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December 1, 1969: Congressman Pirnie drawing the first number. The first draft lottery in the United States since 1942 (and the first in peacetime) was held, and September 14 was the first of the 366 days of the year selected, with Congressman Alexander Pirnie of New York making the first selection. [1]
1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1960s decade.
1969 Wal-Mart logo. October 1 – The 5.6 M w Santa Rosa earthquake shook the North Bay area of California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). This first event in a doublet earthquake was followed two hours later by a 5.7 M w shock. Total financial losses from the events was $8.35 million.
December 5 is the 339th day of the year (340th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; ... 1895 – Elbert Frank Cox, American mathematician and academic (d. 1969)
The Altamont Speedway Free Festival was a counterculture rock concert in the United States, held on Saturday, December 6, 1969, at the Altamont Speedway outside of Tracy, California.
December 13 – State Department spokesman Elliot L. Richardson during a press conference confirms the US will give 1.2 million USD to Latin America even if Congress makes cuts to foreign aid. [179] December 14 – The White House announces President Nixon will make a national report on Vietnam the following day on television and radio. [180]
The year 1969 in film involved some significant events, with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid dominating the U.S. box office and becoming one of the highest-grossing films of all time and Midnight Cowboy, a film rated X, winning the Academy Award for Best Picture.
3 December – Bill Steer, musician; 5 December Sajid Javid, English Conservative politician and Cabinet minister; Catherine Tate, actress and comedian; 7 December - Amanda King; 11 December – Phil Spencer, TV personality; 12 December – Rodney P (Panton), MC, "godfather of British hip hop"