Manson Cult Murders Leno and Rosemary LaBianca, August 10, 1969
Date: August 10, 1969
Date: August 10, 1969
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 1969Golda…
Melbourne–Evans collision: off the coast of South Vietnam, the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne cuts the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Frank E. Evans in half; resulting in 74 deaths. Date: June 3, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 3 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston wins the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race and completes the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world. Date: April 22, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Altamont Free Concert:…
Space Race: Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 perform the first-ever docking of crewed spacecraft in orbit, the first-ever transfer of crew from one space vehicle to another, and the only time such a transfer was accomplished with a space walk. Date: January 16, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…
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 → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Alexander Dubček Deposed as…
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 1969Warren E. Burger Sworn In as…