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Date: August 5, 1969
Date: August 5, 1969
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 β π Other events on March 28 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Vietnam War Antiwar…
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 β π Other events on May 17 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Alexander DubΔek Deposed…
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…
USS Enterprise fire: An accidental explosion aboard the USSΒ Enterprise near Hawaii kills 28 people. Date: January 14, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 14 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Carlos Lamarca Leads Brazilβs First Urban Guerrilla Bank Robberies, May 9,…
Student Jan Palach dies after setting himself on fire three days earlier in Prague's Wenceslas Square to protest about the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union in 1968. His funeral turns into another major protest. Date: January 19, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 19 π Events on this…
Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean. Date: July 24, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 24 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Piazza Fontana Bombing Kills 17 in Milan December 12, 1969Allegheny Airlines Flight 737 Crashes…