Stonewall Riots Begin, Starting Gay Rights Movement in New York City, June 28, 1969
Date: June 28, 1969
Date: June 28, 1969
A day after murdering actress Sharon Tate and four others, members of Charles Manson's cult kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca. Date: August 10, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 10 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Alexander DubΔek Deposed as Communist…
Apollo program: Apollo 11's crew successfully makes the first human landing on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility. Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon six and a half hours later. Date: July 20, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 20…
The 385-metre-tall (1,263Β ft) TV-mast at Emley Moor transmitting station, United Kingdom, collapses due to ice build-up. Date: March 19, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 19 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Battle of Hamburger Hill Ends in Vietnam, May 20,…
Carlos Lamarca leads the first urban guerrilla action against the military dictatorship of Brazil in SΓ£o Paulo, by robbing two banks. Date: May 9, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 9 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Carlos Lamarca Leads First…
Vietnam War: Independent investigative journalist Seymour Hersh breaks the story of the My Lai Massacre. Date: November 12, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 12 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Rosariazo Civil Unrest in Rosario, Argentina After Student Death, May…
Richard Nixon appoints Luis R. Bruce, a Mohawk-Oglala Sioux and co-founder of the National Congress of American Indians, as the new commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Date: August 7, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 7 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today)…