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Key Events of 1969: A Historical Quiz

Test your knowledge of significant events that occurred in 1969 with this engaging quiz. From political milestones to cultural shifts, see how well you remember this pivotal year in history.

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1 March 28 – ________, 34th President of the United States (b.

2 ________ – Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi visits Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

3 February 4 – In ________, Yasser Arafat is elected Palestine Liberation Organization leader at the Palestinian National Congress.

4 President ________ declares the Nixon Doctrine, stating that the United States now expects its Asian allies to take care of their own military defense.

5 January 29 – ________, American director of the Central Intelligence Agency (b.

6 ________ – Jean-Michel Saive, Belgian table tennis player

7 January 14 – An explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near ________ kills 27 and injures 314.

8 ________ – The Stonewall riots in New York City mark the start of the modern gay rights movement in the U.S.

9 ________ – Ai Jing, Chinese singer

10 November 12 – Vietnam War – My Lai Massacre: Independent investigative journalist Seymour Hersh breaks the ________ story.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • in 1969 noted writer Norman Mailer ran for Mayor of New York City advocating New York City secession.
  • on Christmas Eve 1969, when California lawyer and noted political activist Ricardo Cruz was a law student at Loyola Law School, he was arrested for leading a march of several hundred demonstrators protesting the newly constructed, $4 million St. Basil's Cathedral.
  • on December 26 and 27, 1969 during the War of Attrition the elite special forces unit Sayeret Matkal kidnapped a whole Egyptian P-12 radar system in a mission called Operation Rooster 53.
  • Charles S. Joelson resigned from the United States House of Representatives on September 4, 1969 in order to become a judge in the New Jersey Superior Court.
  • capital punishment in the Vatican City was legal (but not carried out) between 1929 and 1969.
  • Prince Charles was created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester in 1958, though his actual investiture did not take place until 1 July 1969.
  • "I Want You Back", the 1969 debut single by The Jackson 5, was originally intended for both Gladys Knight & the Pips and Diana Ross, and has been sampled by Blackstreet, Jay-Z, and Lil' Romeo.
  • American Zoetrope was originally housed in a warehouse in San Francisco in 1969.
  • Boston Red Sox pitcher Mike Nagy was selected as American League rookie pitcher of the year in 1969, but never pitched another full season due to injury.
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