The following events occurred in June 1969:
June 3, 1969: Destroyer USS Frank Evans...
... sliced in two by Australian carrier, 74 seamen killed
June 20, 1969: Pompidou becomes new French President
June 22, 1969: Judy Garland dies of drug overdose
The following events occurred in January 1969:
January 14, 1969: USS Enterprise blast kills 27, injures over 300
January 28, 1969: Largest oil spill to date befouls California coast
Shatalov, Volynov, Yeliseyev and Khrunov
Lucens reactor control room in 1968