riots begin in New York City, marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement. Date: June 28, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 28 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)
IBM announces that effective January 1970 it will price its software and services separately from hardware thus creating the modern software industry. Date: June 23, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 23 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)
Warren E. Burger is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court by retiring Chief Justice Earl Warren. Date: June 23, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 23 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Cuyahoga River catches fire in Cleveland, Ohio, drawing national attention to water pollution, and spurring the passing of the Clean Water Act and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. Date: June 22, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 22 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On…