At A Glance

28 February 1969 at a glance

Day of the week
28 February 1969 was a Friday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Everyday People” by Sly & the Family Stone.
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 28 February is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 28 February 1969 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 28 February 1969 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 28 February

  • 1959 Discoverer 1, an American spy satellite that is the first object intended to achieve a polar orbit, is launched but fails to achieve orbit.
  • 1969 The 1969 Portugal earthquake hits Portugal, Spain and Morocco.
  • 1974 The British election ends in a hung parliament after the Jeremy Thorpe-led Liberal Party achieved their biggest vote share since 1929.
  • 1983 The final episode of M*A*S*H airs, with almost 110 million viewers.
  • 1990 Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-36.

Famous people born on February 28

  • Ali Larter, American actress and model (born 1976)
  • John Turturro, American actor and director (born 1957)
  • Brian Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (1942–1969)
  • Luka Dončić, Slovenian basketball player (born 1999)

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.
More events of 1969 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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