Warren E. Burger Sworn In as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, June 23, 1969
Date: June 23, 1969
Date: June 23, 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 1969Venera 6 Venus…
The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 5. Date: January 15, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 15 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Vietnam War: Melvin Laird Announces Vietnamization, April 3, 1969Communist Party of India (MarxistβLeninist) Formed at Calcutta Rally, April 22,…
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 1969Jan Palach Dies After Prague Self-Immolation Protest, January 19, 1969Apollo 9 Launch Tests Lunar Module March…
Cold War: The Soviet submarine K-19 collides with the American submarine USS Gato in the Barents Sea. Date: November 15, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 15 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Venera 5 Space Probe Launched from Baikonur January…
Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon declares the Nixon Doctrine, stating that the United States now expects its Asian allies to take care of their own military defense. This is the start of the "Vietnamization" of the war. Date: July 25, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 25 π Events…
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 1969Sirhan Sirhan Convicted…