WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1969
Find out what all happened February to September 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: At the apartment of French intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris, American representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative Xuan Thuy begin secret peace negotiations. The negotiations will eventually fail. (4. August 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)

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)

Apollo program: Apollo 10 returns to Earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the forthcoming first manned moon landing. (26. May 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)

In Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted. (2. March 1969)

Carlos Lamarca leads the first urban guerrilla action against the military dictatorship of Brazil in São Paulo, by robbing two banks. (9. May 1969)

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

Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 DC-9 collides in flight with a Piper PA-28 and crashes near Fairland, Indiana. (9. September 1969)

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

Apollo program: Apollo 9 returns safely to Earth after testing the Lunar Module. (13. March 1969)

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

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

Yasser Arafat takes over as chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization. (4. February 1969)

Soviet and Chinese forces clash at a border outpost on the Ussuri River. (2. March 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)

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

Woodstock rock and roll concert opens. (15. August 1969)

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