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…
Melbourne–Evans collision: off the coast of South Vietnam, the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne cuts the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Frank E. Evans in half; resulting in 74 deaths. Date: June 3, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 3 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)
Apollo program: Apollo 10 returns to Earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the forthcoming first crewed Moon landing. Date: May 26, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Civil unrest in Rosario, Argentina, known as Rosariazo, following the death of a 15-year-old student. Date: May 21, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Battle of Hamburger Hill in Vietnam ends. Date: May 20, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)
Apollo program: Apollo 10 is launched. Date: May 18, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)
Venera program: Soviet Venera 6 begins its descent into the atmosphere of Venus, sending back atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure. Date: May 17, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)
Venera program: Venera 5, a Soviet space probe, lands on Venus. Date: May 16, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)