What Happened in 1969

The Jackson Five debut

In August 1969, shortly before Michael turned 11, the Jackson 5 opened for Diana Ross at the L.A. Forum, and in December, they issued their debut... Read more

The National Women's Hall of Fame Opens

The National Women's Hall of Fame was created in 1969 by a group of people in Seneca Falls, New York, the location of the 1848 Women's Rights... Read more

'Slaughterhouse-Five' is Published

For those who have never slipped down any of the special rabbit holes Kurt Vonnegut has been boring into the decaying flesh of the American Novel,... Read more

Porsche 917 is First Produced

The Porsche 917 is a racecar that gave Porsche its first overall wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1970 and 1971. Powered by the Type 912 flat-12... Read more

Porsche 914 is First Produced

The Porsche 914 is a mid-engined sports car that was built and sold collaboratively by Volkswagen and Porsche from 1969 through 1976. By the... Read more

Norman Hsu Enrolls at the University of California, Berkeley

Norman Yung Yuen Hsu was born in October 1951 in Hong Kong, he has told acquaintances. A former college friend and business associate, Pedro Woo,... Read more

Nissan R382 is First Produced

The Nissan R382 was a racing car built in 1969 by Nissan Motors for competition in the Japanese Grand Prix. Built to the Group 7 motorsports... Read more

Maya Angelou Publishes I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is the 1969 autobiography about the early years of African-American writer and poet Maya Angelou. The first in a... Read more

'I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today And Other Stories' is Published

The Cat in The Hat, pares down his the amount of tigers he thinks he can fight, as they gather around him: King Looie Katz, of Katzen-Stein and his... Read more

Coretta Scott King Publishes 'My Life With Martin Luther King Jr.

In the years immediately following her husband's death, King was involved in many things. For example, in June of 1969 Coretta Scott King published... Read more

Love releases Four Sail

By mid-1968, Arthur Lee was the only remaining member of the classic lineup of Love. But simply because Johnny Echols, Bryan Maclean, Ken Forssi... Read more

Gary Starkweather Invents the Laser Printer

The laser printer was invented at Xerox in 1969 by researcher Gary Starkweather, who had an improved printer working by 1971 and incorporated into... Read more

Led Zeppelin releases self-titled debut album

Led Zeppelin is the debut album of English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was recorded in October 1968 at Olympic Studios in London and released on... Read more

Super Bowl III - Jets16, Colts 7

Super Bowl III was the third AFL-NFL Championship Game in professional American football, but the first to officially bear the name "Super Bowl"... Read more

The Beatles release Yellow Submarine

Yellow Submarine is a soundtrack album released by The Beatles corresponding with the film of the same name released on Apple Records (catalogue... Read more

Aretha Franklin Releases "Soul '69"

Soul '69 is a 1969 album of cover material released by soul legend Aretha Franklin. The album charted at #1 on Billboard "Black Albums" and at #15... Read more

Richard M. Nixon is inaugurated as the 37th president of the United States

An almost-winner of the 1960 election, and a close winner of the 1968 election, the former Vice President and California Senator and Congressman... Read more

United States Marine Corps Launches Operation Dewey Canyon

Operation Dewey Canyon was the last major offensive by the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. It took place from January 22 through... Read more

"La Femme Infidele" Is Released

The Unfaithful Wife (French: La Femme infidèle) is a 1968 French film directed by Claude Chabrol. It was remade in English in 2002 as Unfaithful,... Read more

'Portnoy's Complaint' is Published

Portnoy's Complaint n. [after Alexander Portnoy (1933- )] A disorder in which strongly-felt ethical and altruistic impulses are perpetually warring... Read more

The Bee Gees release Odessa

Odessa is the sixth studio album by the Bee Gees, released in 1969. It was the group's fourth album released internationally, and their only studio... Read more

Genesis Releases "From Genesis to Revelation"

From Genesis to Revelation was the first album by Genesis, released in March 1969 on Decca Records in England (London Records in North America). It... Read more

Operation Menu Bombing Campaign in Eastern Cambodia

Deception to fool the enemy was one thing, but lying to Congress and key members of the government, including the chief of staff of the Air Force... Read more

U.S. Strategic Air Command Bombing in Eastern Cambodia, Codenamed Operation Menu

Operation Menu was the codename of a covert United States Strategic Air Command (SAC) bombing campaign conducted in eastern Cambodia from 18 March... Read more

UCLA Beats Purdue in Final Four

The 1969 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of... Read more