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Rememberthen.ca
1969 Trivia
compiled by Ted Yates |
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Top movies of 1969 included, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Easy Rider, Midnight Cowboy, The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie and True Grit. |
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The most celebrated outdoor rock concert of all time, Woodstock took place in upstate New York on Max Yasgur’s farm. Over 400,000 fans came for 3 days of peace, love and music. |
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Millions watched on television as astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. |
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TV shows which made their debut in 1969 included the Brady Bunch, the Bill Cosby Show, Hee Haw, Medical Center, Room 222, The Courtship of Eddie’s Father, and Love, American Style. |
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Music artists who had their very first hit in 1969 included Blood, Sweat and Tears, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Led Zeppelin, Bobby Sherman and 3 Dog Night. |
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The New York Mets won the World Series by beating the Baltimore Orioles in 5 games.
Major league baseball arrived in Canada when the Montreal Expos played their very first game. |
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Cigarette commercials were banned from TV and the government banned the use of cyclamates as artificial sweeteners. |
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Entertainers we lost in 1969 included Judy Garland, Boris Karloff, Brian Jones, Tommy Edwards and Thelma Ritter. |
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Actress Sharon Tate was murdered by Charles Manson and his ‘so called’ family. |
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Here are some 1969 price checks; extra large eggs were 57cents a dozen, a 3 quart jug of milk was 59 cents and a head of lettuce cost 29 cents. |
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Mary Jo Kopechne drowned in a car driven by Senator Edward Kennedy as he accidentally drove off a bridge in Chappaquidick. |
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The Grammy award for record of the year went to the 5th dimension for ‘ Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In. |
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In 1969 Paul McCartney married Linda Eastman and John Lennon married Yoko Ono.
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Golda Meir was elected Israel’s fourth premier. |
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Yasser Arafat was acknowledged at a Cairo conference as leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization. |
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Entertainers born in 1969 include Catharine Zeta-Jones, Jennifer Anniston and Bobby Brown. |
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The Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 29 - 11 to win the Grey cup. |
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The Ontario health services insurance plan started with premiums of $5.90 a month for a single person and $14.75 per month for a family. OHISIP, as it was called back then would pay 90% of the doctor’s fee.
The Canadian dollar was actually worth more than the U.S. dollar in 1969. It was worth $1.07 in the U.S. |
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