Space Race: Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 perform the first-ever docking of crewed spacecraft in orbit, the first-ever transfer of crew from one space vehicle to another, and the only time such a transfer was accomplished with a space walk. Date: January 16, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…
Czech student Jan Palach commits suicide by self-immolation in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in protest against the Soviets' crushing of the Prague Spring the year before. Date: January 16, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 5. Date: January 15, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)
USS Enterprise fire: An accidental explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 28 people. Date: January 14, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)
The New York Jets of the American Football League defeat the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League to win Super Bowl III in what is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in sports history. Date: January 12, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on…
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)
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)
The Venera 5 space probe is launched at 06:28:08 UTC from Baikonur. Date: January 5, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)
Nigerian troops capture Umuahia, the Biafran capital. Date: December 24, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)
Project Blue Book: The United States Air Force closes its study of UFOs. Date: December 17, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)