1969

Facts and Events That Happened in This Year

Nov 19

Pelé, the legendary Brazilian soccer star, scored his 1,000th goal.

Nov 15

The first Wendy's restaurant opened in Columbus, Ohio, US.

Nov 13

The first quintuplets of the century were born in London, UK.

Oct 29

The first computer-to-computer link was established on ARPANET.

Oct 22

Paul McCartney publicly declared he's not dead.

Oct 10

Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical soundtrack, 'Jesus Christ Superstar,' was recorded.

Sep 26

The Beatles released Abbey Road, the last album they recorded before breaking up.

Sep 13

The animated mystery-comedy 'Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!' first aired on CBS.

Aug 21

Donald and Doris Fisher opened the first Gap store in San Francisco, California.

Aug 13

After parading around New York City, the Apollo 11 crew was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Aug 11

The Apollo 11 astronauts were released from a three-week quarantine following their liftoff from the moon.

Jul 24

NASA's Apollo 11 safely returned to Earth after being the first manned mission to the moon.

Jul 20

Apollo 11 landed on the Moon with astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins.

Jul 19

NASA's Apollo 11 orbited the moon.

Jul 16

NASA launched Apollo 11 from the Kennedy Space Center.

Jul 13

The USSR's Luna 15 robotic spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Jul 11

'Space Oddity' was released by David Bowie.

Jul 4

The first Atlanta International Pop Festival took place at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia, with as many as 150,000 partygoers.

Jul 3

A Soviet N1 rocket failed during its launch, causing the largest rocket explosion in recorded history.