Highlights of the year
- 4/14Katharine HepburnUS awards
- 5/25Midnight CowboyFilms
- 7/3Stonewall riotsEvents
- 7/16Apollo 11Events
- 8/14Once Upon a Time in the WestFilms
- 8/15Woodstock FestivalOpenings
- 9/26Abbey RoadMusic
- 10/1Beijing SubwayOpenings
- 11/10Sesame StreetTV
- 12/1DoraemonManga
Jan197 items
- 1/4International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial DiscriminationEvents
- 1/5Venera 5Events
- 1/10The Brothers KaramazovFilms
- 1/12Led ZeppelinMusic
- 1/12Super Bowl IIISports
- 1/12Portnoy's ComplaintBooks
- 1/17Yellow SubmarineMusic
- 1/201969 Australian OpenSports
Feb164 items
- 2/8Pippi LongstockingTV
- 2/1020/20Music
- 2/10Boston City HallOpenings
- 2/15PATCO SpeedlineOpenings
- 2/211969 Argentine Primera DivisiónSports
- 2/24The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieFilms
- 2/2426th Golden Globe AwardsEvents
- 2/26ZFilms
Mar241 items
- 3/11969 Formula One seasonSports
- 3/3Apollo 9Events
- 3/8Horta MuseumOpenings
- 3/10The GodfatherBooks
- 3/24Menorca AirportOpenings
- 3/29Eurovision Song Contest 1969Events
- MarSlaughterhouse-FiveBooks
- MarThe Velvet UndergroundMusic
Apr208 items
- 4/3The Boys of Paul StreetFilms
- 4/6Estádio Beira-RioOpenings
- 4/9Nashville SkylineMusic
- 4/14Katharine HepburnUS awards
- 4/1441st Academy AwardsEvents
- 4/14World Chess Championship 1969Sports
- 4/21Uncle MeatMusic
- 4/28The Diamond ArmFilms
May226 items
- 5/10Lake Pontchartrain CausewayOpenings
- 5/15My Night at Maud'sFilms
- 5/18Apollo 10Events
- 5/23Vienna Convention on the Law of TreatiesEvents
- 5/23TommyMusic
- 5/25Midnight CowboyFilms
- 5/281969 European Cup FinalSports
- 5/29Haydarpaşa railway stationOpenings
Jun217 items
- 6/3The Very Hungry CaterpillarBooks
- 6/18The Wild BunchFilms
- 6/21Deep PurpleMusic
- 6/211969 Dutch Grand PrixSports
- 6/25The Soft ParadeMusic
- 6/26Easy RiderFilms
- 6/28Verrazzano-Narrows BridgeOpenings
- JunGeorge Bush Intercontinental AirportOpenings
Jul201 items
- 7/3Stonewall riotsEvents
- 7/61969 French Grand PrixSports
- 7/11Space OddityMusic
- 7/14The Master of TaigaFilms
- 7/16Apollo 11Events
- 7/191969 British Grand PrixSports
- 7/23Castle KeepFilms
- 7/27Soundtrack From The Film “More”Music
Aug192 items
- 8/5The StoogesMusic
- 8/5Green RiverMusic
- 8/11KashirskayaOpenings
- 8/14Once Upon a Time in the WestFilms
- 8/15Woodstock FestivalOpenings
- 8/18Take the Money and RunFilms
- 8/211969–70 European CupSports
- 8/271969–70 European Cup Winners' CupSports
Sep293 items
- 9/4Mexico City MetroOpenings
- 9/12Army of ShadowsFilms
- 9/14Fuerteventura AirportOpenings
- 9/141969–70 Serie ASports
- 9/23Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidFilms
- 9/26Abbey RoadMusic
- 9/26The Brady BunchTV
- 9/27EuroBasket 1969Sports
Oct287 items
- 10/1Beijing SubwayOpenings
- 10/3Fernsehturm BerlinOpenings
- 10/5Monty Python's Flying CircusTV
- 10/12Soyuz 7Events
- 10/13Soyuz 8Events
- 10/22Led Zeppelin IIMusic
- 10/25UmmagummaMusic
- OctThe Color of PomegranatesFilms
Nov213 items
- 11/2Willy and the Poor BoysMusic
- 11/4David BowieMusic
- 11/10Sesame StreetTV
- 11/13Women in LoveFilms
- 11/14Apollo 12Events
- 11/16La Chinita International AirportOpenings
- 11/231969 CONCACAF ChampionshipSports
- 11/29Battle of NeretvaFilms
Dec302 items
- 12/1DoraemonManga
- 12/5Let It BleedMusic
- 12/6Altamont Free ConcertEvents
- 12/12Piazza Fontana bombingEvents
- 12/17TopazFilms
- 12/17Maelbeek/Maalbeek metro stationOpenings
- 12/19On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceFilms
- DecConcerto for Group and OrchestraMusic
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Tokyo prices in 1969 (annual average)All items ›
Ramen (restaurant)¥88Coffee (café)¥88Curry rice (restaurant)¥128Postcard¥7Newspaper (monthly)¥750Gasoline (1 L)¥53Movie ticket¥326Public bath¥35
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Federal minimum wagehour$1.60