WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO JUNE 1969
Find out what all happened February to June 1969

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

The EC-121 shootdown incident: North Korea shoots down a United States Navy aircraft over the Sea of Japan, killing all 31 on board. (15. April 1969)

Race riots, later known as the May 13 Incident, take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (13. May 1969)

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

In Cairo, Yasser Arafat is appointed Palestine Liberation Organization leader at the Palestinian National Congress. (3. February 1969)

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

Allende meteorite falls near Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico. (8. February 1969)

Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis makes a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece. (28. March 1969)

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

The Battle of Hamburger Hill in Vietnam ends. (20. May 1969)

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

British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston wins the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race and completes the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world. (22. April 1969)

Nigeria bans Red Cross aid to Biafra. (30. June 1969)

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

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

Melbourne–Evans collision: off the coast of South Vietnam, the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne cuts the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Frank E. Evans in half. (3. June 1969)

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

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

At the U.S. Academy Awards there is a tie for the Academy Award for Best Actress between Katharine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand. (14. April 1969)