who were some famous figures/people in the year 1969
'69 only.
if so, pictures?
please i need this for a project and i couldnt find any.
do you know any?
2007-04-17 14:18:57 · 5 answers · asked by dippie. 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
In 1969:
Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch purchased the largest selling British Sunday newspaper The News of the World.
Richard Nixon succeeded Lyndon Johnson as the 37th President of the United States of America.
Reverend Ian Paisley, hardline Protestant leader in Northern Ireland, was jailed for 3 months for illegal assembly
The Beatles give their last public performance.
Yasser Arafat became Palestinian Liberation Organization leader
James Earl Ray pled guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King
John Lennon and Yoko Ono got married
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower died
Charles de Gaulle steped down as president of France
Warren E. Burger was sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States
Charles, Prince of Wales, was invested with his title at Caernarfon.
Teddy Kennedy drove off a bridge on his way home from a party on Chappaquiddick Island killing Mary Jo Kopechne.
Charles Manson and his gang murder Sharon Tate and her friends Abigail Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, and Jay Sebring
A coup in Libya ousted King Idris, and brings Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi to power.
Black Panther Party members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark are murdered in their sleep by 14 Chicago police officers.
2007-04-17 14:31:51 · answer #1 · answered by Rillifane 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Richard Nixon
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
Matthew Collins
the Amazing New York Mets
Jimi Hendrix
Cream
John Lennon and Yoko Ono
2007-04-17 21:38:44 · answer #2 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is the wikipedia for 1969. It lists events and people. Pick some out that are relevant to you and search for their pictures online.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969
2007-04-17 21:23:14 · answer #3 · answered by sticky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison
Sorry, all I can think of are musicians and singers! Hope this helps a little.
2007-04-17 21:23:43 · answer #4 · answered by GallopingGrasshoppers 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
one important person of 1969 was neil armstrong
others can be found here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969
good luck
2007-04-17 21:25:08 · answer #5 · answered by -entropy! 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋