LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165 Crashes into Polica Mountain, Killing 53, April 2, 1969
Date: April 2, 1969
Date: April 2, 1969
The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing capabilities, enters service with the Royal Air Force. Date: April 1, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 1 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1969LOT Polish Airlines…
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 1969Charles de Gaulle…
Vietnam War: United States Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announces that the United States will start to "Vietnamize" the war effort. Date: April 3, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 3 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Venera 5 Space Probe…
A United Arab Airlines (now Egyptair) Ilyushin Il-18 crashes at Aswan International Airport, killing 100 people. Date: March 20, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 20 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Apollo 10 Returns to Earth After Successful Moon Landing…
Civil unrest in Rosario, Argentina, known as Rosariazo, following the death of a 15-year-old student. Date: May 21, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 21 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Black Panther Party Members Bunchy Carter and John Huggins Killed…
Dr. Denton Cooley implants the first temporary artificial heart. Date: April 4, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 4 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Battle of Hamburger Hill Ends in Vietnam, May 20, 1969Carlos Lamarca Deserts Brazilian Army with Weapons,…