July 20, 1969★★★★★
Apollo 11 Moon landing
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon.
ExplorationTechnology· United States
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Events this year
September 2, 1969★★★★★
Death of Hồ Chí Minh
Hồ Chí Minh, President of North Vietnam, dies in Hanoi.
Death· Vietnam
October 29, 1969★★★★★
First message sent over ARPANET
The first message is sent between UCLA and the Stanford Research Institute over ARPANET, the precursor of the Internet.
Technology· United States
Ongoing
November 1, 1955 – April 30, 1975★★★★★
Vietnam War
A conflict between North Vietnam and the Viet Cong on one side and South Vietnam, backed by the United States and its allies, on the other; it ends with the fall of Saigon in 1975.
War· Vietnam, United States, Laos, Cambodia
1962 – 1971★★★★★
Operation Ranch Hand
The US Air Force sprays herbicides, including dioxin-contaminated Agent Orange, over large areas of South Vietnam, with lasting health and environmental effects.
WarDisaster· Vietnam, United States
1966 – 1976★★★★★
Cultural Revolution
Mao Zedong launches a decade-long political movement that brings social upheaval, persecution and the destruction of cultural heritage.
PoliticsRevolutionCulture· China
July 6, 1967 – January 15, 1970★★★★★
Nigerian Civil War (Biafran War)
War followed the secession of south-eastern Nigeria as the Republic of Biafra; the fighting and blockade-induced famine killed an estimated one to two million people.
War· Nigeria