WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO JULY 1969
Find out what all happened April to July 1969

Apollo program: Apollo 11, the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Kennedy, Florida. (16. July 1969)

The Hawker Siddeley Harrier enters service with the Royal Air Force. (1. April 1969)

Charles de Gaulle resigns as President of France. (28. April 1969)

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

Apollo 10 's lunar module flies within 8.4 nautical miles (16 km) of the moon's surface. (22. May 1969)

Stonewall Riots begin in New York City, marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement. (28. June 1969)

A cease fire is announced between Honduras and El Salvador, 6 days after the beginning of the "Football War". (20. July 1969)

Warren E. Burger is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court by retiring Chief Justice Earl Warren. (23. June 1969)

Race riots, later known as the May 13 Incident, take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (13. May 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)

General strike in Córdoba, Argentina, leading to the Cordobazo civil unrest. (29. May 1969)

Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon declares the Nixon Doctrine, stating that the United States now expects its Asian allies to take care of their own military defense. This is the start of the "Vietnamization" of the war. (25. July 1969)

Czechoslovakian Communist Party chairman Alexander Dubček is deposed. (17. April 1969)

Venera program: Venera 5, a Soviet spaceprobe, lands on Venus. (16. May 1969)

The "Chicago Eight" plead not guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. (9. April 1969)

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

The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage to New York City. (2. May 1969)

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

Dr. Denton Cooley implants the first temporary artificial heart. (4. April 1969)