I love 1969
71
That's one step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
Neil Armstrong
( stepping on to the Moon, July 31, 1969)
Average Income per year $8,550.00
69 bitchin' year
War is on, draft is here
Hippies storm a nation torn
Vietnam, rebels scorned
Folks morn, lose their born
Johnson's worn, Nixon sworn
Civil rights, grads unite
Fight for class on campus sites
Fashion scene, bell bottom jeans
Midnight Cowboy movie screened
Hundred and thirty five's normal rent!
Gas per gal. 35 cents
Johnston sails 'round the planet, single handed
Eagle's landed
Man steps foot on the moon
Woodstock rocked our favorite tunes!
Hendrix, Joplin, The Who & more
Grass passed, crowds roared!
1969
What a time
What a past
What a blast!
1969
Rewind
To the past
It's a gas!
Cultural Events of 1969
The Rolling Stones organize concert at Altamont Speedway in Livermore, California and use Hells Angels for crowd control which results in a number of deaths
Monty Python's Flying Circus premiers
The Beatles' last public performance is on the rooftop of Apple Records
The Beatles release Abbey Road Sesame Street debuts on Public Television
Sesame Street debuts on PBS
TV Guide
Sports
Boston Celtics vs. LA Lakers Series: 4-3
Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens vs. St. Louis Blues Series: 4-0
Super Bowl III: New York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts: 16-7
World Series: New York Mets vs. Baltimore Orioles Series: 4-1
Breaking News
Hurricane Camille hits Mississippi killing 248 people.
Popular Television Show
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Lassie
Gunsmoke
American Bandstand
Bonanza
My Three Sons
The Avengers
The Beverly Hillbillies
Petticoat Junction
Gilligan's Island
Daniel Boone
Gomer Pyle, USMC
Bewitched
I Dream of Jeannie
Hogan's Heroes
Get Smart
Star Trek
Mission Impossible
Mannix
Land of the Giants
Mod Squad
Hawaii Five-O
Marcus Welby MD
The Brady Bunch
The Carol Burnett Show
Julia
Mayberry R.F.D.
Here's Lucy
Lawrence Welk Show
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
The Newlywed Game
Ironside
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
The Wonderful World of Disney
Technology
The first automatic teller machine ATM is built in the United States
First transplant of human eye
Seiko sells the first Watch
ARPANET, the predecessor of the Internet is created
UNIX is made by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs
The Pontiac Firebird Trans Am is introduced
The Microprocessor ( a miniature set of integrated circuits ) is created which paves the way for the computer revolution
1969 quiz
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc begins
African-American students protests at universities
Protest
I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing
1969 quiz
Born In 1969
Catherine Zeta-Jones September 25th
Brett Favre October 10th
Renee Zellweger April 25th
Jennifer Aniston February 11th
1969 musicians
- The Rolling Stones
- James Brown
- The Beatles
- Johnny Cash
- Bob Dylan
- Crosby, Stills & Nash
- Creedence Clearwater Revival
- John Denver
- Simon and Garfunkel
- Fleetwood Mac
- Marvin Gaye
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience
- Cream
- Pink Floyd
- David Bowie
Popular Film
Easy Rider a 1969 film directed by Dennis Hopper, who plays the character Billy inspired by outlaw Billy The Kid. The film involves two bikers(played by Peter Fonda and Hopper) who travel throughout the South on a freedom goal during the rise and fall of the 60's hippie movement. The cult classic movie features hit songs by Steppenwolf(Born To Be Wild and The Pusher) and The Jimi Hendrix Experience(If 6 was 9). The film was added to the Library of Congress National Registry in 1998.
1969 SLANG
- The Official 60\'s Site-Do You Remember The 60s Slang?
The 1960s era had some of its own slang where some of these began in the 1960s era while others were just passed down. Some of these words and phrases are still used by our kids and grandchildren. Do You remember some of these 60s slang?
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Thanks for the comment! That was one heck of an era you guys lived in! Wish I could've been there!
While the music and some of the TV shows may have been memorable, the late 60s were terrible. There were riots, curfews, protests and terrorism (e.g., the Weathermen/Weather Underground). Men coming home from Vietnam were called "baby burners" and spat upon. A couple of good songs won't make up for the real horror of those days. Don't wish you could have been there, be thankful you weren't.
Hi Sam great hub! Love the poem and the gorgeous photos. Voted up.
Thank you Caroline! You're a great writer!
Sam ... I have one year on ya! lol
You've brought back an era of revolution.
Wonderful talent!
I was born in 76 and one person who commented said that I should be glad because of the turbulence that went on in the 60's, but that is certainly an era that intrigues me, amongst others! Thanks for the comment!
Very ince info. Looks you have put up lots of work in this hub. Good voted up.
Glad you stopped by! Thanks for the comments Sweetie!
Sam my man, you are so spot on. I remem ber it well. it was a blast. Thanks for the ride,dude.
It was a coming of age for me. WOW
Wish I was apart of it! Seeing man land on the moon live would have been a real treat!
I really really loved your poem on 69! Voted up and shared!!!
How fun!!! I was 6 yrs old and don't remember much, but you shared some interesting and exciting blasts from the past!! I do remember watching most of the TV shows. Way to go Sam!!
I don't remember anything about the year, as I was born in 1969. It was one of the most eventful years in recent history, both in good and bad sense. The poem is so special for me that I am going to bookmark it. Voted up and awesome.
Definitely groovy! The poem is wonderful, Sam. You really made the cadence and rhyming work, capturing essences that led me right back in time. Up and beautiful.
Loved this hub, your poetry has such energy! And I enjoyed all of these interesting facts about 1969. Voted up and shared.
thank you! you know I appreciate that!
thanks for the visit! The 60's are special to me although I'm a 70's baby! I think I just like history period! There's something about the past that intrigues me! I believe the past helps us out in the present time and also our future!
thank you Sally! The Rolling Stones Jumping Jack Flash made me look up the term "it's a gas." With a little help from the 60's slang dictionary, I was able to piece together a couple of cool phrases that was spoken during an awesome decade!
Sometimes some of us feel like we are misplaced in time. I think I belong to the 1840s. I'd like to go there. If you'd like to go back to the 1960s, I understand that. It's a passion, a longing, maybe. And maybe, next time around, we'll have our wishes come true. :)
Cool hub!!! I was just a kid in 1969, but I remember it!
A lot of things going-on. I still love the music and the old t.v. shows!!
Marcia Ours
Hi! Thanks for the comment! I'm thankful for TV Land because it gives me the opportunity to watch some of those old shows!
I wasn't born, yet, but I can appreciate a hub about '69. Nice job. Voted up and across.
My mom was only 10 years old in 69 so I wasn't even thought of at the time! I love history and enjoy learning about other time periods! Incidentally, history was not one of my favorite subjects in school; go figure.
69 grabs my attention because some of my favorite groups were really strong during that time!
Thanks for commenting!
Ah, well, history wasn't one of my favorite subjects...that is until AFTER I got out of school and subscribed to the History Channel. LOL
so thankful for the history channel! if it wasn't for march madness, I'm sure my television would be stuck on History or ID Discovery today!
Oh this was interesting! Great job, Sam!
Thanks for the comment Nare! My mom always likes to say that I'm an older man trapped inside of a younger man's body. I'm always intrigued by history and historical events!
I was born in 1969, and although I grew up in the seventies, I had some exposure to the the late sixties in re-runs on TV and listening to the music on the radio as a child. I agree with you, I'm an old man in a young body as well. Thank you for sharing the insights!
Ah such memories from so long ago. I was 7 years old in 1969 and remember a lot of what you wrote about here. Very interesting sam209.
DIYmyOmy Level 3 Commenter 3 months ago
Love it,thanks for the memories! Voted it up,and awesome (there was no 'Groovy' or I would have picked that)