October 1969


Wednesday 01:

The Concorde supersonic transport plane breaks the sound barrier for the first time.



Sunday 05:

The first broadcast of Monty Python's Flying Circus



Thursday 09:

Students from the University of the Philippines formed the first Upsilonian Congress and established the Upsiloan Alpha Beta Grand Fraternity in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.



Tuesday 14:

A race riot occurs in Springfield, Massachusetts.



Wednesday 15:

Vietnam War: Hundreds of thousands of people take part in National Moratorium antiwar demonstrations across the United States.



Thursday 16:

The "miracle" New York Mets win the World Series.



Saturday 18:

Jefferson Airplane member Paul Kantner is charged with possession of marijuana on Hawaii.



Wednesday 29:

The first computer-to-computer link is established on ARPANET.



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