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March 19, 1969

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Headlines from March 19, 1969

MILLION VEHICLES RECALLED BY G.M.; Defects in Braking Possible -- All Full-Size Pontiacs for '65 and '66 Included

By Jerry M. Flint

GM recalls 1,133,720 cars, trucks and school buses for correction of potential defects in braking systems; says at least 1 death is linked to callback, that of 15-yr-old boy in school bus accident in Huntsville, Ala, last Nov 1-9; says there have been other accidents with minor injuries; recall involves 967,000 full-size '65-66 Pontiac cars, 164,050 Chevrolet and GMC truck and coach div bus chassis and medium duty trucks, other vehicles; in Pontiac defect, 2 front Drake hoses may fail; defects described

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 19, 1969, covering March 19, 1969.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell

    Wichita Lineman

    Glen Campbell

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    19
  2. 2
    Album cover for Goodbye by Cream

    Goodbye

    Cream

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    6
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Beatles [White Album] by The Beatles

    The Beatles [White Album]

    The Beatles

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    15
  4. 4
    Album cover for Ball by Iron Butterfly

    Ball

    Iron Butterfly

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    6
  5. 5
    Album cover for Blood; Sweat & Tears by Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Blood; Sweat & Tears

    Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Last week
    9
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    8

Notable Births

Connor Trinneer

1969Connor Trinneer, American actor[†]

Connor Wyatt Trinneer is an American film, stage, and television actor. He is best known for his roles as Charles "Trip" Tucker III on Star Trek: Enterprise, Michael on the series Stargate Atlantis, and Professor Moynihan on the web series Guilty Party.

Historical Events

Emley Moor transmitting station

1969The 385-metre-tall (1,263 ft) TV-mast at Emley Moor transmitting station, United Kingdom, collapses due to ice build-up.[†]

The Emley Moor transmitting station is a telecommunications and broadcasting facility on Emley Moor, 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the village centre of Emley, in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.

Historical Context for March 19, 1969

In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]