Pappy
Living the Dream
Remember When "50 Years Ago" Feb 1969
- Topping the Billboard Music Charts in February 1969, were “Crimson and Clover” by Tommy James and the Shondells and “Every Day People” by Sly & The Family Stone.
- U.S. President Richard M. Nixon instructed his national security adviser, Henry Kissinger, to secretly pursue a plan of action to establish dialogue between the governments of the United States and the People's Republic of China.
- At the Palestinian National Congress in Cairo, Yasser Arafat was elected as the new chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), replacing Yahya Hammuda.
- The Boeing 747 "jumbo jet" was flown for the first time, taking off at 11:44 in the morning Pacific Time on Feb 9 from Boeing's Paine Field airfield at Everett, Washington.
- U.S. President Nixon called for "a war on organized crime", requesting Congress to pass laws allowing confiscation of Mafia assets including any funds traced to criminal activity. The result would be the passage of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 (OCCA).
- African-American students staged simultaneous protests on college campuses across the United States as part of the "Black Campus Movement" (BCM).
- Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) terrorists set off a time bomb at the Canadian Stock Exchange and the Montreal Exchange injuring 27 people.
- The final stage of the Tet Offensive, the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong attack on South Vietnam, was launched on multiple provinces.
Boris Karloff (William Henry Pratt), 81, English-born actor known for portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in horror films passed away.
