Sirhan Sirhan Convicted of Assassinating Robert F. Kennedy April 17, 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 1969Hawker…

National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts Sesame Street. Date: November 10, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 10 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Apollo 11 Moon Landing: Neil Armstrong First Walks…

The Apollo 11 astronauts enjoy a ticker-tape parade in New York City. That evening, at a state dinner in Los Angeles, they are awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Richard Nixon. Date: August 13, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 13 📅 Events on this day in…

U.S. Secretary of State William P. Rogers proposes his plan for a ceasefire in the War of Attrition; Egypt and Jordan accept it over the objections of the PLO, which leads to civil war in Jordan in September 1970. Date: December 9, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅…

Apollo 10's Lunar Module flies within 8.4 nautical miles (16 km) of the Moon's surface. Date: May 22, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Charles de Gaulle Resigns as President of France, April 28, 1969Soviet…