5 March 1969 The Kray twins are found guilty
The Kray twins are found guilty of murder in the London gangland trial at the Old Bailey after the longest murder hearing in British criminal history.
24 May 1969 Troops count cost of Vietnam’s Hamburger Hill
Senior US officers say the strategic location of Hill 937 - ‘Hamburger Hill’ - justifies the frontal assault but paratroopers are not convinced.
25 May 1969 Bridget Riley, Britain’s leading woman painter
Only in her thirties, she is firmly in the super tax bracket and is the Mary Quant of the art world.
6 July 1969 Mick Jagger pays poetic tribute to Brian Jones
The Rolling Stones perform in London’s Hyde Park in memory of the guitarist who recently died in the swimming pool of his home.
21 July 1969 On the moon after perfect touchdown
At 3:39 am this morning, Armstrong, the lunar module commander, opened the hatch and clambered slowly down to the surface of the moon.
15 August 1969 How long will British troops stay in Ulster?
This is the biggest question which the Westminster and Ulster governments must resolve before the weekend is over.
19 August 1969 Grooving on the sounds at Woodstock
There was relief today when a camp-out involving twice the number of forces engaged in the Battle of Gettysberg broke out on the country town of Bethel, New York, and went home. Rock enthusiasts suffer mud, hunger, thirst.
1 September 1969 Muammar Gaddafi comes to power
Libya’s monarch King Idris is ousted in a coup and 27-year-old Muammar Gaddafi, the chairman of the Revolutionary Command Centre, emerges as a key leader.
8 October 1969 Abbey Road backtrack
Geoffrey Cannon enjoys Abbey Road, the new album from the Beatles, but ultimately finds it a “slight matter”.
Photograph: Linda McCartney/Paul McCartney/Glasgow Museums/PA
16 October 1960 The biggest dovecote in US history
Vietnam Moratorium Day lived up to its advanced billing as the most widespread demonstration for peace in America’s history as hundreds of thousands joined in demonstrations, and rallies.
16 November 1969 The launch of Rupert Murdoch’s Sun
Monday morning will still see a nominal ‘Sun,’ but it will be tabloid and unrecognisable.
8 December 1969 Life and death as the Stones roll on
Hells Angles attack fans at the Altamont music festival in California.
17 December 1969 MPs vote to abolish the death penalty for murder
The House of Commons, on a free vote, has taken the right decision on capital punishment and the House of Lords ought not to complicate the issue by dissenting.
