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July 16, 1969: Launch of Apollo 11 North America taken July 16 during the translunar part of the journey Apollo 11 , with Neil Armstrong , Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins , lifted off as scheduled from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A in Florida at 9:32 a.m. local time (1332 UTC).
July 4 – Michael Mageau and Darlene Ferrin are shot at Blue Rock Springs in California. They are the second (known) victims of the Zodiac Killer. Mageau survives the attack while Ferrin is pronounced dead-on-arrival at Richmond Medical Center. July 8 – Vietnam War: The first U.S. troop withdrawals are made.
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.
The History Channel's original logo used from January 1, 1995, to February 15, 2008. In the station's early years, the red background was not there, and later it sometimes appeared blue (in documentaries), light green (in biographies), purple (in sitcoms), yellow (in reality shows), or orange (in short form content) instead of red.
July 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Earliest day on which Somer's Day can fall, while August 4 is the latest; celebrated on Friday before the first Monday in August. International Tiger Day [125] Mohun Bagan Day [126] National Anthem Day ; National Thai Language Day ; Ólavsøka or Olsok, opening of the Løgting session.
September 26 – The Brady Bunch (1969–74) on ABC; September 29 Bright Promise (1969–72), the latter of the soap operas created by Frank and Doris Hursley, on NBC daytime; Love, American Style (1969–74) on ABC; October 5 Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–74) on BBC1; Sazae-san (1969–present) as a kids' comedy on Fuji Television in Japan
July 4 – President Nixon radios a praiseful message to a group of explorers crossing the Atlantic Ocean while in an Egyptian reed boat. [69] July 5 – President Nixon announces the names of the US delegation to the discussion with Russia on strategic arm limitations. [70] July 6 – President Nixon returns to Washington from his five-day ...
July 20 All three commercial television networks broadcast a live transmission from the Moon, which was viewed by 720 million people around the world, with the landing of Apollo 11 ; at 10:56 p.m. EDT Neil Armstrong (followed soon afterwards by Buzz Aldrin ) steps onto the surface; viewers see a scan from broadcasts received at Honeysuckle ...