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Beatles release Yellow Submarine album in UK
The Beatles made an album Yellow Submarine and it appeared in 1969. -
Boeing 747, makes 1st commercial flight
The Boeing 747 is the world's largest boeing airplane and on this day, it made its 1st commercial flight. It's also known as Jumbo Jet or Queen of the Skies and this airplane held the passenger capacity record for 37 years. -
Apollo 9 launched
Apollo 9 was launched on March 3, 1969 and they spent 151 Earth orbits (10 days) off Earth. The crew consisted of McDivitt, Scott, Schweickart. -
The first withdrawal of U.S troops in the Vietnam War
On July 8th, 1969 the very first U.S troops withdrawal were made -
First man to land on the moon
This was a significant historic event because during this year, the first man landed on the Earth's moon on 20th July, 1969. -
Artist Norman Lindsay dies at 90
Norman Alfred William Lindsay played a signficant part in history because he was an Australian artist and writer. Not only did he hold those 2 professions, he was also a sculptor, editorial cartoonist and a scale modeler. On November 21, this was the day he died at the age of 90 which was unfortunate. -
Beatles' "Come Together/Something" reaches #1
Beatles formed a lot of songs as a band and their song 'Come Together/Something' reached #1 rated. -
Prime Minister Gorton announces phased withdrawal of Australian troops from Vietnam
This announcement happened in Canberra.
