The temperature on November 23, 1968 was between 2.5 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 8.7 mm of rain during 6.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 23 » USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is attacked and seized by naval forces of North Korea.
January 31 » Vietnam War: Viet Cong guerrillas attack the United States embassy in Saigon, and other attacks, in the early morning hours, later grouped together as the Tet Offensive.
March 6 » Three rebels are executed by Rhodesia, the first executions since UDI, prompting international condemnation.
June 5 » Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan.
June 11 » Lloyd J. Old identified the first cell surface antigens that could differentiate among different cell types.
July 20 » The first International Special Olympics Summer Games are held at Soldier Field in Chicago, with about 1,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities.
Day of death April 11, 1969
The temperature on April 11, 1969 was between 6.5 °C and 11.3 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 10.1 mm of rain during 3.5 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 30 » The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police.
April 5 » Vietnam War: Massive antiwar demonstrations occur in many U.S. cities.
May 10 » Vietnam War: The Battle of Dong Ap Bia begins with an assault on Hill 937. It will ultimately become known as Hamburger Hill.
October 1 » Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time.
November 10 » National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts Sesame Street.
Day of burial April 14, 1969
The temperature on April 14, 1969 was between 1.8 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 7.9 hours of sunshine (57%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
March 3 » Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 9 to test the lunar module.
April 3 » Vietnam War: United States Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announces that the United States will start to "Vietnamize" the war effort.
April 5 » Vietnam War: Massive antiwar demonstrations occur in many U.S. cities.
July 24 » Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
November 3 » Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon addresses the 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 17 » Cold War: Negotiators from the Soviet Union and the United States meet in Helsinki, Finland to begin SALT I negotiations aimed at limiting the number of strategic weapons on both sides.
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