Important Things That Happen in 1969
Jan 17th - Beatles release Yellow
January 17 The Beatles Release “The Yellow Submarine Album.”
January 19- Pro Bowl West Beats East 38-25
March 20- U.S. president Nixon Proclaims He Will End Vietnam War in 1970.
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Mar 20th - US president Nixon M
Jan 19th
Top Ten Songs of 1969
Get Back: The Beatles (1) — Billy Preston played keyboards for this song. He was the first nonBeatle artist to be given credit on the record label. “Get Back” was spending its 4th of five
weeks on top of the charts. /Love (Can Make You Happy): Mercy (2) —This was their one and
only hit. Mercy was a six member vocal group from Florida./ Grazing In The Grass: The Friends
of Distinction (3) — This was an instrumental hit from Hugh Masekela in 1968 with that had
come with lyrics. It’s one of the few instances that an instrumental tune would get words and
become a Top Ten hit all over again./ Oh Happy Day: The Edwin Hawkins Singers (4) — A 46
member group from northern California. /Bad Moon Rising: Credence Clearwater Revival (5) —
This is one of FIVE CCR tunes that would peak at #2. They never reached #1 on the Billboard Hot
100. “Bad Moon Rising” is their 5th biggest hit of all time. / In The Ghetto: Elvis Presley (6) —
This was in its peak position. Elvis would score his last #1 hit in the fall with “Suspicious
Minds.”/ ONE: Three Dog Night (7) — This song was written by Harry Nilsson. This song was the
Three Dog Night’s first Top Ten hit. At this point in time, the group is introduced to the music
industry, having scored their first charted song with “Try A Little Tenderness”./ Love Theme
From “ROMEO AND JULIET”: Henry Mancini (8) — Henry was on the charts from 1960-1977
with various instrumental hits, but this was his one and ONLY Top Ten tune! It would later on
replace the Beatles at #1. /These Eyes: The Guess Who? (9) — Spending its last of five weeks in
the Top Ten, this peaked at #6 on the top ten charts. /Too Busy Thinking About My Baby:
Marvin Gaye (10) — Marvin’s 10th Top Ten hit, and duets he sang with Tammi Terrell and Kim
Weston. As the snow flies
Chorus-- of IN THE GHETTO/Elvis Presley
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
A poor little baby child is born
In the ghetto
And his mama cries
This song reflects the culture of the times because times were very hard. They were hard with
like money, clothes, jobs and etc.
The Year Everything Changed
This book cost $24.95 and has 288 pages, some people talk about
1967 as 'The Summer of Love' and 1968 as 'The Year the Dream Died.
But there was not a book about 1969 until Rob Kirkpatrick decided to
write ‘The Year Everything Changed’. He didn’t think it was aokay to
have books that cover all years except this year, 1969. It was just the
year when very important things happened. In 1969, a man landedand
walked on the moon, his name was Neil Armstrong. The “Miracle Mets”
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charmedd sports fans; students took over college campuses and
demonstrators had battles with police. America watched the
Woodstock music festival, Kurt Vonnegut published SlaughterhouseFive. Punk music was invented, and there was a murder at Altamont
Speedway. Powerful, timely, and a blast to read, 1969 chronicles the
year in culture and society, sports, music, film, politics, and technology.
This deep, comprehensive history is perfect for those who survived
1969 or for those who simply want to feel as though they did.
Richard Nixon
Nixon was born in Yorba Linda, California. He graduated from Whittier College in 1934 and
Duke University School of Law in 1937, returning to California to practice law. He and his wife, Pat
Nixon, moved to Washington to work for the federal government in 1942. He served in the United
States Navy during World War II. Nixon was elected in California to the House of Representatives in
1946 and to the Senate in 1950. His pursuit of the Alger Hiss case established his reputation as a
leading anti-communist, and elevated him to national prominence. He was the running mate of
Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Republican Party presidential nominee in the 1952 election. Nixon served
for eight years as vice president. He waged an unsuccessful presidential campaign in 1960, narrowly
losing to John F. Kennedy, and lost a race for Governor of California in 1962. In 1968, he ran again for
the presidency and was elected.
Although Nixon initially escalated America's involvement in the Vietnam War, he subsequently
ended U.S. involvement in 1973. Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China in 1972 opened
diplomatic relations between the two nations, and he initiated détente and the Anti-Ballistic Missile
Treaty with the Soviet Union the same year. Domestically, his administration generally embraced
policies that transferred power from Washington to the states. Among other things, he launched
initiatives to fight cancer and illegal drugs, imposed wage and price controls, enforced desegregation
of some Southern schools, and established the Environmental Protection Agency. Though he presided
over the lunar landings beginning with Apollo 11, he scaled back manned space exploration. He was
re-elected by a landslide in 1972.
Nixon's second term saw an Arab oil embargo, the resignation of his vice president, Spiro Agnew, and a continuing series of
revelations about the Watergate scandal and other misconduct by members of the administration. The scandal escalated,
costing Nixon much of his political support, and on August 9, 1974, he resigned in the face of almost certain impeachment and
removal from office. After his resignation, he controversially received a pardon issued by his successor, Gerald Ford. In
retirement, Nixon's work as an elder statesman, authoring several books and undertaking many foreign trips, helped to
rehabilitate his public image. He suffered a debilitating stroke on April 18, 1994, and died four days later at the age of 81.
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies was a TV sitcom about a hillbilly
family living in South California in the 1960s.The patriarch
strikes oilby accidently missing his target while hunting on his
land near a fictionalized town called Bugtussle in the Ozark
Mountains. After he becomes wealthy he follows the advice of
his friends, neighbors, family, and he dicides to move with his
family to Beverly Hills. I think that this show is very good.
Cast-Donna Douglas as Elly May Clampet
Buddy Ebsen as Jed Clampett
Nancy Kulp as Jane Hathaway
Irene Ryan as Daisy Moses “Granny”
Raymond Bailey as Milburn Drysdale
Genre—Comedy
Plot—
The series is about a poor family transplanted to Beverly Hills,
California, after striking oil on their land.
Bill Russell
William Felton "Bill" Russell born February 12, 1934 is a former
professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics
of the NBA. A five-time NBA MVP and a twelve-time All-Star, Russell
was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty, winning eleven NBA
championships during his thirteen-year career. Along with Henri
Richard of the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadians, Russell
holds the record for the most championships won by an athlete in a
North American sports league. Before his professional career, Russell
led the University of San Francisco to two consecutive NCAA
championships (1955, 1956). He also won a gold medal at the 1956
Summer Olympics as captain of the U.S. national basketball team.
Bill Russell ~
The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent
believe that you might block every shot.
1969 Chevrolet Chevelle
One of America’s most recognized Muscle Car
was the 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle. It was produced
with only minor styling changes, including new tail
lamps. With another record climbing sales year the
Chevelle was on the rise and the SS 396 became an
option package on all Chevelles. Now making it
possible to order the SS 396 package on everything
from the popular sales leading Malibu to the
Chevelle 300-series and the Chevrolet El Camino
pick up.
Hippie Clothes
What ever was sold at Salvation Army, surplus army navy stores, bell
bottoms came from navy surplus, clothes from India. Hand made
anything. The whole point with buying Salvation Army, surplus clothes
was not to consume. They had long hair which was sometimes braided.
Also they wore a leather band around their foreheads. This helped keep
long hair more manageable, wide legged bell bottoms, tye dye shirts,
ultra mini skirts, big hoop gold earrings, lots of jeans and T-shirts, and
barefooted most of the time they could get by with it, otherwise
sandals.
1969 Movies—Easy Rider
Easy Rider is a 1969 American road movie written by Peter
Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern, produced by Fonda
and directed by Hopper. It tells the story of two bikers (played
by Fonda and Hopper) who travel through the American
Southwest and South. The success of Easy Rider helped spark
the New Hollywood phase of filmmaking during the early
1970s. The film was added to the Library of Congress National
Registry in 1998.A landmark counterculture film, and a
"touchstone for a generation" that "captured the national
imagination, Easy Rider explores the societal landscape, issues,
and tensions in the United States during the 1960s, such as the
rise and fall of the hippie movement, drug use, and communal
lifestyle. Easy Rider is famous for its use of real drugs in its
portrayal of marijuana and other substances.
1969 Restaurant
Alice's Restaurant is a 1969 American comedy film cowritten and directed by Arthur Penn. It is an adaptation of the
1967 folk song of the same name by singer and songwriter Arlo
Guthrie. The film stars Guthrie as himself, with Pat Quinn as
Alice Brock and James Broderick as Ray Brock. Contrary to
popular belief, while Arlo Guthrie wrote the lyrics and music for
the narrative song Alice’s Restaurant Massacre, he neither
wrote nor co-wrote the screenplay for the film Alice’s
Restaurant, which was instead co-written by Venable Herndon
and Arthur Penn.
Topic of Interest
The thing that had my interest the most was how the
hippies dressed and all of their actions. It affected me the most
because of the things they could do back in the 60’s we cannot
do now.
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