1969
1969
| January
The Beach Boys
- 20 / 20
|
Violence
erupts in Northern Ireland as Catholics march against
discrimination by Protestants. Richard Nixon is sworn in as US President. The Beatles perform an unannounced concert on the rooftop of their Apple Studios building in London. |
| February
The Byrds -
Dr. Byrds and Mr. Hyde
|
Yassir
Arafat is sworn in as the head of the Palestine Liberation
Organisation. Human eggs are made fertile in test tubes for the first time. |
| March
James Brown
- Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud
|
The Soviets and Chinese clash over a border dispute. Golda Meir becomes Prime Minister of Israel. George Harrison is arrested for drug possession in England. Paul McCartney marries Linda Eastman; John Lennon marries Yoko Ono. Jim Morrison of the Doors is arrested for indecent exposure onstage in Miami, Florida. John Lennon and Yoko Ono hold a "bed-in for peace" in Amsterdam. |
| April
The Bob Seger
System - Ramblin' Gamblin' Man
|
France resumes airlift of arms to support Biafra against Nigeria. The USSR removes Dubcek from the leadership of Czechoslovakia. British troops are called into Northern Ireland as Belfast post offices are bombed. French President De Gaulle resigns after losing a constitutional referendum. African-American students hold a military occupation of Cornell University. |
| May
Joan Baez -
David's Album
|
Two
New York university campuses are closed over rioting.
Jimi Hendrix is arrested for drug possession in Toronto, Canada. Mick Jagger is arrested for drug possession in London. John Lennon and Yoko Ono start a new bed-in for peace in Montreal, Canada. |
| June
Captain Beefheart
- Trout Mask Replica
|
Spain begins a siege on Gibraltar. The Rolling Stones announce Brian Jones is leaving the group. Georges Pompidou is elected President of France. Death of singer Judy Garland. Biafrans suffer starvation as Nigeria forbids Red Cross relief flights. |
| July
Blind Faith
- Blind Faith
|
Brian
Jones drowns in his swimming pool.
The Rolling Stones head a free rock festival at Hyde Park in London. El Salvador troops invade Honduras. US Senator Edward Kennedy crashes his car and a woman passenger dies. Astronauts land on the Moon for the first time. Mariner 6 sends back close up pictures of Mars. |
| August
Bread - Bread
|
Sharon
Tate, wife of director Roman Polanski, is murdered in Los
Angeles along with others by the still-unknown Charles Manson "family". President Nixon visits Rumania, the first visit by a US President to a Communist country in decades. A 3-day rock festival is held in Woodstock, New York. British troops arrive in Northern Ireland to quell the fighting between Catholics and Protestants. Bob Dylan headlines at the Isle of Wight rock festival in Britain. |
| September
The Band -
The Band
|
Revolutionaries
in Libya overthrow the monarchy, led by Muammar
Gaddafi. Death of North Vietnam President Ho Chi Minh. John Lennon participates in a rock festival in Toronto, Canada. US President Nixon renews bombing of North Vietnam. |
| October
The Byrds -
Ballad of Easy Rider
|
British
troops fight against rioters in Northern Ireland.
The "Vietnam Moratorium", the largest protest yet against the war, is held in America. Willi Brandt is elected Chancellor of West Germany. Death of American author Jack Kerouac. |
| November
The Allman
Brothers Band - Allman Brothers Band
|
300 000 Nigerians face famine in war zone refugee camps. The Rolling Stones play a concert tour of the USA for the first time in 3 years . The USA makes a second moon landing. |
| December
Tim Buckley
- Blue Afternoon
|
The
Rolling Stones head a free festival concert in Livermore,
California, where mayhem ensues and a man is murdered. Terrorrists bomb Milan and Rome. John Lennon holds a private meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Charles Manson and his followes are arrested for the Los Angeles slayings. |