In 1969, the Apollo 11 mission met John F. Kennedy's 1962 challenge to put a man on the moon. July 20 marks 40 years since the historic lunar landing, when Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin took the first moon walk as Michael Collins orbited overhead. Most people are familiar with Armstrong's "One small step for man," but here are 11 facts about the moon shot that might co... read full post picked by kakana 4 months ago

1969. Hippies and music. If only I could go back in time.

It's the whole f**king show, by the way. Grab a beer, roll a joint, do whatever it is that you do. Sit back and enjoy the show. Maybe dance around a little too if you the music takes you there. picked by dOntEAtpOOp 1 year ago

Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger escaped an assassination plot hatched in 1969 by the Hells Angels, a new British Broadcasting Corp. documentary has claimed. picked by Hoosker 2 years ago

In 1969 Paul Ehrlich famously predicted that there would be too many people to feed and that the end of the 70's would see hundreds of millions die of starvation. He was wrong. Partly because we learned to increase plant yield. We need a more modern version to achieve even higher yields. Evolution has handed us the tool we need in a bacteria that can fix the nitrogen needed for fertilization. picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago

Charles Weever Cushman, amateur photographer and Indiana University alumnus, bequeathed approximately 14,500 Kodachrome color slides to his alma mater. The photographs in this collection bridge a thirty-two year span from 1938 to 1969, during which time he extensively documented the United States as well as other countries. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

From 1969 to, erm, 2003, the complete history of the internets. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

A collection of Woodstock Facts, Figures, Stories, Photos, Current Happenings, Memorabilia, Links, and Assorted Tidbits. Assembled to give you a clearer picture of an event that reshaped Music and Society. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

The history of the "Amen Break," a six-second drum sample from the b-side of a chart-topping single from 1969. This sample was used extensively in early hiphop and sample-based music, and became the basis for drum-and-bass and jungle music -- a six-second clip that spawned several entire subcultures. picked by dOntEAtpOOp 1 year ago

live @ Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
Apr 12, 1969 (her one and only show in Germany) picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

In 1969 the US department of defense invaded the island in order to use it as a test site for cutting edge developments in geomagnetism and genetic engineering. It was eventually hoped to try and work out a way to control the population of the world. The crash of flight 815 was caused by a swarm of remotely operated Dharma nanobots. The survivors of flight 815 are clones of the previous test subj... read full post picked by extc68 2 years ago

Excerpts from the first airing. picked by suebe 3 years ago

John Lennon did many brilliant things in his life, but arguably one of his most inspired acts was his deliberate destruction of the Beatles in 1969, just 40 years ago this month. It didn't seem that way then, but if Lennon hadn't done that, I doubt that you'd be reading this today. Lennon froze them for ever at their peak. picked by suebe 3 months ago

The Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel and the city of Montreal have announced plans to commemorate John and Yoko's 1969 stay that ended with the release of the song "Give Peace a Chance". picked by kakana 8 months ago

The Woodstock Festival ended forty years ago today, on August 18, 1969* -- and roughly, um, two years later, Marvel Comics was there! picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

The afternoon of January 30, 1969 was when The Beatles surprised a central London office lunch crowd with an impromptu concert on the roof of their Savile Row Apple headquarters. More video in comments. And why a tribute rooftop concert was cancelled picked by suebe 10 months ago

I know it's been almost 40 years since The Flying Circus' debut on October 5, 1969, but these are some great BBC News articles about Monty Python and how it's stood the test of time. picked by cleopatrareborn 2 years ago

You’ve heard about how the US beat the Soviets to the moon in 1969. There was another lesser-known exploratory scoop in January of 1960, when Don Walsh and Jacques Piccard climbed aboard the Trieste, a deep sea bathysphere designed by Piccard’s father Auguste Piccard, and dived to the bottom of the Mariana Trench. It was the first time human beings traveled to the deepest part of the ... read full post picked by Bingo 4 months ago

Set adrift in 1969 by a New Jersey fireman, this simple message didn't show up for 39 years when it was found in Mississippi. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

Thanks to new technology, the original footage taken by astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin in 1969 has been turned into a high definition video, complete with sound. picked by ogri2003 2 years ago

In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan, armed with a reel-to-reel tape deck, snuck into John Lennon's hotel room in Toronto and convinced John to do an interview about peace. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago