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A LOOK
AT THE WORLD IN 1969 |
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In The News In
1969
Senator Edward M. Kennedy escapes injury when the car he is
driving veers off a narrow bridge on Chappaquiddick Island.
U.S. astronaut Neil A. Armstrong becomes the first person to set
foot on the moon while commanding the Apollo 11 mission.
Breathtaking pictures of Mars are transmitted to earth from
NASA's Mariner 7 as it passes within 2,200 miles of the Red
Planet.
Hurricane "Camille" causes 256 deaths and leaves 68
persons missing from Mississippi to West Virginia.
Woodstock music festival begins in upstate New York, drawing
300,000-500,000 people over three days.
250,000 Vietnam War protesters gather in Washington for the
largest anti-war rally in U.S. history.
The first draft lottery since WWII is held in New York City. |
Entertainment
in 1969
* Nobel Prize Winner (Literature) -Samuel Beckett - Ireland
* Best Selling Fiction - Portnoy's Complaint, Philip Roth
* Best Selling Non-Fiction - American Heritage Dictionary of the
English Language, William Morris, editor
* Best Picture - Midnight Cowboy, United Artists
* Best Director - John Schlesinger, Midnight Cowboy
* Best Actress - Maggie Smith, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
* Best Actor - John Wayne, True Grit |
Sport
champions in 1969
* MLB - New York Mets
* NFL - New York Jets
* NBA - Boston Celtics
* NHL - Montreal Canadiens
* NCAA-Basketball - UCLA
* KY Derby - Majestic Prince
* U.S. Open Golf - Orville Moody
* U.S. Open Tennis (Men) - Rod Laver
* U.S. Open Tennis (Women) - Margaret Smith Court |
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