WHAT ALL HAPPENED SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER 1969
Find out what all happened September to October 1969

The US Selective Service selects September 14 as the First Draft Lottery Date. (14. September 1969)

The Chicago Eight trial opens in Chicago. (23. September 1969)

The first Prime Minister of Tunisia in twelve years, Bahi Ladgham, is appointed by President Habib Bourguiba. (19. October 1969)

The charter establishing the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is signed. (25. September 1969)

The United Kingdom introduces the British fifty-pence coin, which replaces, over the following years, the British ten-shilling note, in anticipation of the decimalization of the British currency in 1971, and the abolition of the shilling as a unit of currency anywhere in the world. (14. October 1969)

A coup in Libya brings Muammar Gaddafi to power. (1. September 1969)

The first episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus airs on BBC One. (5. October 1969)

In Chicago, the United States National Guard is called in for crowd control as demonstrations continue in connection with the trial of the "Chicago Eight" that began on September 24. (9. October 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)

Vietnam War; The Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam is held in Washington DC and across the US. Over 2 million demonstrate nationally; about 250,000 in the nation's capital. (15. October 1969)

The opening rally of the Days of Rage occurs, organized by the Weather Underground in Chicago, Illinois. (8. October 1969)

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

Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time. (1. October 1969)

My Lai Massacre: U.S. Army Lt. William Calley is charged with six specifications of premeditated murder for the death of 109 Vietnamese civilians in My Lai. (5. September 1969)

The first-ever computer-to-computer link is established on ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet. (29. October 1969)

A coup d'état in Somalia brings Siad Barre to power and establishes a socialist republic in Somalia. (21. October 1969)

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