Selected Sixties Events for 1969 |
| Month | Day | Event | Related Resource |
| January | 28 | The "Chicago Seven" are found not guilty of plotting to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic Convention. | Link |
| April | 30 | U.S.forces reach their combat peak in Vietnam at 543,000 troops. | |
| June | 28 | The modern gay and lesbian rights movement begins when New York City police enter the Stonewall Inn to harass gay patrons who fight back. | Link |
| July | 20 | The United States lands two astronauts on the moon. | Link |
| August | 08 | President Nixon issues Executive Order 11478 which requires Affirmative Action programs in Federal employment. | |
15 | 400,000 people attend the 3 day Woodstock Music Festival in Bethel, New York to hear Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Band, Joan Baez and other great musicians. | | | November | 15 | 250,000 people march in the largest anti-war demonstration in the history of Washington DC. Another 200,00 people gather in the Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. | |
| December | 01 | The first draft lottery since 1942 begins. This event determined the order of call for induction during calendar year 1970, that is, for registrants born between January 1, 1944, and December 31, 1950. | Link |
04 | Police storm Black Panther leader Fred Hampton's Monroe Street apartment in an early-morning raid, killing Hampton and another man, Mark Clark, and wounding others. Thousands attend Hampton's funeral. Although police claim they acted in self-defense, a subsequent investigation proves the Panthers had offered no resistance. | |
