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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 17 – Category 5 Hurricane Camille hits the Mississippi coast of the United States, killing 248 people and causing US$1.5 billion in damage (1969 USD). August 21 – Australian Denis Michael Rohan sets fire to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. August 29 – A Trans World Airlines flight from Rome to Tel Aviv is hijacked and diverted to ...
1969 events in the United States by month (12 C) 1969 disestablishments in the United States (40 C, 20 P) 1969 establishments in the United States (57 C, 72 P)
1971 – In New York Times Co. v. United States, the Supreme Court rules that the Pentagon Papers may be published, rejecting government injunctions as unconstitutional prior restraint. 1972 – President Richard Nixon visits Mao Zedong in China, an astonishing step in formally normalizing relations between the United States and China.
June 1969 events in the United States (1 C, 4 P) July 1969 events in the United States (1 C, 9 P) August 1969 events in the United States (1 C, 6 P)
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January 20 – Richard Nixon's presidency begins with his inauguration at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.; the oath of office is administered by Chief Justice Earl Warren. President Nixon declared in his inaugural address, "The greatest honor that history can bestow is the title of peacemaker." [1] The Nixon Administration ...
The history of the United States from 1964 to 1980 includes the climax and end of the Civil Rights Movement; the escalation and ending of the Vietnam War; the drama of a generational revolt with its sexual freedoms and use of drugs; and the continuation of the Cold War, with its Space Race to put a man on the Moon.