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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 ...
Lawrence also hosted and directed the 1969 festival, held in Mount Morris Park on Sundays at 3 PM from June 29 to August 24, 1969. Sponsors included Maxwell House Coffee, and what was then the Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs Division of the City of New York (later separated into Parks and Recreation and Cultural Affairs). [7]
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.
On October 6, 1969, the statue commemorating the policemen killed in the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago was blown up by a group including William Ayers. [7] The blast broke nearly 100 windows and scattered pieces of the statue onto the Kennedy Expressway below; [ 8 ] no one was ever arrested for the bombing. [ 9 ]
Pages in category "August 1969 events" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. August 1969 Il-18 ...
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August 1969 events in Mexico (1 P) U. August 1969 events in the United States (1 C, 6 P) This page was last edited on 25 March 2020, at 10:41 (UTC). Text is ...
The parade can be seen on the NBA Channel, the NBA Channel app and on NBC Sports Boston. Although the parade officially starts at 11 a.m. the broadcast will begin on all platforms at 9:30 a.m. You ...