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Events of 1969

Events of 1969

Published: 1969
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Announcer: 1969, the fulfillment of a dream.

Unknown Speaker: "We copy you down, Eagle... Houston, The Eagle has landed!"

Announcer: 1969, a year of promises and hope.

President Richard M. Nixon: "I have decided to order the immediate redeployment from Vietnam of a divisional equivalent of approximately 25,000 men."

Announcer: 1969, a year of dissent... 1969, for some, a year of frustration.

Edward M. Kennedy: "And so I ask you tonight, the people of Massachusetts, to think this through with me. In facing this decision, I seek your advice and opinion. In making it, I seek your prayers."

Announcer: 1969, the end of a decade, the beginning of a new age of man.

Neil Armstrong: "That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

Announcer: The audio network of United Press International presents, 1969 In Review.

A review in sound of the significant news events of 1969, the year of man’s landing on the moon.

© 1969 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


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Former U.S. President George W. Bush (C) points to the crowd as he stands on the first tee box at the 2013 Presidents Cup at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio on October 3, 2013. UPI/Brian Kersey