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July 24, 1969

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Headlines from July 24, 1969

CON ED EXPANSION AT ASTORIA ASKED; Luce Says That Oil Burning Facility Will Cut Pollution With Low-Sulphur Fuel

By William Borders

Consol Edison, announcing plans for expansion of oil-powered station in Astoria, Queens, says it takes step reluctantly because plant will increase amt of pollutant fuel co burns in city; co chmn Luce, in lr to Lindsay, says, with introduction of low-sulphur fuel, amt of pollution from plant will be less after proposed addition than it is now; co spokesman says plan will need approval by number of city and state agencies; Lindsay spokesman says plan raises serious questions and that it will be studied by pollution experts

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APOLLO 11 TO SPLASH DOWN TODAY; STORMS FORCE LANDING SITE SHIFT; ASTRONAUTS SEND A FINAL REPORT; CLOSER TO HAWAII

By John Noble Wilford

splashdown site switched to area 247 mi northeast of prime recovery zone because of bad weather; astronauts transmit final telecast; movingly reflect on mission; thank NASA personnel for making flight possible; illus of Armstrong during telecast; mission controllers tell astronauts they will get good view of tropical storm in western Pacific during their re-entry; earlier, astronauts monitored craft's systems, took photos and tracked stars

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 23, 1969, covering July 24, 1969.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Blood; Sweat & Tears by Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Blood; Sweat & Tears

    Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    26
  2. 2
    Album cover for Hair by Original Cast Recording

    Hair

    Original Cast Recording

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    52
  3. 3
    Album cover for Romeo & Juliet (1969) by Soundtrack

    Romeo & Juliet (1969)

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    25
  4. 4
    Album cover for This Is Tom Jones by Tom Jones

    This Is Tom Jones

    Tom Jones

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    7
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Age Of Aquarius by The 5th Dimension

    The Age Of Aquarius

    The 5th Dimension

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

Rick Fox

1969Rick Fox, Bahamian basketball player[†]

Ulrich Alexander Fox is a Bahamian-Canadian actor and former basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association for the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, and played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels. He was the owner of the eSports franchise Echo Fox until his departure from the franchise in October 2019.

Jennifer Lopez

1969Jennifer Lopez, American actress, singer, and dancer[†]

Jennifer Lynn Lopez, also known by her nickname J.Lo, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer and businesswoman. Lopez is regarded as one of the most influential entertainers of her time, credited with breaking barriers for Latino Americans in Hollywood and helping propel the Latin pop movement in music. She is also noted for her impact on popular culture through fashion, branding, and shifting mainstream beauty standards.

Notable Deaths

Witold Gombrowicz

1969Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author and playwright (born 1904)[†]

Witold Marian Gombrowicz was a Polish writer and playwright. His works are characterised by deep psychological analysis, a certain sense of paradox and absurd, anti-nationalist flavor. In 1937, he published his first novel, Ferdydurke, which presented many of his usual themes: problems of immaturity and youth, creation of identity in interactions with others, and an ironic, critical examination of class roles in Polish society and culture.

Historical Events

Apollo program

1969Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean.[†]

The Apollo program, also known as Project Apollo, was the United States human spaceflight program led by NASA, which landed the first humans on the Moon in 1969. Apollo followed Project Mercury that put the first Americans in space. It was conceived in 1960 as a three-person spacecraft during President Dwight D. Eisenhower's administration. Apollo was later dedicated to President John F. Kennedy's national goal for the 1960s of "landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth" in an address to Congress on May 25, 1961. It was the third American human spaceflight program to fly, preceded by Project Gemini conceived in 1961 to extend spaceflight capability in support of Apollo.

Historical Context for July 24, 1969

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