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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.
Total financial losses from the events was $8.35 million. October 2 – A 1.2 megaton thermonuclear device is tested at Amchitka Island, Alaska. This test is code-named Project Milrow, the 11th test of the Operation Mandrel 1969–1970 underground nuclear test series. This test is known as a "calibration shot" to test if the island is fit for ...
President Ronald Reagan was the face of the United States during the 1980s.. 1980 – The United States boycotts the Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan; also announces a grain embargo against the Soviet Union with the support of the European Commission.
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.
23 May 1969: First docking of two crewed spacecraft around another celestial body. First lunar mission to include a lunar landing module. USA (NASA) Apollo 10 [26] 20 July 1969: First human on another celestial body (the Moon). First words spoken from another world. USA (NASA) Apollo 11 [27] 21 July 1969 First space launch from another ...
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 ...
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