Summer '69 - Carefree Summer!
NEWS
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin land and walk on the moon. "That's one small step for man, one giant step for mankind"
Senator Edward Kennedy drove his car, with passenger Mary Jo Kopechne inside, off a bridge on Chappaquidick Island in Massachusetts.
400,000 people attended The Woodstock Music and Art Fair, held in upstate New York.
Charles Manson and other members of his cult, murder actress Sharon Tate and six others.
POPULAR SONGS
Atlantis - Donovan
In the Year 2525 - Zager & Evans
Poke Salad Annie - Tony Joe White
Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Fall '69 - We're SENIORS!
NEWS
Hurricane Camille hits the Mississippi gulf coast, killing 248 people.
The New York Mets win the World Series
President Nixon bans the production of chemical weapons
'Marcus Welby' debuts on television
POPULAR SONGS
And When I Die - Blood, Sweat & Tears
Easy to Be Hard - Three Dog Night
Leaving on a Jet Plane - Peter, Paul & Mary
Love can Make You Happy - Mercy
Winter '69-'70 - Senioritis sets in!
NEWS
President Nixon appeals to the 'great silent majority' to support his Vietnam policy
250,000 protestors (mostly students) marched against the war in Washington DC
The unemployment rate in the US reaches 5.5%, the highest rate since 1965.
Joe Frazier regains the heavyweight boxing title. knocking out Jimmy Ellis in the 5th round
POPULAR SONGS
Get Ready - Rare Earth
I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
Come Together - The Beatles
Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
Spring '70 - Graduation!
NEWS
The Beatles call it quits
The first Earth Day is celebrated
The US invaded Cambodia
At Kent State University, National Guardsmen open fire on 1,000 students and four are killed.
POPULAR SONGS
Bridge Over Troubled Waters - Simon & Garfunkel
Hitchin a Ride - Vanity Fare
Lay Down - Melanie
The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles