Date: April 1, 1969
The United States begins secretly bombing the Sihanouk Trail in Cambodia, used by communist forces to infiltrate South Vietnam. Date: March 18, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Hawker Siddeley Harrier Enters RAF Service,…
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 1969Soviet…
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) More events from 1969Sino-Malay Sectarian Violence Erupts in Kuala Lumpur, May 13, 1969Apollo 9 Safely Returns to Earth After Lunar Module Test,…
Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis makes a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece. Date: March 28, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969U.S. Secret Bombing…
United Airlines Flight 266 crashes into Santa Monica Bay killing all 32 passengers and six crew members. Date: January 18, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Vietnam War: Melvin Laird Announces Vietnamization, April 3,…
Carlos Lamarca leads the first urban guerrilla action against the military dictatorship of Brazil in São Paulo, by robbing two banks. Date: May 9, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 9 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Apollo 10 Lunar Module…