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THE Apollo 9 astronauts splashed down after 10 days in space. But the economy remained in its inflationary orbit and increasing concern was voiced about whether it could be brought down safely.
Chomsky, Noam: American Power and the New Mandarins
COLLEGE PARK, Md., March 15 -- Charlie Scott, the New York athlete who is the first Negro to play varsity athletics at the University of North Carolina, became the Tar Heels' No. 1 hero when he sank a 20-foot shot with 2 second remaining to give North Carolina an 87-85 victory over Davidson in the third round of the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball championship today.
Although Princeton has won titles in many sports, the Tiger team carried off the three-weapon Intercollegiate Fencing Association championship yesterday for the first time.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 12, 1969, covering March 16, 1969.
Glen Campbell
Cream
The Beatles
The Association
Iron Butterfly
1969Judah Friedlander, American comedian and actor[†]
Judah Friedlander is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is known for playing the role of writer Frank Rossitano on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock. Friedlander is also known for his role as Toby Radloff in the film American Splendor, a role that garnered him favorable reviews and a nomination for best supporting actor at the 2004 Independent Spirit Awards. Earlier in his career, he was recognized as "the hug guy" from the music video for the 2001 Dave Matthews Band single "Everyday".
1969Ottis Gibson, Barbadian cricketer and coach[†]
Ottis Delroy Gibson is a cricket coach and former cricketer from Barbados, who played for the West Indies. From 2010 to 2014, Gibson was the head coach for the West Indies, where he led the team to be champions of the 2012 T20 World Cup. He has been appointed as Bangladesh bowling head coach and previously twice worked as bowling coach for England, from 2007 to 2010 and again from 2015 to 2017. Gibson also coached the South African cricket team from 2017 to 2019. He was the pace bowling coach of the Bangladesh national cricket team and Multan Sultans. In January 2022 Gibson was appointed the head coach of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, he is set to join the team after the conclusion of the 2022 Pakistan Super League season.
1969Alina Ivanova, Russian athlete[†]
Alina Petrovna Ivanova is a retired Russian long-distance athlete who competing in race walking and road running. She is best known for winning the gold medal in the women's 10 km walk at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. She represented the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
1969Evangelos Koronios, Greek basketball player and coach[†]
Evangelos Koronios, most commonly known as Angelos Koronios, is a Greek former professional basketball player and coach.
1969A Viasa McDonnell Douglas DC-9 crashes in Maracaibo, Venezuela, killing 155.[†]
Venezolana Internacional de Aviación Sociedad Anónima, or VIASA for short, was the Venezuelan flag carrier airline between 1960 and 1997. It was headquartered in the Torre Viasa in Caracas. Launched in November 1960 , it was nationalised in 1975 due to financial problems, and re-privatised in 1991, with the major stake going to Iberia. The company ceased operations in January 1997 , and went into liquidation.
In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]