Trial
Shaw is acquitted less than one hour after the case went to the jury
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1969 in United States of America — Page 2
Explore 326 historical events and records for United States of America in 1969.
Historical records for United States of America in 1969
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Apollo 9
Commands Apollo 9 during the first crewed lunar module test.
Apollo 9
Serves as command module pilot on Apollo 9.
Apollo 9 CSM-LM Docking
Commands the first crewed Apollo docking with a lunar module in Earth orbit.
Apollo 9 Transposition and Docking
Pilots the command module during transposition and docking with lunar module Spider.
Perjury Information Filed
On March 3, 1969, Garrison signed an information charging Shaw with perjury based on testimony Shaw had given during the conspiracy trial.
Spider Descent Engine Test
Tests the lunar module descent engine, including crewed throttling planned for lunar landing operations.
Apollo 9 EVA
Tests lunar module spacesuit systems during Apollo 9.
Apollo 9 EVA Support
Supports Schweickart’s EVA from the command module while testing crew transfer and rescue procedures.
Apollo 9 Portable Life Support Test
Tests the portable life support backpack and lunar spacesuit systems during Apollo 9.
Portable Life Support System Test
Tests the lunar surface spacesuit and portable life support backpack outside lunar module Spider.
Apollo 9 Command Module Solo Flight
Pilots Gumdrop alone while McDivitt and Schweickart conduct the lunar module free-flight test.
Apollo 9 Lunar Module Free Flight
Commands Spider during its independent free flight away from command module Gumdrop.
Apollo 9 Lunar Module Free Flight
Flies in Spider during the first crewed independent flight of a lunar module.
Apollo 9 Lunar Module Recovery
Pilots Gumdrop during rendezvous and docking with Spider after the lunar module's independent flight.
Apollo 9 Lunar Module Redocking
Commands Spider through rendezvous and redocking with Gumdrop after the lunar module free flight.
Apollo 9 Lunar Module Rendezvous
Participates in Spider's rendezvous with command module Gumdrop after the free-flight test.
Apollo 9 Rendezvous
Pilots command module Gumdrop during rendezvous and redocking with lunar module Spider.
Lunar Module Independent Flight
Flies aboard Spider during the first crewed independent flight of a lunar module.
Spider Ascent Engine Test
Uses the lunar module ascent engine during rendezvous exercises simulating departure from the Moon.
Spider Undocking
Pilots lunar module Spider away from the command module for independent flight tests.
Apollo 9 Earth Landmark Tracking
Conducts Earth landmark tracking to test navigation methods during Apollo 9.
Arrest of James Earl Ray
Ray is extradited to Tennessee and charged with King's murder, confessing to the assassination, though he recants this confession three days later
Assassination of Martin Luther King
Ray is extradited to Tennessee and charged with King's murder, confessing to the assassination, though he recants this confession three days later
Apollo 9 Splashdown
Returns with the Apollo 9 crew after successful testing of the complete Apollo spacecraft system.
Apollo 9 Splashdown
Returns with McDivitt and Schweickart after the first crewed test of the complete Apollo spacecraft.
Bombing of Kampuchea
Authorizes the secret bombing of Kampuchea. 1st day of the secret bombing of Kampuchea
Bombing of Kampuchea
Menu or short-duration bombing of Vietcong sanctuaries, lasts for 14 months. Bombing begins over Kampuchea
Menu
1st day of the secret bombing of Kampuchea
Operation Menu
Helps oversee the secret bombing program in Cambodia
Operation Menu Support
Supports bombing of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong bases in Cambodia
Secret Bombing of Cambodia
Authorizes Operation Menu bombing of Cambodian sanctuaries
Death of Dwight David Eisenhower
Death of Dwight D Eisenhower
Eisenhower State Funeral
State funeral ceremonies begin in Washington, including procession to the United States Capitol where he lies in state.
Apollo 9 Descent Engine Test
Commands Spider during crewed testing of the lunar module descent propulsion system.
Apollo 9 Lunar Module Activation
Leads activation and checkout of lunar module Spider during its first crewed flight.
Apollo 9 Lunar Module Activation
Helps activate and check out Spider, the first lunar module flown with astronauts aboard.
Apollo 9 Service Propulsion Tests
Helps conduct command and service module propulsion tests during the ten-day engineering mission.
Assassination of Martin Luther King
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
Trial
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
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