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October 14 – Arnie Herber, American football player (Green Bay Packers) (b. 1910) October 15 – Rod La Rocque, film actor (b. 1898) October 21 – Jack Kerouac, novelist and poet (b. 1922) October 23 – Tommy Edwards, singer-songwriter (b. 1922) October 30 – Pops Foster, African American jazz string bass player (b. 1892)
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.
Due to expansion, Major League Baseball creates four divisions, with two in each league. March 1 – Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees announces his retirement. April 14 – Montreal Expos outfielder Mack Jones hit a three-run home run and two-run triple that highlighted an 8–7 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the Expos' first home ...
December 1969 events in North America (3 C, 2 P) C. 1969 events in Canada by month (7 C) M. 1969 events in Mexico by month (5 C)
1960 – U-2 incident, wherein a CIA U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission over Soviet Union airspace 1960 – Greensboro sit-ins, sparked by four African American college students refusing to move from a segregated lunch counter, and the Nashville sit-ins, spur similar actions and increases sentiment in the Civil Rights Movement.
As protests by college students against the war in Gaza continue,Free Press Flashback republishes an account of one of Detroit’s largest peace rallies.More than 13,000 people gathered downtown ...
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The Baltimore Orioles won the AL East with an MLB-best 109–53 record, and then defeated the AL West champion Minnesota Twins in three games in the first American League Championship Series. The New York Mets won the NL East with an NL-best 100–62 record, and then defeated the NL West champion Atlanta Braves in three games in the first ...