Burial at Place of Meditation
Buried at the Place of Meditation on the grounds of the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene, Kansas.
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1969 in United States of America — Page 3
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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April
Bombing of Kampuchea
About 100 B-52s drop bombs northwest of Saigon near the Kampuchean border
PBS Critique Appearance
Appears with The Doors on the PBS programme Critique.
Bombing of Kampuchea
Orders air strikes against the North Vietnamese within 5 miles of the border, April-May
May
Bombing of Kampuchea
News of the secret bombing of Kampuchea is leaked to the New York Times
Hamburger Hill
Commands US forces during the battle for Hill 937
Security-Whitehouse
1st wiretap is placed in the White House following leaks about the bombing of Kampuchea
Invasion of Vietnam
Proposes withdrawal from South Vietnam of American & North Vietnamese forces on TV
Apollo 10
Commands the lunar landing dress rehearsal mission.
Apollo 10 Color Television
Participates in early live color television transmissions from Apollo 10 during the flight to the Moon.
Apollo 10 CSM-LM Docking
Pilots the command module during transposition and docking with lunar module Snoopy.
Apollo 10 Translunar Injection
Commands Apollo 10 as the Saturn V sends the complete crewed spacecraft toward the Moon.
Apollo 10 Lunar Orbit Insertion
Commands Apollo 10 during the maneuver that places the spacecraft into lunar orbit.
Apollo 10 Lunar Orbit Insertion
Remains aboard the command module as Apollo 10 enters lunar orbit.
Apollo 10
Flies the lunar module close to the Moon before Apollo 11.
Apollo 10
Pilots the command module during Apollo 10.
Apollo 10 Command Module Solo Orbit
Pilots Charlie Brown alone while Stafford and Cernan fly Snoopy close to the lunar surface.
Apollo 10 Descent Orbit Insertion
Operates lunar module systems as Snoopy descends toward its low pass above the lunar surface.
Apollo 10 Descent Orbit Insertion
Commands Snoopy during the maneuver that lowers the lunar module toward the Moon.
Apollo 10 Landing Radar Test
Tests lunar module landing radar while Snoopy descends toward the Moon.
Apollo 10 Low Lunar Pass
Pilots Snoopy to within about nine miles of the lunar surface during the landing rehearsal.
Apollo 10 Lunar Landmark Tracking
Conducts lunar observations and tracking from Charlie Brown during the lunar module's independent flight.
Apollo 10 Lunar Module Staging
Flies with Stafford as Snoopy's descent stage is jettisoned and the ascent stage continues the rehearsal.
Apollo 10 Lunar Module Undocking
Serves as lunar module pilot as Snoopy separates from Charlie Brown for the landing rehearsal.
Apollo 10 Lunar Module Undocking
Commands lunar module Snoopy as it separates from command module Charlie Brown.
Snoopy Ascent Stage Flight
Flies the lunar module ascent stage after staging during the Apollo 10 rehearsal.
Snoopy Undocking
Commands lunar module Snoopy as it undocks for the lunar landing rehearsal.
Apollo 10 Active Rendezvous
Pilots command module Charlie Brown during the active rendezvous and redocking with Snoopy.
Apollo 10 Lunar Module Redocking
Pilots Charlie Brown during the final docking with Snoopy after the landing rehearsal.
Apollo 10 Lunar Module Rendezvous
Helps rendezvous Snoopy with command module Charlie Brown after the low lunar pass.
Apollo 10 Lunar Module Rendezvous
Commands Snoopy during rendezvous and return to Charlie Brown after the landing rehearsal.
Apollo 10 Trans-Earth Injection
Commands the burn that sends Apollo 10 from lunar orbit back toward Earth.
Apollo 10 Splashdown
Returns with Stafford and Young after completing the full lunar landing rehearsal except touchdown.
Apollo 10 Splashdown
Returns with Stafford and Cernan after completing the full lunar landing rehearsal except touchdown.
Battle of Hamburger Hill
Abrams withdraws from Hamburger Hill after 241 dead
June
Bombing of Vietnam
Bombing resumes on targets in North Vietnam
Broadcast
"Johnny Cash Show," debuts on ABC-TV. Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash combine on a Grand Ole Opry TV special
Broadcast
Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash combine on a Grand Ole Opry TV special
Invasion of Vietnam
25,000 troops are withdrawn
Peace
Meets President Thieu on Midway Island who supports the US peace proposals. Announces the withdrawal of 25,000 American troops from Vietnam
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