Emley Moor TV Mast Collapses from Ice Build-Up, March 19, 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 → 📅 Other events on August 8 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Viasa…

Association football player Pelé scores his 1,000th goal. Date: November 19, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 19 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Vietnam War: Melvin Laird Announces Vietnamization of War Effort, April 3, 1969Venera 5 Space Probe Launched from…

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 → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

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) More events from 1969Allegheny…

Vietnam War: The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) publishes explicit photographs of dead villagers from the My Lai Massacre in Vietnam. Date: November 20, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 20 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Battle of Hamburger Hill Ends…

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) More events from 1969Internet Symbolic Birth: Publication of RFC 1 – April 7, 1969Allegheny Airlines Flight 863 Mid-Air Collision Kills…