WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO SEPTEMBER 1969
Find out what all happened March to September 1969

Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel. (17. March 1969)

In Canada, the Official Languages Act comes into force, making the French language equal to the English language throughout the Federal government. (9. September 1969)

The International communist conference begins in Moscow. (5. June 1969)

Software Industry IBM announced that effective January 1970 it would price its software and services separately from hardware thus creating the modern software industry. (23. June 1969)

The Zodiac Killer attacks two teens (one male, one female) at Blue Rock Springs in California; they were his second known victims. The female died. (4. July 1969)

The United States began secretly bombing the Sihanouk Trail in Cambodia, used by communist forces to infiltrate South Vietnam. (18. March 1969)

The first British-built Concorde 002 makes its maiden flight from Filton to RAF Fairford. (9. April 1969)

Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy. (17. April 1969)

The Internet's symbolic birth date: publication of RFC 1. (7. April 1969)

The respected Holy Quran recitor Shiekh Mohamed Siddiq El-Minshawi passes away. (20. June 1969)

The Cuyahoga River catches fire, triggering a crack-down on pollution in the river. (22. June 1969)

Violence erupts after the Apprentice Boys of Derry march in Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom resulting in a three-day communal riot known as the Battle of the Bogside. (12. August 1969)

Followers led by Charles Manson murder pregnant actress Sharon Tate (wife of Roman Polanski), coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Polish actor Wojciech Frykowski, men's hairstylist Jay Sebring and recent high-school graduate Steven Parent. (9. August 1969)

Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon makes an unscheduled visit to South Vietnam and meets with President Nguyen Van Thieu and U.S. military commanders. (30. July 1969)

In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later unsuccessfully attempts to retract his plea. (10. March 1969)

Tran Thien Khiem becomes Prime Minister of South Vietnam under President Nguyen Van Thieu. (1. September 1969)

The Apollo 11 astronauts are released from a three-week quarantine to enjoy a ticker tape parade in New York, New York. That evening, at a state dinner in Los Angeles, California, they are awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Richard Nixon. (13. August 1969)

During their honeymoon, John Lennon and Yoko Ono hold their first Bed-In for Peace at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel (until March 31). (25. March 1969)

Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean. (24. July 1969)

Venera program: Soviet Venera 6 begins its descent into the atmosphere of Venus, sending back atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure. (17. May 1969)