1969
From The D Archives
Events in 1969:
May 14 - Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi visits Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
November 15 - Cold War: The Soviet submarine K-19 collides with the American submarine USS Gato in the Barents Sea.
August 15-August 18 - The Woodstock Festival is held in upstate New York, featuring some of the top rock musicians of the era.
July 14-July 18 - The Soccer War fought between Honduras and El Salvador