Timeline January 1969

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• 1963 – 1969 L.B. Johnson presidency 36th President — 1963 to 1969 Lyndon B. Johnson assumed the presidency on November 22, 1963 after Kennedy's assassination. He signed the Civil Rights Act (1964), Voting Rights Act (1965) and Medicare, but escalated US involvement in Vietnam.
• 1969 Australian Open 1969 Men: Rod Laver · Women: Margaret Court Laver completed his second calendar Grand Slam in 1969.
• 1969 Fleetwood Mac top the UK charts with Albatross Instrumental Peter Green's instrumental reaches number one.
• 1969 Grumman wins the VFX contract After the F-111B With the Navy's F-111B cancelled, Grumman wins the contract for a new fleet fighter — the future F-14.
• 1969 1969: Jackie Stewart Matra Scottish driver Stewart won the first of his three titles with the French Matra team, beginning his campaign for improved safety standards in the sport.
• 1969 – 1970 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Won two Academy Awards for the score of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and the song Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head.
• 1969 Glyndebourne Debut Made her debut at the Glyndebourne Festival in England, beginning a long association with British opera audiences.
• 1969 Grand Ole Opry Member Inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry, a decade after her debut there as a 13-year-old girl.
• 1969 – 1970 In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew Played a key role on Miles Davis's epoch-making albums In a Silent Way (1969) and Bitches Brew (1970), which launched the jazz fusion movement.
• 1969 – 1970 Life Is Elsewhere Wrote Life Is Elsewhere, a novel satirising revolutionary romanticism. It won the Prix Médicis étranger in France in 1973.
• 1969 – 1975 National Security Advisor Served as National Security Advisor under President Richard Nixon and then Gerald Ford, overseeing the opening to China in 1972 and the policy of détente with the Soviet Union.
• 1969 – 1970 Postdoc at the Salk Institute Worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Salk Institute under Renato Dulbecco, who would later win the Nobel Prize. When his American visa expired, Dulbecco recommended him to the newly established Basel Institute for Immunology in Switzerland.
• 1969 – 1971 Postdoctoral Research at Caltech Completed postdoctoral research at the California Institute of Technology, transitioning from physical chemistry toward experimental molecular biology.
• 1969 – 1971 The Barry McKenzie Comic Strip Created the Private Eye comic strip The Wonderful World of Barry McKenzie with Nicholas Garland, establishing an irreverent Australian voice in British satirical publishing.
• 1969 – 1971 USO Tours with Bob Hope Toured with Bob Hope entertaining US troops in Vietnam, missing Christmas at home for three years. Her son Damon later said this was the achievement she was most proud of.
• 1969 – 2018 Verne Troyer (1969-2018) Died 21 April 2018, aged 49 American actor best known for playing Mini-Me in the Austin Powers film series. He appeared in numerous films and television shows over a career spanning three decades. His death followed complications from alcohol use.
• 1969 ZZ Top Formed Joined guitarist Billy Gibbons in Houston to form ZZ Top in 1969, with Dusty Hill completing the trio. The first time he and Gibbons played together, Beard recalled: 'I was jacked up on speed, so I made him jam for about eight hours.' Gibbons said he knew within 30 seconds that Beard was the drummer he needed.
• 1969 – present Michael Schumacher F1 Legend Seven-time Formula One World Champion and one of the most successful drivers in racing history.
• 1969 Creedence Clearwater Revival release Bayou Country Proud Mary Proud Mary reaches number two.
• 1969 Led Zeppelin Release Debut Album The band's first record helps define hard rock Led Zeppelin released their self-titled debut album on 12 January 1969. The record fused blues, folk, and heavy guitar riffs and became a foundational influence on hard rock and heavy metal.
• 1969 Samsung Electronics founded Samsung Electronics is established on 13 January 1969 in Suwon as a manufacturer of black-and-white televisions, initially in partnership with Sanyo of Japan. The first product — the P-3202 black-and-white TV — rolls off the production line in 1970. The founding of Samsung Electronics marks the conglomerate's decisive pivot from trading and insurance into manufacturing. Within two decades it will challenge and surpass the Japanese giants it once partnered with.
• 1969 Yellow Submarine Eleventh album — January 13, 1969 Yellow Submarine was released on January 13, 1969, as the soundtrack to the 1968 animated film. Half the album was orchestral score by George Martin. It was their least successful album but the film became a beloved classic.
• 1969 Nixon inaugurated Richard Nixon becomes 37th US President Richard Nixon was inaugurated as the 37th President of the United States on January 20, 1969, succeeding Lyndon B. Johnson.
• 1969 – 1974 Nixon presidency 37th President — resigned 1974 Richard Nixon served as the 37th President from January 20, 1969 until his resignation on August 9, 1974 — the only US president to resign. He opened relations with China, ended the Vietnam War, and created the EPA before Watergate destroyed his presidency.
• 1969 Santa Barbara Oil Spill A blowout fouls the California coast A blowout on an offshore platform near Santa Barbara, California, released an estimated three million gallons of crude oil starting 28 January 1969. The spill killed thousands of seabirds and marine mammals and helped spur the modern American environmental movement.
• 1969 Beatles rooftop concert Last public performance The Beatles performed their last ever public concert on the rooftop of the Apple Corps building in London on January 30, 1969.
• 1969 Rooftop concert Last public performance — Apple HQ, January 30, 1969 The Beatles gave their final public performance on the rooftop of their Apple Corps headquarters at 3 Savile Row, London on January 30, 1969. The impromptu lunchtime concert stopped traffic and was eventually ended by police. It was filmed and later appeared in the Let It Be documentary.