1969 a Year in Review
History Lesson for the Ebaum Crowd. Pay attention or I will throw chalk at you. I will pick another year next weekend.
By Tuskerbane
Published 11 years ago
History Lesson for the Ebaum Crowd. Pay attention or I will throw chalk at you. I will pick another year next weekend.
1
Big Bird and Sesame Street first aired on TV.
2
in 69, the first US troop withdraws where made in Vietnam.
3
Led Zeppelin introduced their first album, Led Zeppelin 1.
4
March 1969, China and the Soviets tried to start World War 3. This border conflict lasted 7 months.
5
Marilyn Manson was born.
6
Midnight Cowboy won "Best Movie" at the Oscars, selfies were not invented yet.
7
April issue of Playboy in 1969.
8
Monty Python and the Flying Circus first aired on TV.
9
Apollo 11 makes it to the moon. Man walked on the moon and the conspiracy theories started.
10
Judy Garland died of a drug overdose.
11
Walmart Incorporates it's first store in 1969. This event leads to numerous "People of Warmart" threads through out the internet.
12
Popular Electronics from May 69.
14
Richard Nixon was President of the US. Richard Nixon's head is saved in a jar somewheres according to Furturama.
15
Rowan and Martin's Laugh in was the Best TV show highest rated in 69.
16
Soyuz 5 was launched by the Soviet Union. This might have started the "In Soviet Russia..." jokes but I am unsure.
17
Sugar Sugar was a musical hit in 1969. It later became a great game you can play here at Ebaums in the game section.
18
Woodstock happened. Groovy tunes from 60s man.
19
Hurricane Camile showed New Orleans what a hurricane can do. New Orleans forgot about this and Katrina fuck em over again.
20
Penthouse published its first mag in the US, in September of 1969.
21
The US had an inflation rate of 5.46 in 1969.
22
The average US income was 7,292. Holy shat, I almost make that a month. WTF.
23
Super Joe and the Jets won the Superbowl.
24
The Mets won the World Series. Today's Mets cannot win at checkers much less baseball.
25
The Chevy Chevelle was the Best Selling Car of 1969.
26
Anne Heche was born. She is what is known as Tri Sexual. She will try anything sexually to advance her movie career. After she used Ellen to get more famous, she has slept with lots of men to get what she needs.
27
Bonanza was the 3rd highest rate TV show in 1969.
28
1969... a year in review
29
The Concord had its first flight in 69.
30
At the movies, Butch Cassiday and the Sundance Kid.
31
At Harvard in 69, 340 students occupied the administration building during a war protest. The state police came by and beat them stupid.
32
"Honky Tonk Women" by the Stones reached 1.
34
Easy Rider was also at the movies in 69.
35
J Lo, Jenny from the Block, Mrs Lopez... whatever you want to call her. Well she was born in 1969.
36
Judith Ford was the Miss America Winner in 69.
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