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1969
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Led Zeppelin I
Led Zeppelin's first studio recorded album, is released. -
The King
Elvis Presley steps into American Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, recording "Long Black Limousine" thus beginning the recording of what becomes his landmark comeback sessions for the albums From Elvis in Memphis and Back in Memphis. The sessions yield the popular and critically acclaimed singles "Suspicious Minds," "In the Ghetto" and "Kentucky Rain." -
Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon succeeds Lyndon Baines Johnson as the 37th President of the United States of America. -
Martial Law
Martial law is declared in Madrid, the University is closed and over 300 students are arrested. -
The Beatles
The Beatles give their last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records. The impromptu concert was broken up by the police. -
last evening post
The last issue of The Saturday Evening Post hits magazine stands. -
747
The Boeing 747 makes its maiden flight. -
Robot heart
Dr. Denton Cooley implants the first temporary artificial heart. -
Hamburger hill
The Battle of Dong Ap Bia, also known as Hamburger Hill, begins during the Vietnam War. -
AIDS
An American teenager known as 'Robert R.' dies in St. Louis, Missouri, of a baffling medical condition. In 1984 it will be identified as the first confirmed case of HIV/AIDS in North America. -
Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy, an X-rated, oscar winning John Schlesinger film, debuts -
Lennon
In Montreal, Canada, Give Peace a Chance is recorded during the famous bed-in for peace by John Lennon. The song, the first single recorded solo by a Beatle, and released under the name Plastic Ono Band, is still a strong anthem for peace. -
Out of nam
U.S. President Richard Nixon and South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu meet at Midway Island. Nixon announces that 25,000 U.S. troops will be withdrawn by September. -
lift off
Apollo program: Apollo 11 (Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins) lifts off toward the first landing on the Moon. -
Man Land on the moon
This is the historic date where neil armstrong took his first steps on the moon.
