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July 1, 1969 (Tuesday) The formal investiture of the United Kingdom 's Prince Charles as the Prince of Wales took place at Caernarvon Castle in Wales, as the crown prince's mother, Queen Elizabeth II, placed the coronet (a small crown) on in his head. [1] For the first time, the ceremony was televised live to British viewers, and was seen by an ...
1969 saw humanity step onto another world for the first time. On 20 July 1969, the Apollo 11 Lunar Module, Eagle, landed on the Moon's surface with two astronauts aboard. . Days later the crew of three returned safely to Earth, satisfying U.S. President John F. Kennedy's 1962 challenge of 25 May 1961, that "this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of ...
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 20 – Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument is established in Florissant, Colorado.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1969. 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1960s decade.
July 21, 1969, 23:41:31 UTC [9] Left to right: Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin. Apollo program. ← Apollo 10. Apollo 12 →. Apollo 11 was a spaceflight conducted by the United States from July 16 to July 24, 1969. It marked the first time in history that humans landed on the Moon.
July 1969 events in the United States (1 C, 9 P) Pages in category "July 1969 events in North America" This category contains only the following page.
July 1969 sports events (2 C) A. Apollo 11 (1 C, 81 P) C. July 1969 events by continent (4 C) Pages in category "July 1969 events" The following 2 pages are ...
Pages in category "July 1969 events in the United States" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .