The temperature on September 28, 1969 was between 2.2 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (83%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
March 2 » In Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted.
August 7 » Richard Nixon appoints Luis R. Bruce, a Mohawk-Oglala Sioux and co-founder of the National Congress of American Indians, as the new commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
September 26 » Abbey Road, the last recorded album by The Beatles, is released.
November 12 » Vietnam War: Independent investigative journalist Seymour Hersh breaks the story of the My Lai Massacre.
November 19 » Association football player Pelé scores his 1,000th goal.
November 21 » The first permanent ARPANET link is established between UCLA and SRI.
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