On this day
February 16, 1969
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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Headlines from February 16, 1969
Dartmouth Takes Williams Ski Honors on Rally; Big Green Finishes One, Two in Jump to Beat Middlebury
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., Feb. 15 -- A mighty demonstration in the ski-jumping event sent favored Dartmouth rocketing from behind to gain team honors in the 33d Williams College Winter Carnival this afternoon.
Salem Still Casts a Spell Of Witchery; Salem Still Casts Spell of Witchery
Article on memorabilia collection, Superior Courthouse, Salem, Mass; illus
CONSUMER ADVISER TO NIXON RESIGNS; Miss Rogers Refuses to Cut Good Housekeeping Ties -- Quits Federal Job Instead
Rogers resigns as consumer consultant after Nixon asks her to give up her pay as Good Housekeeping Inst dir and take pay from Govt instead; Nixon takes pains to defend her, and Adm, from conflict-of-interest charges and to laud her as expert in consumer field; Repr Rosenthal hails departure
Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 12, 1969, covering February 16, 1969.
- 1
The Beatles [White Album]
The Beatles
- Last week
- 2
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 10
- 2
Wichita Lineman
Glen Campbell
- Last week
- 3
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 14
- 3
TCB
Diana Ross & The Supremes With The Temptations
- Last week
- 1
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 8
- 4
Greatest Hits
The Association
- Last week
- 4
- Peak
- 4
- Weeks
- 8
- 5
Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations
Diana Ross & The Supremes
- Last week
- 5
- Peak
- 2
- Weeks
- 12
Historical Context for February 16, 1969
In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]