The temperature on December 14, 1969 was between -0.5 °C and 1.5 °C and averaged 0.3 °C. There was 7.1 mm of rain during 6.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 19 » Student Jan Palach dies after setting himself on fire three days earlier in Prague's Wenceslas Square to protest about the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union in 1968. His funeral turns into another major protest.
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.
July 19 » Chappaquiddick incident: U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy crashes his car into a tidal pond at Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, killing his passenger Mary Jo Kopechne.
September 14 » The US Selective Service selects September 14 as the First Draft Lottery date.
December 1 » Vietnam War: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II.
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