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August 13, 1969: Chicago ticker-tape parade for the crew of Apollo 11. The three Apollo 11 astronauts rode in ticker-tape parades in their honor in New York and Chicago, with an estimated six million attendees. On the same evening in Los Angeles there was an official state dinner to celebrate the flight, attended by members of Congress, 44 ...
1969 January 10 – Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, and William A. Anders, following the Apollo 8 mission to the Moon. August 13 – Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, following the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon. October 20 – New York Mets championship in the World Series.
Pages in category "August 1969 events in the United States" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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The Woodstock Music & Art Fair was a music festival held on a 600-acre (2.4-km 2) dairy farm in the rural town of Bethel, New York, from August 15 to August 18, 1969.Thirty-two acts performed during the sometimes rainy weekend in front of nearly half a million concertgoers.
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August 15–18 – The Woodstock Festival is held in upstate New York, featuring some of the era's top rock musicians. August 17 – Category 5 Hurricane Camille , the most powerful tropical cyclonic system at landfall in history, hits the Mississippi coast, killing 248 people and causing US$1.5 billion in damage (1969 dollars).
August 1969 events by continent (4 C) Pages in category "August 1969 events" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.