The Piazza Fontana bombing; a bomb explodes at the headquarters of Banca Nazionale dell'Agricoltura (the National Agricultural Bank) in Piazza Fontana in Milan, Italy, killing 17 people and wounding 88. The same afternoon, three more bombs are detonated in Rome and Milan, and another is found unexploded. Date: December 12, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia…
U.S. Secretary of State William P. Rogers proposes his plan for a ceasefire in the War of Attrition; Egypt and Jordan accept it over the objections of the PLO, which leads to civil war in Jordan in September 1970. Date: December 9, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 9 π …
Olympic Airways Flight 954 strikes a mountain outside of Keratea, Greece, killing 90 people in the worst crash of a Douglas DC-6 in history. Date: December 8, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 8 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today)
Altamont Free Concert: At a free concert performed by the Rolling Stones, eighteen-year old Meredith Hunter is stabbed to death by Hells Angels security guards. Date: December 6, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 6 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today)
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 β π Other events on December 4 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today)
Vietnam War: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II. Date: December 1, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 1 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today)
Apollo program: The Apollo 12 command module splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending the second crewed mission to land on the Moon. Date: November 24, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 24 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today)
The first permanent ARPANET link is established between UCLA and SRI. Date: November 21, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 21 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today)
U.S. President Richard Nixon and Japanese Premier Eisaku SatΕ agree on the return of Okinawa to Japanese control in 1972. The U.S. retains rights to bases on the island, but these are to be nuclear-free. Date: November 21, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 21 π Events on this day…
Occupation of Alcatraz: Native American activists seize control of Alcatraz Island until being ousted by the U.S. Government on June 11, 1971. Date: November 20, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 20 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today)