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United States of America in 1969

Historical records for United States of America in 1969, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

304Records
211Events
87Named people
45Places
16Categories

Historical records

January

15 January 1969Pentagon PapersClark McAdams Clifford

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

It was classified Top Secret-Sensitive, although Sensitive was not an official classification and only indicated that access should be controlled.

15 January 1969Pentagon PapersClark McAdams Clifford

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

McNamara left the Defense Department in February 1968, and his successor Clark M. Clifford received the finished study on January 15, 1969, five days before Richard Nixon's inauguration – although Clifford claimed he never read it.

15 January 1969Pentagon PapersClark McAdams Clifford

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

The study contained 3,000 pages of historical analysis and 4,000 pages of original government documents in 47 volumes.

15 January 1969Pentagon PapersRobert McNamara

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

It was classified Top Secret-Sensitive, although Sensitive was not an official classification and only indicated that access should be controlled.

15 January 1969Pentagon PapersRobert McNamara

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

McNamara left the Defense Department in February 1968, and his successor Clark M. Clifford received the finished study on January 15, 1969, five days before Richard Nixon's inauguration – although Clifford claimed he never read it.

15 January 1969Pentagon PapersRobert McNamara

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

The study contained 3,000 pages of historical analysis and 4,000 pages of original government documents in 47 volumes.

20 January 1969Presidential InaugurationRichard Milhous Nixon

Government / Republican Party Government

Inaugurated President of the USA

25 January 1969Bombing of VietnamRichard Milhous Nixon

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Nixon proposes "mutual withdrawal" of troops, no bombing of NV

25 January 1969PeaceRichard Milhous Nixon

Washington · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

The first substantive peace talks in Paris

January 1969Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)Everette Howard Hunt

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Later records link Shaw to CIA Domestic Contacts Service reporting.

January 1969Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)Peter Maheu

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Later records link Shaw to CIA Domestic Contacts Service reporting.

January 1969Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)Clay LaVerne Shaw

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

CIA monitors and responds to Jim Garrison's New Orleans investigation.

January 1969Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)Clay LaVerne Shaw

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Later records link Shaw to CIA Domestic Contacts Service reporting.

January 1969Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)Clay LaVerne Shaw

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The nature of this project is still classified; what little information there is suggests that those cleared for the project may possibly have been "unwitting," and that it may have been related to gathering information from businessmen

January 1969Project QK ENCHANTEverette Howard Hunt

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

A document surfaced which seemed to imply that Shaw was cleared for "Project QK/ENCHANT.."

January 1969Project QK ENCHANTEverette Howard Hunt

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Other persons cleared for this project include J. Munroe Sullivan, Shaw's "alibi," Peter Maheu (son of Robert), and no less than CIA officer E. Howard Hunt.

January 1969Project QK ENCHANTEverette Howard Hunt

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The nature of this project is still classified; what little information there is suggests that those cleared for the project may possibly have been "unwitting," and that it may have been related to gathering information from businessmen.

January 1969TrialPerry Russo

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Russo testifies that he had attended a party at the apartment of anti-Castro activist David Ferrie. At the party, Russo said that Lee Harvey Oswald (who Russo said was introduced to him as "Leon Oswald"), David Ferrie, and "Clem Bertrand" (who Russo identified in the courtroom as Clay Shaw) had discussed killing Kennedy. The conversation included plans for the "triangulation of crossfire" and alibis for the participants

January 1969TrialClay LaVerne Shaw

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

At the party, Russo said that Lee Harvey Oswald (who Russo said was introduced to him as "Leon Oswald"), David Ferrie, and "Clem Bertrand" (who Russo identified in the courtroom as Clay Shaw) had discussed killing Kennedy.

January 1969TrialClay LaVerne Shaw

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Clay Shaw, the man Garrison charged with conspiracy in the JFK murder, testified under oath "No, I have not" to the question "Mr. Shaw

January 1969TrialClay LaVerne Shaw

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

During Shaws trial Russos testimony was discredited by the revelation that he underwent hypnosis and had been administered sodium pentathol, or "truth serum," at the request of the persecution.

January 1969TrialClay LaVerne Shaw

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

During the trial, Russo testified that he had attended an "assassination party" at David Ferries apartment, where Shaw, Ferrie, and Lee Harvey Oswald had discussed killing President Kennedy.

January 1969TrialClay LaVerne Shaw

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Later records link Shaw to CIA Domestic Contacts Service reporting.

January 1969TrialClay LaVerne Shaw

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The conversation included plans for the "triangulation of crossfire" and alibis for the participants. Russo claimed in September, 1963, he overheard Shaw and David Ferrie discussing the proposed assassination of John F. Kennedy.

January 1969TrialClay LaVerne Shaw

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The jury didnt see enough evidence to convict Shaw, and gave a verdict of not guilty. Russo testifies that he had attended a party at the apartment of anti-Castro activist David Ferrie.

January 1969TrialClay LaVerne Shaw

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

the period 1948 to 1956

February

1 February 1969Issues a directive to the National Security Council for a rrapprochement withRichard Milhous Nixon

Washington · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Issues a directive to the National Security Council for a rrapprochement with China

6 February 1969VietnamizationRichard Milhous Nixon

Washington · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Forms joint US & Vietnam Armed Forces Joint General Staff. Adopts a policy of "Vietnamization", transfer burden of war from U.S. to ARVN

12 February 1969DramaWoody Allen

New York · Arts / Drama

Makes his debut at Broadway appearing in his own play, "Play it Again, Sam"

23 February 1969CommunismRichard Milhous Nixon

Washington · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Rocket & mortar attacks are launched on 100 cities & bases throughout South Vietnam

25 February 1969TrialDean Andrews

Dallas · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Andrews testified during the trial of Clay Shaw that the name "Clay Bertrand was a figment of [his] imagination" and that he had been "carrying on a farce" in order to prevent "bring[ing] a lot of heat and trouble to someone who didnt deserve it"

February 1969International Agreement at ParisRichard Milhous Nixon

Paris · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Meets de Gaulle to agree a pact with China, seen by the State Dept as the main enemy

March

1 March 1969Miami ConcertJim Morrison

Miami · Arts / Popular Music

Performs at Dinner Key Auditorium before later legal charges.

1 March 1969The Velvet UndergroundLou Reed

New York · Arts / Popular Music

Releases the self-titled Velvet Underground album, showing a quieter and more intimate songwriting style.

1 March 1969TrialClay LaVerne Shaw

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Shaw is acquitted less than one hour after the case went to the jury

3 March 1969Apollo 9James McDivitt

Kennedy Space Center · Science / Astronomy

Commands Apollo 9 during the first crewed lunar module test.

3 March 1969Apollo 9David Scott

Earth Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Serves as command module pilot on Apollo 9.

3 March 1969Apollo 9 CSM-LM DockingJames McDivitt

Earth Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Commands the first crewed Apollo docking with a lunar module in Earth orbit.

3 March 1969Apollo 9 Transposition and DockingDavid Scott

Earth Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Pilots the command module during transposition and docking with lunar module Spider.

3 March 1969Perjury Information FiledClay LaVerne Shaw

New Orleans · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

On March 3, 1969, Garrison signed an information charging Shaw with perjury based on testimony Shaw had given during the conspiracy trial.

5 March 1969Spider Descent Engine TestJames McDivitt

Earth Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Tests the lunar module descent engine, including crewed throttling planned for lunar landing operations.

6 March 1969Apollo 9 EVARusty Schweickart

Earth Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Tests lunar module spacesuit systems during Apollo 9.

6 March 1969Apollo 9 EVA SupportDavid Scott

Earth Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Supports Schweickart’s EVA from the command module while testing crew transfer and rescue procedures.

6 March 1969Apollo 9 Portable Life Support TestRusty Schweickart

Earth Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Tests the portable life support backpack and lunar spacesuit systems during Apollo 9.

6 March 1969Portable Life Support System TestRusty Schweickart

Earth Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Tests the lunar surface spacesuit and portable life support backpack outside lunar module Spider.

7 March 1969Apollo 9 Command Module Solo FlightDavid Scott

Earth Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Pilots Gumdrop alone while McDivitt and Schweickart conduct the lunar module free-flight test.

7 March 1969Apollo 9 Lunar Module Free FlightJames McDivitt

Earth Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Commands Spider during its independent free flight away from command module Gumdrop.

7 March 1969Apollo 9 Lunar Module Free FlightRusty Schweickart

Earth Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Flies in Spider during the first crewed independent flight of a lunar module.

7 March 1969Apollo 9 Lunar Module RecoveryDavid Scott

Earth Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Pilots Gumdrop during rendezvous and docking with Spider after the lunar module's independent flight.

7 March 1969Apollo 9 Lunar Module RedockingJames McDivitt

Earth Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Commands Spider through rendezvous and redocking with Gumdrop after the lunar module free flight.

7 March 1969Apollo 9 Lunar Module RendezvousRusty Schweickart

Earth Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Participates in Spider's rendezvous with command module Gumdrop after the free-flight test.

7 March 1969Apollo 9 RendezvousDavid Scott

Earth Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Pilots command module Gumdrop during rendezvous and redocking with lunar module Spider.

7 March 1969Lunar Module Independent FlightRusty Schweickart

Earth Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Flies aboard Spider during the first crewed independent flight of a lunar module.

7 March 1969Spider Ascent Engine TestJames McDivitt

Earth Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Uses the lunar module ascent engine during rendezvous exercises simulating departure from the Moon.

7 March 1969Spider UndockingJames McDivitt

Earth Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Pilots lunar module Spider away from the command module for independent flight tests.

9 March 1969Apollo 9 Earth Landmark TrackingDavid Scott

Earth Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Conducts Earth landmark tracking to test navigation methods during Apollo 9.

10 March 1969Arrest of James Earl RayJames Earl Ray

London · Politics / Civil Rights

Ray is extradited to Tennessee and charged with King's murder, confessing to the assassination, though he recants this confession three days later

10 March 1969Assassination of Martin Luther KingJames Earl Ray

London · Politics / Civil Rights

Ray is extradited to Tennessee and charged with King's murder, confessing to the assassination, though he recants this confession three days later

13 March 1969Apollo 9 SplashdownRusty Schweickart

Atlantic Ocean · Science / Astronomy

Returns with the Apollo 9 crew after successful testing of the complete Apollo spacecraft system.

13 March 1969Apollo 9 SplashdownDavid Scott

Atlantic Ocean · Science / Astronomy

Returns with McDivitt and Schweickart after the first crewed test of the complete Apollo spacecraft.

18 March 1969Bombing of KampucheaRichard Milhous Nixon

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Authorizes the secret bombing of Kampuchea. 1st day of the secret bombing of Kampuchea

18 March 1969Bombing of KampucheaRichard Milhous Nixon

Washington · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Menu or short-duration bombing of Vietcong sanctuaries, lasts for 14 months. Bombing begins over Kampuchea

18 March 1969MenuRichard Milhous Nixon

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

1st day of the secret bombing of Kampuchea

18 March 1969Operation MenuEarle Wheeler

Washington · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Helps oversee the secret bombing program in Cambodia

18 March 1969Operation Menu SupportCreighton Abrams

Saigon · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Supports bombing of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong bases in Cambodia

18 March 1969Secret Bombing of CambodiaRichard Milhous Nixon

Washington · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Authorizes Operation Menu bombing of Cambodian sanctuaries

28 March 1969Death of Dwight David EisenhowerDwight David Eisenhower

Washington DC · Politics / Republican Party

Death of Dwight D Eisenhower

30 March 1969Eisenhower State FuneralDwight David Eisenhower

Washington · Politics / Republican Party

State funeral ceremonies begin in Washington, including procession to the United States Capitol where he lies in state.

March 1969Apollo 9 Descent Engine TestJames McDivitt

Earth Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Commands Spider during crewed testing of the lunar module descent propulsion system.

March 1969Apollo 9 Lunar Module ActivationJames McDivitt

Earth Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Leads activation and checkout of lunar module Spider during its first crewed flight.

March 1969Apollo 9 Lunar Module ActivationRusty Schweickart

Earth Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Helps activate and check out Spider, the first lunar module flown with astronauts aboard.

March 1969Apollo 9 Service Propulsion TestsDavid Scott

Earth Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Helps conduct command and service module propulsion tests during the ten-day engineering mission.

March 1969Assassination of Martin Luther KingJames Earl Ray

London · Politics / Civil Rights

On the advice of his attorney Percy Foreman, Ray makes guilty plea to avoid a trial conviction and thus the possibility of receiving the death penalty, Ray is sentenced to a 99-year prison term

March 1969TrialJames Earl Ray

London · Politics / Civil Rights

On the advice of his attorney Percy Foreman, Ray makes guilty plea to avoid a trial conviction and thus the possibility of receiving the death penalty, Ray is sentenced to a 99-year prison term

April

2 April 1969Burial at Place of MeditationDwight David Eisenhower

Abilene · Politics / Republican Party

Buried at the Place of Meditation on the grounds of the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene, Kansas.

24 April 1969Bombing of KampucheaRichard Milhous Nixon

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

About 100 B-52s drop bombs northwest of Saigon near the Kampuchean border

28 April 1969PBS Critique AppearanceJim Morrison

New York · Arts / Popular Music

Appears with The Doors on the PBS programme Critique.

April 1969Bombing of KampucheaRichard Milhous Nixon

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Orders air strikes against the North Vietnamese within 5 miles of the border, April-May

May

9 May 1969Bombing of KampucheaRichard Milhous Nixon

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

News of the secret bombing of Kampuchea is leaked to the New York Times

10 May 1969Hamburger HillHoneycutt Weldon

A Shau Valley · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Commands US forces during the battle for Hill 937

12 May 1969Security-WhitehouseRichard Milhous Nixon

Washington · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

1st wiretap is placed in the White House following leaks about the bombing of Kampuchea

14 May 1969Invasion of VietnamRichard Milhous Nixon

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Proposes withdrawal from South Vietnam of American & North Vietnamese forces on TV

18 May 1969Apollo 10Tom Stafford

Kennedy Space Center · Science / Astronomy

Commands the lunar landing dress rehearsal mission.

18 May 1969Apollo 10 Color TelevisionEugene Cernan

Space · Science / Astronomy

Participates in early live color television transmissions from Apollo 10 during the flight to the Moon.

18 May 1969Apollo 10 CSM-LM DockingJohn Young

Space · Science / Astronomy

Pilots the command module during transposition and docking with lunar module Snoopy.

18 May 1969Apollo 10 Translunar InjectionTom Stafford

Earth Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Commands Apollo 10 as the Saturn V sends the complete crewed spacecraft toward the Moon.

21 May 1969Apollo 10 Lunar Orbit InsertionTom Stafford

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Commands Apollo 10 during the maneuver that places the spacecraft into lunar orbit.

21 May 1969Apollo 10 Lunar Orbit InsertionJohn Young

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Remains aboard the command module as Apollo 10 enters lunar orbit.

22 May 1969Apollo 10Eugene Cernan

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Flies the lunar module close to the Moon before Apollo 11.

22 May 1969Apollo 10John Young

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Pilots the command module during Apollo 10.

22 May 1969Apollo 10 Command Module Solo OrbitJohn Young

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Pilots Charlie Brown alone while Stafford and Cernan fly Snoopy close to the lunar surface.

22 May 1969Apollo 10 Descent Orbit InsertionEugene Cernan

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Operates lunar module systems as Snoopy descends toward its low pass above the lunar surface.

22 May 1969Apollo 10 Descent Orbit InsertionTom Stafford

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Commands Snoopy during the maneuver that lowers the lunar module toward the Moon.

22 May 1969Apollo 10 Landing Radar TestEugene Cernan

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Tests lunar module landing radar while Snoopy descends toward the Moon.

22 May 1969Apollo 10 Low Lunar PassTom Stafford

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Pilots Snoopy to within about nine miles of the lunar surface during the landing rehearsal.

22 May 1969Apollo 10 Lunar Landmark TrackingJohn Young

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Conducts lunar observations and tracking from Charlie Brown during the lunar module's independent flight.

22 May 1969Apollo 10 Lunar Module StagingEugene Cernan

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Flies with Stafford as Snoopy's descent stage is jettisoned and the ascent stage continues the rehearsal.

22 May 1969Apollo 10 Lunar Module UndockingEugene Cernan

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Serves as lunar module pilot as Snoopy separates from Charlie Brown for the landing rehearsal.

22 May 1969Apollo 10 Lunar Module UndockingTom Stafford

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Commands lunar module Snoopy as it separates from command module Charlie Brown.

22 May 1969Snoopy Ascent Stage FlightEugene Cernan

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Flies the lunar module ascent stage after staging during the Apollo 10 rehearsal.

22 May 1969Snoopy UndockingTom Stafford

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Commands lunar module Snoopy as it undocks for the lunar landing rehearsal.

23 May 1969Apollo 10 Active RendezvousJohn Young

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Pilots command module Charlie Brown during the active rendezvous and redocking with Snoopy.

23 May 1969Apollo 10 Lunar Module RedockingJohn Young

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Pilots Charlie Brown during the final docking with Snoopy after the landing rehearsal.

23 May 1969Apollo 10 Lunar Module RendezvousEugene Cernan

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Helps rendezvous Snoopy with command module Charlie Brown after the low lunar pass.

23 May 1969Apollo 10 Lunar Module RendezvousTom Stafford

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Commands Snoopy during rendezvous and return to Charlie Brown after the landing rehearsal.

24 May 1969Apollo 10 Trans-Earth InjectionTom Stafford

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Commands the burn that sends Apollo 10 from lunar orbit back toward Earth.

26 May 1969Apollo 10 SplashdownEugene Cernan

Pacific Ocean · Science / Astronomy

Returns with Stafford and Young after completing the full lunar landing rehearsal except touchdown.

26 May 1969Apollo 10 SplashdownJohn Young

Pacific Ocean · Science / Astronomy

Returns with Stafford and Cernan after completing the full lunar landing rehearsal except touchdown.

27 May 1969Battle of Hamburger HillCreighton Abrams

Hamburger Hill · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Abrams withdraws from Hamburger Hill after 241 dead

June

5 June 1969Bombing of VietnamRichard Milhous Nixon

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Bombing resumes on targets in North Vietnam

7 June 1969BroadcastJohny Cash

Arts / Popular Music

"Johnny Cash Show," debuts on ABC-TV. Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash combine on a Grand Ole Opry TV special

7 June 1969BroadcastRobert Allen Zimmerman

Arts / Popular Music

Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash combine on a Grand Ole Opry TV special

8 June 1969Invasion of VietnamRichard Milhous Nixon

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

25,000 troops are withdrawn

8 June 1969PeaceRichard Milhous Nixon

Washington · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Meets President Thieu on Midway Island who supports the US peace proposals. Announces the withdrawal of 25,000 American troops from Vietnam

8 June 1969VietnamizationRichard Milhous Nixon

Midway Island · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Announces a first troop withdrawal under Vietnamization

8 June 1969Vietnamization AnnouncedRichard Milhous Nixon

Midway Island · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Announces the first major US troop withdrawal under Vietnamization

13 June 1969security documents leakedDaniel Ellesberg

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

The New York Times publishes security documents leaked to the press by Daniel Ellsberg

22 June 1969Death of Judy GarlandJudy Garland

Arts / Cinema

Death of Judy Garland

July

9 July 1969Lay Lady LayBob Dylan

Nashville · Arts / Popular Music

Releases Lay Lady Lay as a major country-pop single.

15 July 1969Operation Arc LightRichard Milhous Nixon

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

The monthly sortie rate is reduced to 1,600

16 July 1969Apollo 11 CSM-LM DockingMichael Collins

Earth Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Pilots Columbia during transposition and docking with lunar module Eagle after translunar injection.

16 July 1969Apollo 11 LaunchBuzz Aldrin

Kennedy Space Center · Science / Astronomy

Launches toward the Moon with Armstrong and Collins.

16 July 1969Apollo 11 LaunchNeil Armstrong

Kennedy Space Center · Science / Astronomy

Commands Apollo 11 as it launches for the Moon.

16 July 1969Apollo 11 LaunchMichael Collins

Kennedy Space Center · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Launches with Armstrong and Aldrin on Apollo 11.

16 July 1969Apollo 11 LaunchSamuel Phillips

Kennedy Space Center · Science / Astronomy

Directs the Apollo program as Apollo 11 launches.

16 July 1969Apollo 11 Translunar InjectionNeil Armstrong

Earth Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Commands Apollo 11 as the Saturn V third stage sends the spacecraft toward the Moon.

18 July 1969Eagle Systems CheckoutBuzz Aldrin

Space · Science / Astronomy

Checks lunar module Eagle systems with Armstrong before arrival in lunar orbit.

18 July 1969ScandalEdward Moore "Ted" Kennedy

Chappaquidick · Politics / Democratic Party

Mary Jo Kopechne drowns but Kennedy does not report his companions death for 10 hrs. Drives off Dike Bridge into Pucha Pond, Chappaquidick. Chappaquiddick incident resulted in the death of automobile passenger Mary Jo Kopechne; Kennedy pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident, and the incident significantly damaged his chances of ever becoming President of the United States

18 July 1969ScandalMary Jo Kopechne

Chappaquidick · Politics / Democratic Party

Mary Jo Kopechne drowns but Kennedy does not report his companions death for 10 hrs. Chappaquiddick incident resulted in the death of automobile passenger Mary Jo Kopechne; Kennedy pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident, and the incident significantly damaged his chances of ever becoming President of the United States

18 July 1969The Soft ParadeThe Doors

Los Angeles · Arts / Popular Music

Releases The Soft Parade.

19 July 1969Apollo 11 Lunar Orbit InsertionMichael Collins

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Pilots Columbia with the crew as Apollo 11 enters lunar orbit.

20 July 19691st Man on the MoonNeil Armstrong

Science / Astronomy

Armstrong takes over manual control of the LM, finds an area which to him seems safe for a landing and touches down on the moon at 20:17:39 UTC on July 20, 1969

20 July 19691st Man on the MoonNeil Armstrong

Moon · Science / Astronomy

Takes "one small step for man but a giant step for mankind". Neil Armstrong is 1st man on the moon

20 July 19691st Man on the MoonNeil Armstrong

Sea of Tranquillity · Science / Astronomy

The Eagle lands on the Sea of Tranquility near the lunar equator

20 July 1969Apollo 11 CallRichard Nixon

Washington · Science / Astronomy

Telephones Armstrong and Aldrin on the lunar surface.

20 July 1969Apollo 11 Eagle UndockingBuzz Aldrin

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Serves as lunar module pilot as Eagle separates from Columbia for descent to the Moon.

20 July 1969Apollo 11 Eagle UndockingNeil Armstrong

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Commands Eagle as it separates from Columbia in lunar orbit before the first crewed Moon landing.

20 July 1969Apollo 11 Eagle UndockingMichael Collins

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Pilots Columbia as Eagle separates for the first crewed lunar landing attempt.

20 July 1969Apollo 11 Guidance Alarm ResponseNeil Armstrong

Mare Tranquillitatis · Science / Astronomy

Continues the lunar descent after Mission Control confirms that guidance computer program alarms permit the landing to proceed.

20 July 1969Apollo 11 LandingNeil Armstrong

Mare Tranquillitatis · Science / Astronomy

Manually guides Eagle to a safe landing on the Moon.

20 July 1969Apollo 11 Lunar DescentBuzz Aldrin

Mare Tranquillitatis · Science / Astronomy

Monitors guidance, altitude and descent data while Armstrong pilots Eagle toward the Sea of Tranquility.

20 July 1969Apollo 11 Lunar OrbitMichael Collins

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Keeps Columbia in lunar orbit while Armstrong and Aldrin land.

20 July 1969Apollo 11 Powered DescentNeil Armstrong

Mare Tranquillitatis · Science / Astronomy

Commands Eagle during powered descent toward the Sea of Tranquility.

20 July 1969Discovery of MoonNeil Armstrong

Sea of Tranquillity · Science / Astronomy

The Eagle lands on the Sea of Tranquility near the lunar equator

20 July 1969Eagle UndockingBuzz Aldrin

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Flies aboard Eagle as it separates from Columbia for the first crewed lunar landing attempt.

20 July 1969First Moon LandingBuzz Aldrin

Mare Tranquillitatis · Science / Astronomy

Lands on the Moon with Neil Armstrong in Eagle.

20 July 1969Tranquility BaseBuzz Aldrin

Mare Tranquillitatis · Science / Astronomy

Pilots Eagle during the first human lunar landing.

20 July 1969Tranquility BaseNeil Armstrong

Mare Tranquillitatis · Science / Astronomy

Reports that Eagle has landed at Tranquility Base.

21 July 19691st Man on the MoonBuzz Aldrin

Science / Astronomy

"Thats one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind"

21 July 19691st Man on the MoonNeil Armstrong

Science / Astronomy

"Thats one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind". Once Armstrong and Aldrin were ready to go outside, Eagle is depressurized, the hatch is opened and Armstrong made his way down the ladder first, he places his left foot on the surface at 2:56 UTC July 21, 1969

21 July 1969Apollo 11Buzz Aldrin

Mare Tranquillitatis · Science / Astronomy

Becomes the second person to walk on the Moon.

21 July 1969Apollo 11 Eagle RedockingNeil Armstrong

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Returns to Columbia with Aldrin after Eagle rendezvous and docking in lunar orbit.

21 July 1969Apollo 11 Eagle RedockingMichael Collins

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Pilots Columbia during rendezvous and docking with Eagle after Armstrong and Aldrin leave the lunar surface.

21 July 1969Apollo 11 Lunar Module AscentBuzz Aldrin

Mare Tranquillitatis · Science / Astronomy

Returns from the lunar surface aboard Eagle's ascent stage with Armstrong.

21 July 1969Apollo 11 Lunar Module AscentNeil Armstrong

Mare Tranquillitatis · Science / Astronomy

Commands Eagle's ascent stage as it lifts from the Moon to rejoin Columbia.

21 July 1969Apollo 11 Lunar Orbit PhotographyMichael Collins

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Photographs lunar terrain from Columbia while Armstrong and Aldrin work on the surface.

21 July 1969Apollo 11 Lunar Sample CollectionNeil Armstrong

Mare Tranquillitatis · Science / Astronomy

Collects lunar rocks and soil for return to Earth during the first Moon landing.

21 July 1969Eagle Lunar AscentNeil Armstrong

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Commands Eagle’s ascent from the Moon and rendezvous with Collins in Columbia.

21 July 1969First MoonwalkNeil Armstrong

Mare Tranquillitatis · Science / Astronomy

Steps onto the lunar surface during Apollo 11.

21 July 1969Laser Ranging RetroreflectorBuzz Aldrin

Mare Tranquillitatis · Science / Astronomy

Helps deploy the laser ranging retroreflector experiment on the lunar surface.

21 July 1969Passive Seismic ExperimentBuzz Aldrin

Mare Tranquillitatis · Science / Astronomy

Helps deploy the passive seismic experiment during the Apollo 11 lunar surface excursion.

21 July 1969Solar Wind Composition ExperimentBuzz Aldrin

Mare Tranquillitatis · Science / Astronomy

Deploys the solar wind composition experiment during the Apollo 11 lunar EVA.

22 July 1969Apollo 11 Trans-Earth InjectionMichael Collins

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Pilots Columbia during the service propulsion burn that sends Apollo 11 toward Earth.

24 July 19691st Man on the MoonNeil Armstrong

Science / Astronomy

The astronauts return to Earth, welcomed as heroes

24 July 1969Apollo 11 ReentryMichael Collins

Pacific Ocean · Science / Astronomy

Pilots Columbia through the return phase before Apollo 11 splashes down in the Pacific.

24 July 1969Apollo 11 SplashdownNeil Armstrong

Pacific Ocean · Science / Astronomy

Returns safely to Earth after the first Moon landing.

25 July 1969Bombing of LaosRichard Milhous Nixon

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

The bombing of Laos is authorized

25 July 1969Nixon DoctrineRichard Milhous Nixon

Guam · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Announces the "Nixon Doctrine" in Guam

July 1969Apollo 11 ReadinessGeorge Low

Houston · Science / Astronomy

Helps review Apollo 11 readiness before the landing mission.

July 1969Aquarius Theatre ShowsThe Doors

Los Angeles · Arts / Popular Music

Records live performances at the Aquarius Theatre.

August

2 August 1969PeaceRichard Milhous Nixon

Washington · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Meets President Ceausescu who agrees to help set up the peace talks with North Vietnam

4 August 1969Secret Paris ContactsHenry Kissinger

Paris · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Begins secret contacts with North Vietnamese negotiators

9 August 1969Death of Sharon TateSharon Tate

Arts / Cinema

Death of Sharon Tate

18 August 1969ConcertJohn Allen Hendrix

Woodstock · Arts / Popular Music

Hendrix headlines the Woodstock music festival, gives a rendition of the Star Spangled Banner, a solo improvisation which became a defining moment of the 1960s

31 August 1969Isle of Wight FestivalBob Dylan

Isle of Wight · Arts / Popular Music

Performs at the Isle of Wight Festival.

September

9 September 1969GovernmentCharles Elbrick

Government / Republican Party Government

The American Ambassador in Brazil is kidnapped & exchanged for 15 Brazilian terrorists

October

15 October 1969DemonstrationsRichard Milhous Nixon

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

The Vietnam Moratorium Committee lead a march of 250,000 in Washington DC

15 October 1969DemonstrationsRichard Milhous Nixon

Washington · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Faces massive anti war demonstrations in Washington

21 October 1969Death of Jack KerouacJack Kerouac

Arts / Literature

Death of Jack Kerouac

October 1969Operation Arc LightRichard Milhous Nixon

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

The monthly sortie rate is reduced to 1,400

November

3 November 1969Silent MajorityRichard Milhous Nixon

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Nixon makes a TV speech appealing for the silent majority support

3 November 1969Silent Majority SpeechRichard Milhous Nixon

Washington · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Appeals to the silent majority for support of Vietnamization

3 November 1969SpeechRichard Milhous Nixon

Washington · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Says US withdrawal would be a disaster for world peace. Appeals to the "silent majority"

12 November 1969My Lai StorySeymour Hersh

United States of America · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Breaks the story of the My Lai massacre

14 November 1969Apollo 12 CSM-LM DockingRichard Gordon

Space · Science / Astronomy

Pilots Yankee Clipper during docking with lunar module Intrepid after translunar injection.

14 November 1969Apollo 12 LaunchCharles Conrad

Kennedy Space Center · Science / Astronomy

Commands Apollo 12, the second crewed lunar landing mission.

14 November 1969Apollo 12 Lightning Strike ResponseCharles Conrad

Kennedy Space Center · Science / Astronomy

Continues the mission after lightning strikes the Saturn V shortly after launch and disrupts spacecraft electrical readings.

14 November 1969SCE to AuxiliaryAlan Bean

Earth Ascent · Science / Astronomy

Switches Signal Conditioning Equipment to auxiliary power, helping restore usable telemetry after Apollo 12 is struck by lightning.

15 November 1969DemonstrationsRichard Milhous Nixon

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Moratorium demonstration of 500,000 in Washington DC

16 November 1969DemonstrationsRichard Milhous Nixon

Washington · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Faces anti-war demonstrations following the revelation of the My Lai massacre

16 November 1969MassacreRichard Milhous Nixon

Washington · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Faces anti-war demonstrations following the revelation of the My Lai massacre

18 November 1969Apollo 12 Lunar Orbit PhotographyRichard Gordon

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Conducts lunar photography and observations while preparing for the Apollo 12 landing.

19 November 1969Apollo 12 ALSEP DeploymentAlan Bean

Ocean of Storms · Science / Astronomy

Helps deploy the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package during the first Apollo 12 EVA.

19 November 1969Apollo 12 ALSEP DeploymentCharles Conrad

Ocean of Storms · Science / Astronomy

Helps deploy the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package during the first Apollo 12 moonwalk.

19 November 1969Apollo 12 Command Module Solo OrbitRichard Gordon

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Pilots Yankee Clipper alone while Conrad and Bean explore the lunar surface.

19 November 1969Apollo 12 First EVAAlan Bean

Ocean of Storms · Science / Astronomy

Explores the Ocean of Storms with Conrad during Apollo 12's first lunar surface excursion.

19 November 1969Apollo 12 First MoonwalkCharles Conrad

Ocean of Storms · Science / Astronomy

Begins Apollo 12's first lunar surface excursion after the pinpoint landing near Surveyor 3.

19 November 1969Apollo 12 LandingAlan Bean

Ocean of Storms · Science / Astronomy

Walks on the Moon during Apollo 12.

19 November 1969Apollo 12 Lunar OrbitRichard Gordon

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Remains in lunar orbit during the Apollo 12 landing.

19 November 1969Apollo 12 Lunar SamplingCharles Conrad

Ocean of Storms · Science / Astronomy

Collects lunar surface samples and photographs the landing area during the first EVA.

19 November 1969Apollo 12 Pinpoint LandingCharles Conrad

Ocean of Storms · Science / Astronomy

Pilots Intrepid to a precise landing near the Surveyor 3 spacecraft in the Ocean of Storms.

19 November 1969Apollo 12 Television Camera FailureAlan Bean

Ocean of Storms · Science / Astronomy

Accidentally points the surface television camera toward the Sun, ending its useful transmission.

20 November 1969Apollo 12 Intrepid RedockingRichard Gordon

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Pilots Yankee Clipper during rendezvous and docking with Intrepid after the lunar surface mission.

20 November 1969Apollo 12 Lunar Module AscentAlan Bean

Ocean of Storms · Science / Astronomy

Leaves the Moon with Conrad aboard Intrepid's ascent stage after two surface excursions.

20 November 1969Apollo 12 Lunar Module AscentCharles Conrad

Ocean of Storms · Science / Astronomy

Commands Intrepid's ascent stage as it leaves the Moon for rendezvous with Yankee Clipper.

20 November 1969Apollo 12 Lunar RendezvousRichard Gordon

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Pilots Yankee Clipper during rendezvous and docking with Intrepid after the surface mission.

20 November 1969Apollo 12 Multispectral PhotographyRichard Gordon

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Conducts a multispectral photographic survey of the lunar surface from Yankee Clipper.

20 November 1969Apollo 12 Second EVACharles Conrad

Ocean of Storms · Science / Astronomy

Leads the second lunar excursion, collecting samples and visiting Surveyor 3.

20 November 1969Surveyor 3 Component RecoveryAlan Bean

Ocean of Storms · Science / Astronomy

Helps remove selected components from Surveyor 3 for return to Earth and laboratory study.

20 November 1969Surveyor 3 Hardware RetrievalCharles Conrad

Ocean of Storms · Science / Astronomy

Removes selected parts from Surveyor 3 for return to Earth and study of long-term lunar exposure.

20 November 1969Surveyor 3 VisitAlan Bean

Ocean of Storms · Science / Astronomy

Reaches Surveyor 3 with Conrad during the second moonwalk and examines the robotic spacecraft.

20 November 1969Surveyor 3 VisitCharles Conrad

Ocean of Storms · Science / Astronomy

Visits Surveyor 3 during Apollo 12 surface operations.

21 November 1969Apollo 12 Trans-Earth InjectionRichard Gordon

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Pilots the command module during the burn that sends Apollo 12 from lunar orbit toward Earth.

24 November 1969Apollo 12 SplashdownAlan Bean

Pacific Ocean · Science / Astronomy

Returns to Earth with Conrad and Gordon after the second crewed lunar landing mission.

24 November 1969United States Ratifies NPTRichard Milhous Nixon

Washington · Government / Nuclear Arms Control

Ratifies the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty for the United States.

25 November 1969US Biological Weapons RenunciationRichard Milhous Nixon

Washington · Government / Republican Party Government

Renounces United States use of lethal biological agents and offensive biological warfare methods.

26 November 1969National Security AdviserHenry Alfred Kissinger

Washington · Politics / Republican Party

Appointed National Security Adviser

November 1969Morrison Hotel SongsJim Morrison

Los Angeles · Arts / Popular Music

Records blues-oriented material for Morrison Hotel.

December

6 December 1969Altamont Free ConcertMick Jagger

Altamont · Arts / Popular Music

Performs at the Altamont Free Concert at the end of the 1969 US tour.

19 December 1969GovernmentRichard Milhous Nixon

Government / Republican Party Government

Partially lifts the trade embargo on China

26 December 1969First US TourJames Patrick "Jimmy" Page

Denver · Arts / Popular Music

Begins Led Zeppelin's first American tour supporting Vanilla Fudge.

26 December 1969First US TourRobert Anthony Plant

Denver · Arts / Popular Music

Introduces Led Zeppelin's live sound to American audiences.

28 December 1969MassacreWilliam Peers

My Lai · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Arrives in Vietnam to lead an investigation into the My Lai Massacre

December 1969Touch MeThe Doors

United States · Arts / Popular Music

Releases Touch Me with orchestral arrangement.

Other Events

1969AdviserArthur Frank Burns

Politics / Republican Party

Appointed Economic Adviser to President Richard Nixon

1969Apollo 11 BroadcastWalter Leland Cronkite

New York · Media / Press

Anchors CBS coverage watched by millions during Apollo 11.

1969Apollo Guidance SoftwareMargaret Hamilton

Cambridge Massachusetts · Science / Astronomy

Leads software work used by the Apollo guidance computer.

1969Apollo TrajectoryKatherine Johnson

Hampton · Science / Astronomy

Contributes trajectory calculations used during Apollo missions.

1969Arrest of Clay ShawEarling Carothers "Jim" Garrison

New Orleans · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The end result of Garrisons investigation was the arrest and trial of New Orleans businessman Clay Shaw in 1969

1969Arrest of Clay ShawClay LaVerne Shaw

New Orleans · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The end result of Garrisons investigation was the arrest and trial of New Orleans businessman Clay Shaw in 1969

1969BadfingerAnthony Edward Visconti

Arts / Popular Music

Produces "Maybe Tomorrow" for Badfinger

1969Band of GypsysJohn Allen Hendrix

Arts / Popular Music

Founds the Band of Gypsys

1969Bombing of MenuRichard Milhous Nixon

Washington · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Authorizes the secret "Menu" bombings of communist base areas in Kampuchea

1969Brigadier GeneralAlexander Megis Haig

Warfare / Military

Appointed Brigadier General

1969Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidPaul Leonard Newman

Arts / Cinema

Stars in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"

1969Charge-Coupled DeviceGeorge Elwood Smith

Murray Hill · Science / Technology

With Willard Boyle, invents the CCD sensor, shifting packets of stored electronic charge across a semiconductor for imaging.

1969Chief NegotiatorHenry Cabot Lodge

Warfare / Military

Appointed Chief Negotiator at the Paris Peace Conference

1969Chief NegotiatorHenry Cabot Lodge

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Appointed Chief Negotiator at the Paris Peace Conference

1969ChildBruce Springsteen

Asbury Park · Arts / Popular Music

Performs around Asbury Park with Child, one of his early post-Castiles groups.

1969Claims Russian help in ending the Vietnam War will bring about anCyrus Vance

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Claims Russian help in ending the Vietnam War will bring about an arms deal but fails

1969Clay Shaw Trial Cuba EvidenceEarling Carothers "Jim" Garrison

New Orleans · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

During the Clay Shaw prosecution, Garrison's office presented and investigated material concerning Oswald's New Orleans political activity and alleged anti-Castro connections.

1969Covert War BriefingsRichard Helms

Washington · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Briefs US policymakers on covert operations in Laos

1969Crazy HorseDanny Whitten

Arts / Popular Music

Works with Neil Young in Crazy Horse, adding guitar and vocals to the early electric sound.

1969Crazy HorseNeil Young

Los Angeles · Arts / Popular Music

Founder Member of Crazy Horse

1969CSN&YNeil Young

Los Angeles · Arts / Popular Music

Founder Member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

1969Forty-Day Conspiracy TrialClay LaVerne Shaw

New Orleans · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The appellate record later described Shaw's conspiracy prosecution as a forty-day trial culminating in his March 1969 acquittal.

1969GovernmentMelvin Laird

Government / Republican Party Government

Favors American troop withdrawal from Vietnam & invents the term "Vietnamization". Appointed Secretary of State for Defence

1969Guthrie Memorial ConcertRobert Allen Zimmerman

Arts / Popular Music

Releases, "Nashville Skyline", a mainstream country record featuring instrumental backing by Nashville musicians

1969Hot Buttered SoulIsaac Lee Hayes, Jr

Arts / Popular Music

Releases, "Hot Buttered Soul"

1969Hot RatsFrank Vincent Zappa

Arts / Popular Music

Release of Second Album, "Hot Rats". Release of First Album, "Uncle Meat"

1969Hubble ConstantAllan Rex Sandage

Mount Wilson Observatory · Science / Astronomy

Sandage continues refining the expansion rate, an essential parameter for Big Bang age estimates

1969InvestigationEarling Carothers "Jim" Garrison

New Orleans · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The end result of Garrisons investigation was the arrest and trial of New Orleans businessman Clay Shaw in 1969

1969Johny Cash at San QuentinJohny Cash

Arts / Popular Music

Records the Album, "Johny Cash at San Quentin"

1969MarloweJames Garner

Arts / Cinema

Stars in Marlowe

1969MassacreSeymour Hersh

My Lai · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Seymour Hersh publishes a story about the My Lai massacre of 500 civilians

1969MassacreRichard Milhous Nixon

My Lai · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Seymour Hersh publishes a story about the My Lai massacre of 500 civilians

1969Menu BombingsRichard Milhous Nixon

Washington · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Authorizes the secret "Menu" bombings of communist base areas in Kampuchea

1969Military AdviserAlexander Megis Haig

Warfare / Military

Appointed Nixons military adviser

1969My Cherie AmourStevie Wonder

Arts / Popular Music

Releases Album, "My Cherie Amour"

1969Nashville SkylineBob Dylan

Nashville · Arts / Popular Music

Releases Nashville Skyline with mainstream country arrangements.

1969Office of Economic OpportunityDonald Henry Rumsfeld

Government / Republican Party Government

Appointed Director of the United States Office of Economic Opportunity, Assistant to the President, and a member of the Presidents Cabinet

1969Original Mothers Line-Up DisbandedFrank Vincent Zappa

Los Angeles · Arts / Popular Music

Disbands the original Mothers of Invention line-up after years of intensive touring and recording.

1969Paint Your WagonClinton "Clint" Eastwood

Hollywood · Arts / Cinema

Stars in the musical western Paint Your Wagon with Lee Marvin and Jean Seberg.

1969Pentagon PapersDaniel Ellsberg

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

With the assistance of his former RAND Corporation colleague, Anthony Russo, Ellsberg secretly made several sets of photocopies of the classified documents he had access to - these became known as the Pentagon Papers

1969Pentagon PapersAnthony Russo

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

With the assistance of his former RAND Corporation colleague, Anthony Russo, Ellsberg secretly made several sets of photocopies of the classified documents he had access to - these became known as the Pentagon Papers

1969Planetary RadarGordon Pettengill

Arecibo · Science / Technology

Planetary radar maps surfaces hidden by cloud and distance.

1969Present at the CreationDean Gooderham Acheson

Arts / Literature

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Publication of "Present at the Creation"

1969Resignation of Henry Cabot LodgeHenry Cabot Lodge

Paris · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Resigns after finding the Paris Conference unproductive

1969Rule of OkinawaRichard Milhous Nixon

Okinawa · Government / Republican Party Government

The US and Japan agree on the Return of Okinawa

1969Sam WhiskeyAngie Dickinson

Arts / Cinema

Stars in Sam Whiskey

1969Secret Bombing ContinuesRichard Milhous Nixon

Washington · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Continues US bombing operations in Laos as part of the Vietnam War

1969Secret Bombing ContinuesRichard Milhous Nixon

Washington · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Continues large-scale bombing operations in Laos during the Vietnam War

1969Secretary of StateWilliam Rogers

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Appointed Secretary of State

1969Secretary of State for DefenceMelvin Laird

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Appointed Secretary of State for Defence

1969Sent to Moscow to discuss the control of strategic weaponsCyrus Vance

Moscow · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Sent to Moscow to discuss the control of strategic weapons

1969Space OddityAnthony Edward Visconti

Arts / Popular Music

Produces the "Space Oddity" Album for David Bowie

1969Straight Records FoundedFrank Vincent Zappa

Los Angeles · Arts / Popular Music

Co-founds Straight Records with Herb Cohen to release music by artists outside his own immediate recording projects.

1969Support Your Local SheriffJoan Ann Hackett

Arts / Cinema

Stars in Support Your Local Sheriff!

1969T.RexAnthony Edward Visconti

Arts / Popular Music

Bolan and his producer Tony Visconti sorted out the session for "Ride a White Swan" and the single changed Bolans career almost overnight

1969The Agony of The American LeftChristopher Lasch

Arts / Literature

Publication of "The Agony of The American Left"

1969The Andromeda StrainJohn Michael Crichton

Arts / Literature

Publication of "The Andromeda Strain"

1969The GodfatherMario Puzo

Arts / Literature

Publication of "The Godfather"

1969Touch MeCurtis Amy

Los Angeles · Arts / Popular Music

Plays saxophone on Touch Me.

1969Trade Embargo at WashingtonRichard Milhous Nixon

Washington · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

The USA begins to relax its embargo of China

1969TrialDavid Ferrie

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Russo claimed in September, 1963, he overheard Shaw and David Ferrie discussing the proposed assassination of John F. Kennedy. During the trial, Russo testified that he had attended an "assassination party" at David Ferries apartment, where Shaw, Ferrie, and Lee Harvey Oswald had discussed killing President Kennedy

1969TrialEarling Carothers "Jim" Garrison

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

During the trial, Russo testified that he had attended an "assassination party" at David Ferries apartment, where Shaw, Ferrie, and Lee Harvey Oswald had discussed killing President Kennedy

1969TrialEarling Carothers "Jim" Garrison

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Garrison was able to subpoena the Zapruder film from Life magazine and show it to the public for the first time.

1969TrialEarling Carothers "Jim" Garrison

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Russos version of events has been questioned by some historians and researchers, such as Patricia Lambert, once it became known that part of his testimony was induced by hypnotism, and by the drug sodium pentothal (sometimes called "truth serum").

1969TrialEarling Carothers "Jim" Garrison

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The jury didnt see enough evidence to convict Shaw, and gave a verdict of not guilty.

1969TrialPerry Russo

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

At the party, Russo said that Lee Harvey Oswald (who Russo said was introduced to him as "Leon Oswald"), David Ferrie, and "Clem Bertrand" (who Russo identified in the courtroom as Clay Shaw) had discussed killing Kennedy.

1969TrialPerry Russo

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Russo claimed in September, 1963, he overheard Shaw and David Ferrie discussing the proposed assassination of John F. Kennedy.

1969TrialPerry Russo

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Russo testifies that he had attended a party at the apartment of anti-Castro activist David Ferrie.

1969TrialPerry Russo

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Russo's version of events has been questioned by some historians and researchers, such as Patricia Lambert, once it became known that part of his testimony was induced by hypnotism, and by the drug sodium pentothal (sometimes called "truth serum").

1969TrialPerry Russo

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The conversation included plans for the "triangulation of crossfire" and alibis for the participants. The jury didn't see enough evidence to convict Shaw, and gave a verdict of not guilty.

1969TrialPerry Russo

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

This record states: During Shaws trial Russos testimony was discredited by the revelation that he underwent hypnosis and had been administered sodium pentathol, or "truth serum," at the request of the persecution.

1969TrialPerry Russo

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

This record states: During the trial, Russo testified that he had attended an "assassination party" at David Ferries apartment, where Shaw, Ferrie, and Lee Harvey Oswald had discussed killing President Kennedy.

1969TrialPerry Russo

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

This record states: Garrisons key witness against Clay Shaw was Perry Russo, a twenty-five year old insurance salesman from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

1969TrialPerry Russo

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

This record states: Jim Garrison persuades Russo to give evidence against Clay Shaw.

1969Uncle MeatFrank Vincent Zappa

Arts / Popular Music

Release of Second Album, "Hot Rats". Release of First Album, "Uncle Meat"

1969Vice PresidentSpiro Agnew

Government / Republican Party Government

Appointed Vice President of the USA

1969VietnamizationMelvin Laird

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Invents the term "Vietnamization" to cover American troop withdrawals

1969War StatementHenry Alfred Kissinger

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Puplishes article in "Foreign Affairs"

1969Young Billy YoungBurt Kennedy

Arts / Cinema

Directs Young Billy Young. Directs Support Your Local Sheriff!

1969Zapruder FilmEarling Carothers "Jim" Garrison

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Garrison was able to subpoena the Zapruder film from Life magazine and show it to the public for the first time. Garrisons key witness against Clay Shaw was Perry Russo, a twenty-five year old insurance salesman from Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Names involved

Alan BeanAlexander Megis HaigAllan Rex SandageAngie DickinsonAnthony Edward ViscontiAnthony RussoArthur Frank BurnsBob DylanBruce SpringsteenBurt KennedyBuzz AldrinCharles ConradCharles ElbrickChristopher LaschClark McAdams CliffordClay LaVerne ShawClinton "Clint" EastwoodCreighton AbramsCurtis AmyCyrus VanceDaniel EllesbergDaniel EllsbergDanny WhittenDavid FerrieDavid ScottDean AndrewsDean Gooderham AchesonDonald Henry RumsfeldDwight David EisenhowerEarle WheelerEarling Carothers "Jim" GarrisonEdward Moore "Ted" KennedyEugene CernanEverette Howard HuntFrank Vincent ZappaGeorge Elwood SmithGeorge LowGordon PettengillHenry Alfred KissingerHenry Cabot LodgeHenry KissingerHoneycutt WeldonIsaac Lee Hayes, JrJack KerouacJames Earl RayJames GarnerJames McDivittJames Patrick "Jimmy" PageJim MorrisonJoan Ann HackettJohn Allen HendrixJohn Michael CrichtonJohn YoungJohny CashJudy GarlandKatherine JohnsonLou ReedMargaret HamiltonMario PuzoMary Jo KopechneMelvin LairdMichael CollinsMick JaggerNeil ArmstrongNeil YoungPaul Leonard NewmanPerry RussoPeter MaheuRichard GordonRichard HelmsRichard Milhous NixonRichard NixonRobert Allen ZimmermanRobert Anthony PlantRobert McNamaraRusty SchweickartSamuel PhillipsSeymour HershSharon TateSpiro AgnewStevie WonderThe DoorsTom StaffordWalter Leland CronkiteWilliam PeersWilliam RogersWoody Allen

Places involved

A Shau ValleyAbileneAltamontAreciboAsbury ParkAtlantic OceanCambridge MassachusettsChappaquidickDallasDenverEarth AscentEarth OrbitGuamHamburger HillHamptonHollywoodHoustonIsle of WightKennedy Space CenterLondonLos AngelesMare TranquillitatisMiamiMidway IslandMoonMoon OrbitMoscowMount Wilson ObservatoryMurray HillMy LaiNashvilleNew OrleansNew YorkOcean of StormsOkinawaPacific OceanParisSaigonSea of TranquillitySpaceUnited StatesUnited States of AmericaWashingtonWashington DCWoodstock

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