Friday, November 21, 2008

The Amazing Year Of 1969




In 1969 (the year you were born)



Richard Nixon becomes president of the US



Mary Jo Kopechne is killed when Senator Edward Kennedy veers off a narrow bridge on Chappaquiddick Island, crashing into a pond



US astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to set foot on the moon while commanding the Apollo 11 mission



Breathtaking pictures of Mars are transmitted to earth from NASA's Mariner 7 as it passes within 2,200 miles of the Red Planet



Woodstock music festival begins in upstate NY, featuring performances by Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, and many more artists



250,000 Vietnam War protestors gather in Washington for the largest anti-war rally in US history



The first draft lottery since WWII is held in New York City



The Beatles' performance in public for the last time, on the roof of Apple Records



The Stonewall riots mark the start of the modern gay rights movement in the US



Marilyn Manson, Jennifer Aniston, Renee Zellweger, Edward Norton, Christian Slater, and Linus Torvalds are born



New York Mets win the World Series



New York Jets win Superbowl III



Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup



Sesame Street premieres



Midnight Cowboy wins the Oscar for best picture



David Bowie's debut single, "Space Oddity", becomes a huge hit - in part due to the US landing on the moon



Sharon Tate & the LaBiancas are found murdered by Charles Manson & "family"

4 comments:

  1. so many important things happened the year when you were born, wonder what happened in mine ;-)

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  2. Thanks! What a fun list - I think I'll go get mine...

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  3. Thats a cool idea for a list, I think I'll do my year! :)

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  4. Wow ... I remember all those events. Let's see ... in 1969 I was teaching 6th grade ;--)

    I've seen other doing this, so maybe I'll do this one myself one of these days.
    Hugs and blessings,

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