The temperature on September 9, 1969 was between 11.5 °C and 23.9 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 8.7 hours of sunshine (66%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
April 9 » The first British-built Concorde 002 makes its maiden flight from Filton to RAF Fairford.
April 28 » Charles de Gaulle resigns as President of France.
July 20 » A cease fire is announced between Honduras and El Salvador, six days after the beginning of the "Football War".
August 11 » The Apollo 11 astronauts are released from a three-week quarantine following their liftoff from the moon.
August 12 » Violence erupts after the Apprentice Boys of Derry march in Derry, Northern Ireland, resulting in a three-day communal riot known as the Battle of the Bogside.
November 13 » Vietnam War: Anti-war protesters in Washington, D.C. stage a symbolic March Against Death.
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