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October 16, 1969

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Headlines from October 16, 1969

Eisenhower Dollar Voted by Congress; Eisenhower Dollar to Be Coined; Congress Disagrees on Content

By Peter Grosespecial To the New York Times

Cong approves coining of new dollar hon Eisenhower, but Sen and HR differ on whether it should be silver coin; group of Western legislators in Sen, citing lr from Mrs Eisenhower that disclosed that Eisenhower liked to collect and distribute silver dollars as mementos, wins Sen authorization, 40-21, of dollar with 40% silver content, same as that of Kennedy half-dollar; HR, despite reading of same lr, votes 257-65 for Adm proposal that coin be made of copper and nickel; Sen Dominick (Colo) and Repr McClure (Idaho) led efforts for silver coin; coin design illus

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A Pledge by Humphrey; A Pledge by Humphrey: No Stab in Nixon's Back

By Seth S. Kingspecial To the New York Times

Humphrey says he has promised Nixon that, as leader of Dem party, he will never say Nixon is man who lost the war, int; says he does not want Nixon to worry about his stabbing him (Nixon) in the back; says he told Nixon that if he takes steps that are needed to end war, Nixon can depend on his (Humphrey's) support; says he is astounded Nixon has not offered N Vietnamese a cease-fire

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 15, 1969, covering October 16, 1969.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Green River

    Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for Through The Past; Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) by The Rolling Stones

    Through The Past; Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    6
  3. 3
    Album cover for Johnny Cash At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

    Johnny Cash At San Quentin

    Johnny Cash

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
  4. 4
    Album cover for Blind Faith by Blind Faith

    Blind Faith

    Blind Faith

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  5. 5
    Album cover for In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly

    In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

    Iron Butterfly

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    66

Notable Births

Roy Hargrove

1969Roy Hargrove, American trumpet player and composer (died 2018)[†]

Roy Anthony Hargrove was an American jazz musician and composer whose principal instruments were the trumpet and flugelhorn. He achieved critical acclaim after winning two Grammy Awards for differing styles of jazz in 1998 and 2002. Hargrove primarily played in the hard bop style for the majority of his albums, but also had a penchant for genre-crossing exploration and collaboration with a variety of hip hop, neo soul, R&B and alternative rock artists. As Hargrove told one reporter, "I've been around all kinds of musicians, and if a cat can play, a cat can play. If it's gospel, funk, R&B, jazz or hip-hop, if it's something that gets in your ear and it's good, that's what matters."

Takao Omori

1969Takao Omori, Japanese wrestler[†]

Takao Omori is a Japanese professional wrestler, working for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he is a one-time Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion and seven-time World Tag Team Champion. He is also part of the All Japan Board of Directors. He has worked in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah) and Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1).

Terri J. Vaughn

1969Terri J. Vaughn, American actress and producer[†]

Terri Juanita Vaughn-Riley is an American actress, director and producer. She is best known for her role as high school secretary Lovita Alizay Jenkins-Robinson in The WB sitcom The Steve Harvey Show (1997–2002), for which she received three NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She later co-starred in the UPN/The CW sitcom All of Us (2003–2005), and TBS sitcom Meet the Browns (2009–2011).

Wendy Wilson

1969Wendy Wilson, American singer-songwriter[†]

Wendy Wilson is an American singer and television personality who is a member of the pop trio Wilson Phillips. She co-founded Wilson Phillips with her older sister, Carnie, and childhood friend Chynna Phillips in 1989. Wilson Phillips released two albums in 1990 and 1992 before splitting up. Wendy and Carnie released a Christmas album together in 1993, and an album called The Wilsons in 1997, with their formerly estranged father, Brian.

Historical Context for October 16, 1969

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