At A Glance
10 June 1969 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 10 June 1969 was a Tuesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Get Back” by The Beatles with Billy Preston.
- Top Film of 1969
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1969 was Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
- Bestselling Novel of 1969
- “Portnoy's Complaint” by Philip Roth was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1969.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1969–70 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 10 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 10 June 1969 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 10 June 1969 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 10 June
- 1963 The Equal Pay Act of 1963, aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex, is signed into law by John F. Kennedy as part of his New Frontier Program.
- 1964 United States Senate breaks a 75-day filibuster against the Civil Rights Act of 1964, leading to the bill's passage.
- 1967 The Six-Day War ends: Israel and Syria agree to a cease-fire.
- 1977 James Earl Ray escapes from Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Petros, Tennessee. He is recaptured three days later.
- 1980 The African National Congress in South Africa publishes a call to fight from their imprisoned leader Nelson Mandela.
Famous people born on June 10
- Kate Upton, American model and actress (born 1992)
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of the United Kingdom, Prince of Greece and Denmark, Consort of Queen Elizabeth II (1921–2021)
- Judy Garland, American actress and singer (1922–1969)
- Elizabeth Hurley, English model, actress, and producer (born 1965)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1969 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1969 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- February 9 – The Boeing 747 makes its maiden flight, from Paine Field at Everett, Washington.
- May 25 – Midnight Cowboy, an X-rated, Oscar-winning John Schlesinger film, is released.
- June 28 – The Stonewall riots in New York City mark the start of the modern gay rights movement in the U.S.
Life in the US in 1969
President
Richard Nixon
Gas (per gallon)
$0.35
Loaf of Bread
$0.24
Average House
$17,400
Weekly Wage
$130
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