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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.
May 9, 1969: excursion train on the Salt Lake, Garfield and Western Railway as part of the 1969 Golden Spike Centennial . May 1 – Semiconductor company AMD is founded. May 10 – Zip to Zap, a harbinger of the Woodstock Concert, ends with the dispersal and eviction of youth and young adults at Zap, North Dakota, by the National Guard.
The tragedies of 16-year old David Milgaard, wrongfully convicted of a rape and murder, and of the 20-year old victim, Gail Miller, began a couple of hours after Milgaard and two friends arrived in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to visit one of his friends. Miller's body was found at 8:30.
June 3, 1969: Destroyer USS Frank Evans sliced in two by Australian carrier, 74 seamen killed June 20, 1969: Pompidou electeds new French President June 12, 1969: Niagara Falls "turned off" for five months on American Falls side June 22, 1969: Judy Garland dies of drug overdose. The following events occurred in June 1969:
1969 received positive reviews upon its publication. In a two-page article in USA Today on January 26, Craig Wilson commented, "The subtitle of his new book, 1969: The Year Everything Changed, may sound hyperbolic, but Kirkpatrick makes a good case that it was a year of 'landmark achievements, cataclysmic episodes and generation-defining events.'" [1] Booklist called it "A riveting look at a ...
25 July – The Family Law Reform Act 1969 receives royal assent and comes partly into effect in England and Wales. It reduces the age of majority from 21 to 18 (with effect from 1 January 1970); allows a bastard child to inherit on the intestacy of a parent; and allows competent 16- and 17-year-olds to consent to medical treatment.
1969 in women's history (1 C, 3 P) 1969 works (31 C, 5 P) 1969 in professional wrestling (3 P) Pages in category "1969" The following 18 pages are in this category ...
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1969; H. Helter Skelter (scenario) L. List of pipeline accidents in the United States (1950–1969) M. Melbourne–Evans collision;