Sino-Malay Sectarian Violence Erupts in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia May 13, 1969

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…

LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165 crashes into the Polica mountain near Zawoja, Poland, killing 53. Date: April 2, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 2 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Charter Signed September 25, 1969Apollo 10…

Apollo program: Apollo 12 astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean land at Oceanus Procellarum (the "Ocean of Storms") and become the third and fourth humans to walk on the Moon. Date: November 19, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 19 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This…

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…

Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 9 to test the lunar module. Date: March 3, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Vietnam War First U.S. Draft Lottery Held December 1, 1969Rosariazo Civil Unrest in Rosario,…

Charles de Gaulle resigns as President of France. Date: April 28, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Sir Robin Knox-Johnston Wins Golden Globe Race, First Solo Circumnavigation April 22, 1969Apollo 10 Lunar Module Flies…