1969

• Apollo 11 lands two American astronauts on the moon on July 20.
   
• French-British “Concorde” supersonic jet transport makes first test flight.
   
• The worlds first human heart transplant is performed in Houston, Texas.

Astronaut Aldrin deploying
instruments on the Moon

Other Facts from 1969

President: Richard M. Nixon     Average annual income $8,547 New car  $3,278 Loaf of bread $0.23 Gallon of milk $1.26 Gallon of gas $0.35     Dow Jones Average  770 to 969

Songs From 1969

  “Come Together”
  “Aquarius-Let the Sunshine In”
  “Leaving on a Jet Plane”