1969
Man on the moon. Woodstock. Students protesting the Vietnam War, tripping out on LSD and dope. Led Zepellin .
Abbey Road. Hippies. Hijackings to Cuba. Draft dodgers.
TOP: Janis Joplin,Bob Dylan, Abbey Road, Steppenwolf
BELOW: Fleetwood Mac, Credence Clearwater, Grateful Dead, Tommy, Led Zepelllin
Led Zepellin First Album, Jan 1969
Joe Namath was football star- helped NY Jets win superbowl in Jan
Benjamin Spock is indicted
Richard Nixon is President
Skyjackers- routinely hijacked planes to Cuba
I’m OK You’re OK went on Sale
Nixon ordered secret Bombings, claiming he was de-escalating war
Give Peace A Chance- slogan of John Lennon, as he and Yoko married
March 2-4, University of Illinois, student protest against on campus recrutment by big companies.
Smothers Brothers
"Operation Menu", in Vietnam, cost half a million civilian lives, broadening the war.Hamburger Hill- bloody battle in Vietnam. Napalm

Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex

Sly and The Family Stone- “Everyday People”
Midnight Cowboy film- Academy Award
Mario Andretti- wins Indy 500
Judy Garland dies at 47- June 22
June 27- Stonewall rebellion was called Gay Freedom Day
Brian Jones of Rolling Stones dies July 3
July 16 Apollo 11 is launched
July 20- Apollo touches down on moon
July - November- Student radicals bomb numerous Manhattan buildings including the Marine Midland Grace Trust Co, The Armed Forces Induction Centre, Federal Office Building, Macy’s, United Fruit Company Pier, The RCA building, The Chase Manhattan building.
Aug 13- Ticker tape parade for astronauts
July 19- Cappaquiddick-Edward Kennedy
My Lai evidence uncovered
Sharon Tate is brutally murdered by Charles Manson and family

Aug 15-18 Woodstock

Arlo Guthrie at Woodstock
Jimi Hendrix
Yassar Arafat came to power
Butch Cassiday and the Sundance Kid
“Back to the Garden” the hippies started communities, with extended families, partner sharing, purer non-materialistic way of life.
Oct 15- millions take the day off to protest war
Many skipped work and school to do it.

Paul McCartney supposedly dead since 17
Abbey Road Album, 1969 had “clues”
Chicago Seven trial- accused of conspiring to cause a riot at 1968 Democratic National Convention. They were ant-war protesters.

Sesame Street unveiled. Including Big Bird.

Nov 15- a quarter of a million protesters go to Washington
for Huge Anti-War protest

Draft “Lottery” is begun in Dec
December 2- First press Boeing 747 flight
Dec 6- Altamont Raceway concert featuring Rolling Stones gets out of hand. Expected crowd of 10,000 grows to 300,000

Top 40 Pop songs
Aquarius
Bad Moon Rising
A Boy Named Sue
Everyday People
Get Back
Get Together- by the Youngbloods
Honky Tonk Woman
Lay Lady Lay
Suspicious Minds

TV / Films/ Theatre

Brady Bunch
Oh Calcutta!
Last of the Red Hot Lovers- theatre

Medium Cool-film
The Love Bug-film
Take the Money and Run-film
True Grit-film
Easy Rider
1969- Canada accepted draft dodgers
Conscientious objectors