March 14 » Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the first national wildlife refuge in the US, is established by President Theodore Roosevelt.
August 2 » The Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising against the Ottoman Empire begins.
October 6 » The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.
November 17 » The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party splits into two groups: The Bolsheviks (Russian for "majority") and Mensheviks (Russian for "minority").
December 16 » Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel in Bombay first opens its doors to guests.
December 17 » The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Day of death November 28, 1969
The temperature on November 28, 1969 was between 0.3 °C and 6.7 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 4.6 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (30%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 14 » USS Enterprise fire: An accidental explosion aboard the USSEnterprise near Hawaii kills 28 people.
May 20 » The Battle of Hamburger Hill in Vietnam ends.
May 26 » Apollo program: Apollo 10 returns to Earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the forthcoming first manned moon landing.
July 24 » Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
November 14 » Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 12, the second crewed mission to the surface of the Moon.
December 1 » Vietnam War: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II.
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