At A Glance
13 June 1969 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 13 June 1969 was a Friday.
- 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 13 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 13 June 1969 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 13 June 1969 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 13 June
- 1966 The United States Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their Fifth Amendment rights before questioning them (colloquially known as "Mirandizing").
- 1967 U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson nominates Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become the first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
- 1971 Vietnam War: The New York Times begins publication of the Pentagon Papers.
- 1973 In a game versus the Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium, Los Angeles Dodgers teammates Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey and Bill Russell play together as an infield for the first time, going on to set the Major League Baseball record of staying together for 8+1⁄2 years.
- 1977 Convicted Martin Luther King Jr. assassin James Earl Ray is recaptured after escaping from prison three days before.
Famous people born on June 13
- Chris Evans, American actor and producer (born 1981)
- Stellan Skarsgård, Swedish actor (born 1951)
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson, English actor (born 1990)
- Kat Dennings, American actress and comedian (born 1986)
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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