Iowa Falls High School Class of 1969
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Iowa Falls High School Class of 1969
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1969 Happenings
January-February January 10 - After 147 years, the last issue of the Saturday Evening Post is published January 14 - An explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 25 January 15 - The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 5 January 19 - Student Jan Palach sets himself on fire in Prague 's Wenceslas Square to protest the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union in 1968 January 20 - Richard Nixon succeeds Lyndon Johnson as President of the United States of America January 30 - The Beatles ' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records . The impromptu concert was broken up by the police February 3 - In Cairo Yasser Arafat is appointed Palestinian Liberation Organization leader at the Palestinian National Congress and takes command the next day February 8 - The last issue of the Saturday Evening Post hits magazine stands February 13 - FLQ terorists bomb the Stock Exchange in Montreal, Quebec March-April March 2 - In Toulouse , France the first Concorde test flight is conducted March 2 - Soviet and Chinese forces clash at a border outpost on the Ussuri River March 3 - In a Los Angeles, California court, Sirhan Sirhan admits that he killed presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy March 3 - Apollo program : NASA launches Apollo 9 to test the lunar module March 10 - In Memphis, Tennessee , James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr . Ray would later retract his guilty plea March 13 - Apollo program : Apollo 9 returns safely to Earth after testing the Lunar Module March 17 - Golda Meir of Milwaukee, Wisconsin , USA, becomes Prime Minister of Israel April 1 - The Hawker Siddeley Harrier enters service with the RAF April 4 - Dr. Denton Cooley implants the first temporary artificial heart May-June May 16 - Venera program : Venera 5 , a Soviet spaceprobe, lands on Venus May 17 - Venera program: Soviet Venera 6 begins to descend into Venus ', atmosphere sending back atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure May 18 - Apollo program : Apollo 10 launches May 22 - Apollo program: Apollo 10 's lunar module flies within 15,400 m of the moon 's surface May 26 - Apollo program: Apollo 10 returns to earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the upcoming first manned moon landing June 27 - The Stonewall riots mark the start of the modern gay rights movement in the U.S. July July 7 - French is made equal to English throughout the Canadian national government July 14 - Football War - after Honduras lost a soccer game against El Salvador , rioting broke out in Honduras against Salvadoran migrant workers. Of the 300,000 Salvadorean workers in Honduras, tens of thousands were expelled, prompting a brief Salvadoran invasion of Honduras. The OAS worked out a cease-fire on July 18 , taking effect on July 20 July 18 - Edward M. Kennedy drives off a bridge on his way home from a party on Chappaquiddick Island , Massachusetts . Mary Jo Kopechne , an aide who was in the car with him, dies in the incident July 20 - Apollo program : The human race, represented by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin , lands on the Moon . Apollo 11 lifted off for the moon on July 16 and returned safely on July 24 July 25 - Vietnam War : US President Richard Nixon declares the Nixon Doctrine stating that the United States now expects its Asian allies to take care of their own military defense. This was the start of the "Vietnamization" of the war July 30 - Vietnam War : US President Richard M. Nixon makes an u nscheduled visit to South Vietnam and meets with President Nguyen Van Thieu and with US military commanders August August 4 - Vietnam War: At the apartment of French intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris , US representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative Xuan Thuy begin secret peace negotiations. The negotiations will eventually fail August 5 - Mariner program : Mariner 7 makes its closest fly-by of Mars (3,524 kilometers) August 9 - Members of a cult led by Charles Manson murder five people including Sharon Tate , Jay Sebring and, Abigail Folger . The next day The Family would murder Rosemary and Leno LaBianca August 12 - Jack Lynch , Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, makes a speech to the nation in which he asks the British Government to deploy a UN Peace-Keeping mission in Northern Ireland August 13 - Serious border clash between Soviet Union and People's Republic of China August 14 - British troops deployed in Northern Ireland August 17 - Category 5 Hurricane Camille hits the Mississippi coast killing 248 people and causing US$1.5 billion in damage (1969 dollars) September-October September 1 - A coup in Libya brings Col. Moammar Qaddafi to power September 5 - My Lai Massacre : Lt. William Calley is charged with six specifications of premeditated murder for the death of 109 Vietnamese civilians in My Lai September 22 - 25 Islamic conference in Rabat , Morocco after al-Aqsa Mosque fire (Augusr 21) condemns Israeli occupation of Jerusalem October 1 - In Sweden , Olof Palme is elected Labour party leader, replacing Tage Erlander as prime minister on October 14 October 9 - In Chicago, Illinois , the United States National Guard is called in for crowd control as demonstrations continue in connection to the trial of the " Chicago Eight " (trial started on September 24 ) October 15 - Vietnam War : Hundreds of thousands of people take part in National Moratorium antiwar demonstrations across the United States October 21 - Willy Brandt becomes Chancellor of West Germany October 21 - Siad Barre comes to power in Somalia in a coup November November - Creation of ARPANET , the predecessor of the Internet November 3 - Vietnam War : US President Richard M. Nixon addresses his nation on television and radio asking the "silent majority" to join him in solidarity on the Vietnam War effort and to support his policies November 10 - Sesame Street premieres November 12 - Vietnam War : My Lai Massacre - Independent investigative journalist Seymour Hersh breaks the My Lai story November 13 - Vietnam War: Anti-war protesters in Washington, DC stage a symbolic " March Against Death " November 14 - Apollo program : NASA launches Apollo 12 , the second manned mission to the surface of the Moon (landed on the Moon on November 19 ) November 15 - Cold War : The Soviet submarine K-19 collides with the American submarine USS Gato in the Barents Sea November 15 - Vietnam War : In Washington, DC , 250,000-500,000 protesters staged a peaceful demonstration against the war November 17 - Cold War : Negotiators from the Soviet Union and the United States meet in Helsinki to begin SALT I negotiations aimed at limiting the number of strategic weapons on both sides November 19 - Apollo program : Apollo 12 astronauts Charles Conrad and Alan Bean land at Oceanus Procellarum ("Ocean of Storms") and become the third and fourth humans to walk on the Moon November 20 - Vietnam War : The Cleveland Plain Dealer publishes explicit photographs of dead villagers from the My Lai massacre in Vietnam November 21 - U.S. President Nixon and Japanese Premier Eisaku Sato agree in Washington on the return of Okinawa to Japanese control in 1972 Under the terms of the agreement, the US is to retain its rights to bases on the island, but these are to be nuclear-free November 21 - The first ARPANET link is established November 24 - Apollo program : The Apollo 12 spacecraft splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean , ending the second manned mission to the Moon November 28 - The Newcomers stopped airing on the BBC December December 1 - Vietnam War : The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II (on January 4 , 1970 , the New York Times ran a long article, "Statisticians Charge Draft Lottery Was Not Random"). December 4 - Black Panther members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark are shot to death in their sleep during a raid by 14 Chicago police officers. December 12 - Piazza Fontana Slaughter in Italy (Strage di Piazza Fontana). A U.S. officer and C.I.A. agent called David Carrett involved. What Was Happening on TV in 1969 March 9 - The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour is canceled by CBS June 3 - The science fiction television series Star Trek airs its final new episode after being canceled by NBC . The show premiered on September 8 , 1966 . July 20 - A live transmission from the moon is viewed by 720 million people around the world when Neil Armstrong walks in the moon. November 10 - The National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service ) in the United States debuts the children's television program Sesame Street . November 16 - The first episode of The Clangers (a British stop motion animated television program for children) is broadcast by the BBC . Tiny Tim gets married on Johnny Carson 's Tonight Show . After a long series of conflicts between CBS and the stars of the Smothers Brothers show over network censorship, CBS cancels the show. Debuts October 5 - Monty Python's Flying Circus premieres on BBC1 (1969-1974) November 10 - Sesame Street premieres. (1969-present) The Brady Bunch premieres (1969-1974) Johnny Cash Show premieres (1969-1971) Marcus Welby, M.D. premieres (1969-1976) Mayberry R.F.D. premieres (1968-1971) The Benny Hill Show premieres on Thames Television (1969-1989) ( UK ) Popular Television Shows The Carol Burnett Show (1967-1978) Dr Who (1963-1989) The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971) Hogan's Heroes (1965-1971) Here's Lucy (1968-1974) I Dream of Jeannie (1965-1970) Ironside (1967-1975) Julia (1968-1971) Lawrence Welk Show (1955-1982) Mayberry R.F.D. (1968-1971) The Mod Squad (1968-1973) The Newlywed Game (1966-1974) Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968-1973) The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967-1970) Star Trek (1966-1969) The Tonight Show (1954-present) The Wonderful World of Disney (1954-1983) (formerly Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color ) What Was Happening on Film in 1969 Top Grossing Films of the Year 1. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid , starring Robert Redford and Paul Newman 2. Midnight Cowboy , starring Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman 3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service 4. True Grit , starring John Wayne , Robert Duvall , and Dennis Hopper 5. Hello, Dolly! , starring Barbra Streisand , Walter Matthau , and Michael Crawford 6. Alice's Restaurant 7. Marooned 8. Che! 9. De Sade Academy Awards Best Picture : Midnight Cowboy - Hellman-Schlesinger, United Artists Best Director : John Schlesinger , Midnight Cowboy Best Actor : John Wayne - True Grit Best Actress : Maggie Smith - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Best Supporting Actor : Gig Young , They Shoot Horses Don't They Best Supporting Actress : Goldie Hawn , Cactus Flower MUSIC...LOT'S OF MUSIC!!! Perhaps the most famous musical events of 1969 are two legendary concerts. At a Rolling Stones concert in Altamont, California, a fan was stabbed to death by Hell's Angels, a biker gang that had been hired to provide security for the event. Even more famous than the Altamont concert is Woodstock, which consisted of dozens of the most famous performers in the world at the time, playing together in an atmosphere of peace with nature and love, with many thousands of concertgoers; it is still one of the largest concerts in the history of the world. Soul Shakedown was the debut album by Bob Marley & the Wailers, who would go on to become one of the most popular groups around the world. The album achieved very little popularity outside of the group's native country, Jamaica, but began establishing themselves as superstars there. Musically, Soul Shakedown is more ska than reggae , the style of music the Wailers would eventually make world-famous; the pioneering style of the music helped move ska and rocksteady towards reggae. David Bowie's debut single, " Space Oddity ", became a huge hit this year, partially due to the remarkable coincidence that it was released in the same year as American astronauts first landed on the moon. The song, the story of an astronaut named Major Tom who goes into space and is entranced by the beauty of seeing Earth from such a great distance and consequently lets himself float off into space, never again to return, was chosen by the BBC as the theme song for the television coverage of the moon landing. The remainder of the album, Man of Words/Man of Music , was too avant-garde for mainstream acceptance, though it established a devoted fanbase for Bowie, who would go on to become one of the most popular musicians in the world. King Crimson's In the Court of the Crimson King is a pioneering album in the development of prog rock . The album drew upon influences like Procol Harum, The Moody Blues and The Nice to form an original sound melding rock and roll with classical influences in long, avant-garde pieces of music. Similar albums by The Moody Blues, Procol Harum and The Nice, as well as Genesis, Yes and Pink Floyd were also released this year, expanding the range of prog rock and developing it into a full-fledged genre. Miles Davis' Bitches Brew is widely considered the first successful full-fledged fusion of rock and roll and jazz , as well as being one of the most famous and well-remembered albums by Davis. The Stooges' eponymous debut, The Stooges, was also released this year to little critical or popular acceptance. The album, however, went on to become one of the most important recordings in the early development of punk rock . Johnny Cash's At San Quentin included his only Top Ten pop hit, " A Boy Named Sue ". The album was a sequel to last year's At Folsolm Prison . Also in country music , Merle Haggard 's Same Train, Different Time , a tribute to Jimmie Rodgers , was enormously popular and influenced the development of the Bakersfield sound into outlaw country within a few years. Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso released enormously popular al bums in Brazil , Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso , respectively. The pair's fusion of bossa nova , samba and other native Brazilian folk influences, melded with politically and socially aware lyrics, kickstarted what came to be known as Tropicalia . January 4 - Guitarist Jimi Hendrix causes complaints of arrogance from television producers after playing an impromptu version of "Sunshine of your Love" past his allotted timeslot on the BBC1 show Happening for Lulu . January 18 - Pete Best wins his defamation lawsuit against the Beatles . Best had originally sought $8 million, but ended up being awarded much less. January 30 - The Beatles perform for the last time in public, on the roof of Apple Studios at 3 Saville Row, in London . The performance, which was filmed for the Let It Be movie, is stopped early by police after neighbors complain about the noise. February 3 - John Lennon , George Harrison and Ringo Starr hire Allen Klein as the Beatles ' new business manager, against the wishes of Paul McCartney . February 4 - Paul McCartney hires the law firm of Eastman & Eastman, Linda Eastman 's father's law firm, as general legal counsel for Apple. February 7 - George Harrison is admitted to London 's University College Hospital with an infected back molar that has infected his tons ils. February 8 - George Harrison's tonsils are removed at London 's University College Hospital. February 15 - Vickie Jones is arrested for impersonating Aretha Franklin in a concert performance. Jones' impersonation was so convincing that nobody in the audience asked for a refund. February 17 - Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan record together in Nashville, Tennessee . Only one song, "Girl from the North Country", would be released from these sessions. February 18 - Lulu and Bee Gee Maurice Gibb are married in England March 1 - During a performance at Miami 's Dinner Key Auditorium, Jim Morrison of the Doors is arrested for exposing himself during the show. Morrison is officially charged with lewd and lascivious behavior, indecent behavior, open profanity and public drunkenness. March 9 - The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour is canceled by CBS March 12 - The 11th Grammy Awards are presented March 12 - Paul McCartney marries Linda Eastman March 12 - George Harrison and his wife Patti are arrested in England on charges of cannabis possession after authorities found 120 joints in their home March 20 - John Lennon marries Yoko Ono in Gibraltar March 25 - 31 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono host a "bed-in" for peace in their room at the Amsterdam Hilton. April 1 - The Beach Boys file a lawsuit against their record label , Capitol Records , for $2,041,446.64 in royalties and producer's fees for Brian Wilson . The band also announces it's starting its own label, Brothers Records . April 20 - The L.A. Free Festival in Venice, California ends early following a riot of audience members, 117 of which were arrested. April 22 - The first complete performance of The Who 's rock opera Tommy during a performance in Dolton , England April 22 - John Lennon officially changes his name from John Winston Lennon to John Ono Lennon. April - The Beatles ' make a $5.1 million counter offer to the Northern Songs stockholders in an attempt to keep Associated TV from controlling the band's music. May 3 - Jimi Hendrix is arrested by Canadian Mounties at Toronto 's International Airport for possession of narcotics. Hendrix is released on $10,000 bail. May 6 - In London , representatives of Warner Brothers -Seven Arts discuss the purchase of fifteen percent of The Beatles ' Northern Songs . May 10 - The Turtles perform at the White House. Mark Volman falls off the stage 5 times. June 2 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono host a "bed-in" at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal , Canada . The couple records the song "Give Peace a Chance" live in the room with Tommy Smothers , Timothy Leary and a several others. June 29 - Bass player Noel Redding formally announces to the media that he has quit the Jimi Hendrix Experience, although he effectively ceased to be with Hendrix during most of the recording of Electric Ladyland . August 9 - Sharon Tate & the LaBiancas are found murdered by Charles Manson & "family" August 15 - 17 - The Woodstock Music and Art Festival was held at Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York , near Woodstock, New York . Performers included Janis Joplin , Jimi Hendrix , The Who , Joan Baez , Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young , Jefferson Airplane and Sly & the Family Stone . November 1 - After seven years off the top of the charts, Elvis Presley 's song "Suspicious Minds," hits No. 1 on the Billboard Music charts (this was the last time any song by Presley hit no. 1 while he was still alive). November 8 - Simon and Garfunkel , on tour for the first time with a band, give live concert in Carbondale, Illinois , presumably at Southern Illinois University . The concert is not released until 1999 as part of a r ecording compiled by Head Records, called Village Vanguard . November 11 - Simon and Garfunkel give live concert at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio . The recording is later released in the 1990s as Back To College on Yellow Dog Records and A Time Of Innocence on Bell Bottom Records. November 30 - Simon and Garfunkel air TV special Songs Of America , ostensibly an hour-long show that is anti-war and anti-poverty featuring live footage from their 1969 tour. November - Simon and Garfunkel give live concert in Ames, Iowa , presumably at Iowa State University , where they record track "Bye, Bye Love" for their upcoming album, Bridge Over Troubled Water . More Music News Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash perform together on The Johnny Cash Show A Rolling Stones fan is killed at the group's Altamont , California , concert by members of the Hell's Angels . Diana Ross leaves the Supremes for a solo career Cream breaks up, and Blind Faith is formed David Bowie 's musical career begins with the single "Space Oddity", the unofficial anthem for the moon landing in August of this year Brian Eno 's musical career begins as a member of Cardew's Scratch Orchestra Black Sabbath forms in Birmingham, England Jim Croce 's musical career begins Roberta Flack 's musical career begins Mott the Hoople 's musical career begins King Crimson 's musical career begins Bonnie Raitt 's musical career begins Judas Priest forms in Birmingham, England John Denver 's musical career begins Alice Cooper 's musical career begins The Jackson 5 's musical career begins Rod Stewart 's leaves Faces for a solo career The Doobie Brothers form Albums Released I Say a Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin 20/20 - The Beach Boys Abbey Road - The Beatles Yellow Submarine - The Beatles Odessa - The Bee Gees Blind Faith - Blind Faith Blood Sweat & Tears - Blood, Sweat & Tears Nashville Skyline - Bob Dylan Soul Shakedown - Bob Marley & the Wailers (debut) Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde - The Byrds Ballad of Easy Rider - The Byrds Caetano Veloso - Caetano Veloso Three in the Attic - Chad & Jeremy Chicago Transit Authority - Chicago (debut) Surround Yourself with Cilla - Cilla Black Goodbye - Cream Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash Man of Words/Man of Music - David Bowie (debut; later re-released as Space Oddity ) This Is - Desmond Dekker Barabajagal - Donovan The Soft Parade - The Doors Empty Sky - Elton John From Elvis In Memphis - Elvis Presley Dizzy - Tommy Roe What We Did on Our Holidays - Fairport Convention Unhalfbricking - Fairport Convention English Rose - Fleetwood Mac And Then Play On - Fleetwood Mac From Genesis to Revelation - Genesis Gilberto Gil - Gilberto Gil Aoxomoxoa - The Grateful Dead Live Dead - The Grateful Dead Hollies Sing Dylan - The Hollies Hollies Sing Hollies - The Hollies He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - The Hollies Words and Music by Bob Dylan - The Hollies The Young Mods' Forgotten Story - The Impressions It's Our Thing - The Isley Brothers Live at Yankee Stadium - The Isley Brothers < em>The Brothers: Isley - The Isley Brothers Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5 - Jackson 5 Get Down to It - James Brown Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud - James Brown It's a Mother - James Brown The Popcorn - James Brown I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! - Janis Joplin (solo debut) Bless Its Pointed Little Head - Jefferson Airplane Volunteers - Jefferson Airplane Stand Up - Jethro Tull David's Album - Joan Baez Joe South's Greatest Hits Vol.1 - Joe South Rhymes and Reason - John Denver (debut) Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash The Holy Land - Johnny Cash More Old Golden Throat - Johnny Cash Jackson - Johnny Cash At San Quentin - Johnny Cash Hello, I'm Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash Grand Canyon Suite - Johnny Cash Clouds - Joni Mitchell In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson (debut) Arthur or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire - The Kinks New York Tendaberry - Laura Nyro Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin M.P.G. - Marvin Gaye Easy - Marvin Gaye Same Train, Different Time - Merle Haggard & the Strangers Pride in What I Am - Merle Haggard & the Strangers Okie from Muskogee - Merle Haggard & the Strangers The Instrumental Sounds of Merle Haggard's Strangers - Merle Haggard & the Strangers Bitches Brew - Miles Davis Moby Grape '69 - Moby Grape Truly Fine Citizen - Moby Grape Instant Replay - The Monkees Present the Monkees - The Monkees To Our Children's Children's Children - The Moody Blues On the Threshold of a Dream - The Moody Blues Mott the Hoople - Mott the Hoople (debut) \Brother Red's Travelling Salvation Show - Neil Diamond Touching You, Touching Me - Neil Diamond Neil Young - Neil Young Everybody Knows This is Nowhere - Neil Young The Nice - The Nice Ornette at 12 - Ornette Coleman Love Man - Otis Redding Rehearsals for Retirement - Phil Ochs Ummagumma - Pink Floyd More - Pink Floyd Three Week Hero - P.J. Proby A Salty Dog - Procol Harum I'm All Yours-Baby! - Ray Charles Doing His Thing - Ray Charles Let It Bleed - The Rolling Stones Four in Blue - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder The Stooges - The Stooges (debut) My Brother the Wind, Vol. 1 - Sun Ra My Brother the Wind, Vol. 2 - Sun Ra As I Am - The Troggs Trogglomania - The Troggs Turtle Soup - The Turtles The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground Country Folk - Waylon Jennings Just to Satisfy You - Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings - Waylon Jennings Tommy - The Who My Own Peculiar Way - Willie Nelson Yes - Yes (debut) Elephant Mountain - The Youngbloods Top Hits on Record Aquarius"/"Let The Sunshine In" - Fifth Dimension Aquele Abraco" - Gilberto Gil The Ballad of John and Yoko" - The Beatles The Boxer" - Simon and Garfunkel In The Ghetto" - Elvis Presley Cissy Strut" - The Meters Cloud Nine" - The Temptations Come Together" - The Beatles Get Back" - The Beatles Get Together" - Youngbloods Good Times Bad Times" - Led Zeppelin Honky Tonk Women" - Rolling Stones Love Child" - Diana Ross & the Supremes Pinball Wizard" - The Who Proud Mary" - Creedence Clearwater Revival Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" - B.J. Thomas Someday We'll Be Together" - Diana Ross & the Supremes Something" - The Beatles Sophisticated Cissy" - The Meters Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" - Crosby, Stills & Nash Touch Me" - The Doors Whole Lotta Love" - Led Zeppelin Published Popular Songs Bad Moon Rising" w.m. John C. Fogerty But, Mister Adams" w.m. Sherwan Edwards Come Together" w.m.John Lennon & Paul McCarthy Cool, Cool Considerate Men" w.m. Sherwan Edwards Down On The Corner" w.m. John C. Fogerty The Egg" w.m. Sherwan Edwards He Plays The Violin" w.m. Sherwan Edwards Is Anybody There?" w.m. Sherwan Edwards Keem-O-Sabe" m. Bernard Binnick & Bernice Borisoff The Lees Of Old Virginia" w.m. Sherwan Edwards Molasses To Rum" w.m. Sherwan Edwards Momma, Look Sharp" w.m. Sherwan Edwards Piddle, Twiddle And Resolve" w.m. Sherwan Edwards Proud Mary" w.m. John C. Fogerty Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" w. Hal David m. Burt Bacharach Till Then" w.m. Sherwan Edwards You Don't Love Me When I Cry" w.m. Laura Nyro Yours, Yours, Yours" w.m. Sherwan Edwards Musical Theater Broadway production Canterbury Tales Broadway production Coco Broadway production Dear World Broadway production Lend An Ear Broadway revival Mame London production Oklahoma! Broadway revival Promises, Promises London production La Strada Broadway production Musical Films The Aristocats animated feature film Hello, Dolly! Oh, What A Lovely War! Paint Your Wagon Sweet Charity Sports in 1969 Auto Racing Stock car racing : LeeRoy Yarborough won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - David Pearson Indianapolis 500 - Mario Andretti USAC Racing - Mario Andretti won the season championship Formula One Championship - Jackie Stewart of Great Britain driving a Matra 24 hours of Le Mans : Jacky Ickx / Jackie Oliver won driving a Ford GT-40 Rally racing - the team of Bjorn Waldegard / Lars Helmer won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Porsche 911S Drag racing: Don Prudhomme won the NHRA's " Top Fuel " championship Steve Carbone won "Top Fuel" at the NHRA World Finals Baseball March 1 - Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees announces his retirement July 20 - San Francisco Giants pitcher Gaylord Perry , six years after quipping, "They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run," hits the first and only home run of his career just hours after Neil Armstrong lands on the moon. World Series : the New York Mets win 4 games to 1 over the Baltimore Orioles Basketball NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA wins 92-72 over Purdue NBA Finals: Boston Celtics won 4 games to 3 over the Los Angeles Lakers Boxing June 23 - Joe Frazier scored a 7th round TKO over Jerry Quarry . October 18 - Jose Napoles retained the World Welterweight Championship in a 15 round decision over Emile Griffith . Cycling Giro d'Italia won by Felice Gimondi of Italy Tour de France - Eddy Merckx of Belgium World Cycling Championship : Harm Ottenbros of Netherlands Figure Skating World Figure Skating Championships : Men's champion: Tim Wood , United States Women's champion: Gabrielle Seyfert , Germany Pairs champions: Irina Rodnina & Alexej Ulanow , Soviet Union Football ( Soccer ) September 26 : the Bolivian soccer team is killed in a plane crash near La Paz, Bolivia England - First Division Champions: Leeds England - FA Cup: Manchester City won 1-0 over Leicester City Scotland - First Division Champions: Celtic Scotland - FA Cup: Celtic won 4-0 over Rangers Football (American) January 12 - The New York Jets upset the heavily favored Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III by a score of 16-7, after quarterback Joe Namath "guaranteed" a victory. It was the first Super Bowl victory by an American Football League team. Canadian Football League Grey Cup : Ottawa Rough Riders won 29-11 over the Saskatchewan Roughriders . Vanier Cup : Manitoba Bisons won 24-15 over the McGill Redmen Golf Men's Golf Grand Slam of golf results: 1. May - The Masters - George Archer 2. June - US Open - Orville Moody 3. July - British Open - Tony Jacklin 4. August - PGA Championship - Ray Floyd PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Frank Beard - $164,707 Ryder Cup : United States and Britain tied 16 all in world team golf. Women's Golf US Women's Open - Donna Caponi LPGA Championship - Betsy Rawls Carol Mann : leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $49,152. Thoroughbred Horse Racing February 11 - Diana Crump becomes 1st American woman jockey to ride against men. February 22 - Barbara Jo Rubin wins a United States thoroughbred horse race making history as the first women to do so. Australia - Melbourne Cup - Rain Lover Canada - Queen's Plate - Jumpin Joseph France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Levmoss Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Prince Regent English Triple Crown Races : 1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Right Tack 2. Epsom Derby - Blakeney 3. St. Leger Stakes - Intermezzo United States Triple Crown Races : 1. Kentucky Derby - Majestic Prince 2. Preakness Stakes - Majestic Prince 3. Belmont Stakes - Arts and Letters Harness Racing United States Pacing Triple Crown races : 1. Cane Pace - Kat Byrd 2. Little Brown Jug - Laverne Hanover 3. Messenger Stakes - Bye Bye Sam Lindy's Pride won the United States Trotting Triple Crown races : 1. Hambletonian - Lindy's Pride 2. Yonkers Trot - Lindy's Pride 3. Kentucky Futurity - Lindy's Pride Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship : Pacers: Richmond Lass Ice Hockey Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL 's leading scorer during the regular season: Phil Esposito, Boston Bruins Hart Memorial Trophy: for the NHL 's Most Valuable Player: Phil Esposito , Boston Bruins Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens won 4 games to 0 over the St. Louis Blues World Hockey Championship Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden Skiing Alpine Skiing The men's overall season champion: Karl Schranz, Austria The women's overall season champion: Gertrud Gabi, Austria Tennis Australian Rod Laver, one of only two men to ever win the Grand Slam in tennis wins it for the second time. Grand Slam in tennis men's results: 1. Australian Open - Rod Laver 2. French Open - Rod Laver 3. Wimbledon championships - Rod Laver 4. US Open - Rod Laver Grand Slam in tennis women's results: 1. Australian Open - Margaret Smith Court 2. French Open - Margaret Smith Court 3. Wimbledon championships - Ann Haydon Jones 4. US Open - Margaret Smith Court Davis Cup : United States wins 5-0 over Romania in world tennis. Births January 3 - Michael Schumacher, Formula One driver; six-time champion of that series January 5 - Marilyn Manson, singer January 14 - Jason Bateman, actor January 14 - David Grohl, drummer, composer January 16 - Roy Jones Jr., boxer January 20 - Skeet Ulrich, actor February 5 - Bobby Brown, singer February 9 - Gabby Hayes, actor February 11 - Jennifer Aniston, American actress. February 11 - Shannon Long Gladstone, Australian, Playboy magazine 's playmate for October 1988. February 11 - Bryan Eversgerd US baseball player. March 1 - Javier Bardem, actor April 25 - Renée Zellweger, actress May 7 - Eagle Eye Cherry, musician May 15 - Emmitt Smith, American football player May 18 - Martika, Cuban-American singer May 26 - Alain Knaff, programmer June 14 - Steffi Graf, German tennis player June 15 - Oliver Kahn, German football player August 18 - Edward Norton, actor August 19 - Matthew Perry , American actor September 5 - Dweezil Zappa, actor, musician, eldest son of Frank Zappa September 25 - Catherine Zeta-Jones, Welsh actress September 25 - Hansie Cronje, South African cricketer October 3 - Gwen Stefani, No Doubt frontwoman October 10 - Brett Favre, American football player December 21 - Julie Delpy, actress December 28 - Linus Torvalds, programmer Deaths January 4 - Violet and Daisy Hilton, conjoined twins, actresses January 19 - Czech student Jan Palach sets himself on fire in Wenceslas Square, Prague in protest at the communist regime and the USSR's occupation of the country. January 25 - Irene Castle, dancer January 29 - Allen Dulles, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency February 4 - Thelma Ritter actress February 11 - James Lanphier, actor. February 20 - Ernest Ansermet, conductor February 26 - Levi Eshkol, Prime Minister of Israel March 4 - Nicholas Schenck, motion-picture empresario March 11 - John Wyndham, author March 26 - John Kennedy Toole, author March 27 - B. Traven, writer March 28 - Dwight D. Eisenhower, US General of the Army, 34th president of the United States May 14 - Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer May 19 - Coleman Hawkins, jazz musician June 21 - Maureen Connolly, tennis star July 18 - Mary Jo Kopechne, congressional staffer for Edward Kennedy August 9 - Sharon Tate, actress August 31 - Rocky Marciano, boxer, retired undefeated as world heavyweight champion September 2 - Ho Chi Minh, President of North Vietnam October 12 - Sonja Henie, Olympic and World Champion figure skater October 21 - Jack Kerouac, US author October 21 - Waclaw Sierpinski, Polish mathematician November 12 - William F. Friedman, cryptanalyst November 15 - Iskander Mirza, first President of Pakistan December 5 - Her Serene Highness Princess Alice of Battenberg , mother of Prince Philip , consort of Queen Elizabeth II. Nobel Prizes Physics - Murray Gell-Mann Chemistry - Derek H R Barton , Odd Hassel Medicine - Max Delbrück , Alfred D Hershey , Salvador E Luria Literature - Samuel Beckett Peace - International Labour Organization Economics - Ragnar 1969 in Literature Events The first Booker Prize is awarded; Penelope Ashe , author of bestselling novel, Naked Came the Stranger is found to be several people who each took a turn writing a chapter of what they described as " junk " in order to prove that sex-filled trash sells. It did. New Books The Andromeda Strain - Michael Crichton The Campus Murders - Ellery Queen The Edible Woman - Margaret Atwood The French Lieutenant's Woman - John Fowles The Godfather - Mario Puzo The Green Man - Kingsley Amis The Inheritors - Harold Robbins Jirel of Joiry - C. L. Moore Little Painted Mouths - Manuel Puig The Love Machine - Jacqueline Susann Mary Queen of Scots - Antonia Fraser Naked Came the Stranger - Penelope Ashe Nothing Black But A Cadillac - Raymond Spence A Pocketful of Rye - A.J. Cronin Portnoy's Complaint - Philip Roth Retour à Roissy - Pauline Réage Sounder - William H. Armstrong The Seven Minutes - Irving Wallace The Street - Mordecai Richler That Godless Woman - Merton H. Coleman The Veiled Sultan - March Cost |
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