Historical Events In 1969
May 31 John Lennon & Yoko Ono record "Give Peace a Chance"
May 26 The Apollo 10 astronauts return to earth after their successful 8-day rehearsal for the first manned moon landing
May 07 Lieutenant General Robert E Cushman, Jr, USMC, becomes deputy director of CIA
May 23 BBC orders 13 episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus
May 23 Lauwerszee Dike in Holland closes
May 27 Jerry Lewis Show second run, last airs on NBC-TV
May 10 Apollo 10 transmit first color pictures of Earth from space
May 27 Walt Disney World construction begins
May 10 US troops begin attack on Hill 937/Hamburger Hill
Jan 06 Supremes release "I'm Livin' In Shame"
Jan 16 The Soviets carry out the first manual docking of a spacecraft in orbit
Jan 20 Richard M Nixon inaugurated as President
Jan 17 Debut album of Led Zeppelin released in US
Jan 16 Soviet Soyuz 4 & Soyuz 5 perform first transfer of crew in space
Jan 27 14 spies hung in Baghdad
Jan 11 "Hooked on a Feeling" by BJ Thomas peaks at #5
Jan 15 Soyuz 5 launched by Soviet Union
Jan 30 US/Canada ISIS 1 launched to study ionosphere
Jan 15 Nuclear test at Pacific Ocean
Jan 31 Vice Admiral Rufus L Taylor, USN, ends term as deputy director of CIA
Jan 14 Soyuz 4 launched; rendezvous with Soyuz 5 two days later
Jan 09 Concorde jetliner's first test flight (Bristol England)
Jan 27 9 Jews publicly executed in Damascus Syria
Jan 04 France begins arms embargo against Israel
Jan 17 Beatles release Yellow Submarine album in UK
Jan 02 "Soviet Sport" calls Emile Zatopek a public enemy
Jan 25 US-North Vietnamese peace talks begin in Paris
Jan 30 Beatles perform their last gig together, a free concert on the roof of Apple
Jan 31 Beatles perform last live gig (42-minute concert on roof of Apple HQs)
Jan 27 Actress Thelma Ritter suffers a heart attack (she dies Feb 5th)
Jan 02 FLQ bombs are discovered in Ottawa.
Jan 05 The birth of Marilyn Manson, american entertainer
Jan 03 Representative Adam Clayton Powell Jr seated by Congress
Jan 24 Queen Juliana appointed honorary citizen of Addis Ababa
Jan 27 Noordiers vicar Ian Paisley sentenced to 3 years
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