1969
Published on Mar 23, 2006 at 12:04 pm.
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For those space enthusiasts among us, 1969 is famous because of Apollo 11. However, there were a lot of other things going on at that same time. For example, while Apollo 11 was on the way to the Moon, Senator Edward Kennedy drove off of the bridge at Chappauquiddick. And, of course less than a month after Apollo 11 returned to Earth, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair happened (can’t forget Woodstock, can we?). There were tons of things going on in 1969.
For television fans, 1969 marked the last episode of Star Trek, but it also marked the first episode of Marcus Welby MD.
In people news, Richard Nixon became president of the United States, Boris Karloff died, Mickey Mantle retired from baseball, and James Earl Ray pleaded guilty to killing Martin Luther King, Jr.
In aviation news, the Concorde made its first test flights, the Boeing 747 began commercial service, and, in Brazil, Embraer SA was founded.
In weather news, Hurricane Camille hit Lousiana and Mississippi (very near where Hurricane Katrina hit last year), killing 258 people and doing millions in damage.
The first troops began to withdraw from Vietnam, but even so the war expanded to include bombing of Cambodia.
Wendy’s Hamburgers opened, the fist internet message was transmitted, and Michael Crichton’s The Andromeda Strain was published.
In entertainment news, the Monty Python Comedy Troupe was formed, Superbowl III was played, the Beatles released their last album, and, of course, Woodstock happened.
And, of course, we can’t forget Apollo 11. However, other Apollo missions flew in 1969, as well. Apollo 9 flew an Earth orbit mission and Apollo 10 flew to the Moon, but did not land. Apollo 12 landed on the Moon in November of 1969 right next to the unmanned Surveyor 3 spacecraft.
-Astroprof
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