Historical Events In 1969
Nov 16 The first public display of a moon rock takes place at the Museum of Natural History in New York City.
Nov 25 John Lennon returns his MBE
Nov 26 Creams' final concert (Royal Albert Hall)
Nov 15 250,000 peacefully demonstrate in Wash DC against the Vietnam War
Nov 29 Beatles' "Come Together," single goes #1
Nov 24 Apollo 12 returns to Earth
Nov 21 The first ARPANET link was put into service on this day in 1969. The network connected a computer at the University of California at Los Angeles with one at the Stanford Research Institute.
Nov 10 The children's TV show Sesame Street debuts on PBS.
Nov 01 Beatles'""Abbey Road," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 11 weeks
Nov 24 U.S. Army officials announce 1st Lt. William Calley will be court-martialed for the premeditated murder of 109 Vietnamese civilians at My Lai.
Sep 13 The Plastic Ono Band, featuring John Lennon and Yoko Ono, perform in concert for the first time.
Sep 26 Beatles release "Abbey Road" album
Sep 02 North Vietnamese president Ho Chi Minh dies.
Sep 09 Allegheny 853 collides with Piper Cherokee above Indiana, kills 82
Sep 24 Trial of "Chicago 8" (protesters at Dem Natl Conv) begins
Sep 29 "Love American Style," premiers on ABC
Sep 23 Northern Star starts rumor that Paul McCartney is dead
Sep 01 Libyan revolution, Col Moammar Gadhafi deposes King Idris
Jun 09 Warren Burger confirmed as US Chief Justice
Jun 30 Spain cedes Ifni to Morocco
Jun 09 Brian Jones quits the Rolling Stones
Jun 13 Mick Taylor leaves John Mayall Band &joins the Rolling Stones
Jun 02 Australian aircraft carrier "Melbourne" slices US destroyer "Frank E Evans" in half, killing 74. (South Vietnam)
Jun 05 Race riot in Hartford Connecticut
Jun 07 Bob Dylan &Johnny Cash combine on a Grand Ole Opry TV special
Jun 13 T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2111 Tselina
Jun 27 Police raid the Stonewall Gay Bar in Greenwich Village, NY, about 400 to 1,000 patrons riot against the police, it lasts 3 days
Jun 22 Aretha Franklin arrested in Detroit for creating a disturbance
Jun 07 Tommy James &the Shondells release "Crystal Blue Persuasion"
Jun 15 "Hee Haw" with Roy Clark & Buck Owens premiers on CBS TV
Jun 06 Battle of Binh Ba, Vietnam
Jun 16 Supreme Court rules suspension of Adam Clayton Powell Jr from House
Jun 23 Joe Frazier beats Jerry Quarry for the heavyweight boxing title
Jun 20 150,000 attend Newport '69, Jimi Hendrix gets $120,000 to appear
Jun 08 Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor replaces Brian Jones
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