1969 Fact Sheet

Database: Miss America Winners by State

Record Name Year City State
Judith Anne Ford 1969 Belvidere Illinois

Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country

Record Name Year Country Region Source Inventor Name
Smoke Detector 1969 United States North America Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Randolph Smith, Kenneth House
Internet 1969 United States North America Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) at the Dept. of Defense
VCR 1969 Japan Asia Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Sony Corp.

Database: Booker Prize Winner List

Record Name Year Author Title
Something to Answer For, P.H.Newby 1969 P.H.Newby Something to Answer For

Database: Hockey Stanley Cup Winners

Record Name Year Winning Team Winning Coach Losing Team Losing Coach Sport City Note
1969 Stanley Cup Winner 1969 Montreal Canadiens Claude Ruel St. Louis Blues Scotty Bowman Hockey Montreal

Database: Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels By Year

Record Name Year Title Author
House Made Of Dawn, N. Scott Momaday 1969 House Made Of Dawn N. Scott Momaday

Database: United Nations Presidents

Record Name Origin Year Session
Angie Elisabeth Brooks Liberia 1969 Twenty-fourth

Database: Tour de France Winners

Record Name Year Winning Country Sport Tour Winning Name
Eddy Merckx Tour 56 1969 Belgium Cycling 56 Eddy Merckx

Database: United States Violent Crime Rate

Record Name Year Country Population Violent Crime Total Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter Forcible Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault Source
United States Violent Crime for 1969 1969 United States 201,385,000 661,870 14,760 37,170 298,850 311,090 Bureau of Justice Statistics

Database: Council of Europe's treaties

Record Name Treaty European Non-Member State Non European Non-Member State European Community Number Opening date Entry into force date Source
European Convention on Compulsory Insurance against Civil Liability in respect of Motor Vehicles (029) European Convention on Compulsory Insurance against Civil Liability in respect of Motor Vehicles Yes Yes 029 20/4/1959 22/9/1969 Council of Europe
European Agreement on the Instruction and Education of Nurses (059) European Agreement on the Instruction and Education of Nurses Yes Yes 059 25/10/1967 7/8/1969 Council of Europe
European Convention on Information on Foreign Law (062) European Convention on Information on Foreign Law Yes Yes 062 7/6/1968 17/12/1969 Council of Europe
European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage (066) European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage Yes Yes 066 6/5/1969 20/11/1970 Council of Europe
European Agreement relating to Persons participating in Proceedings of the European Commission and Court of Human Rights (067) European Agreement relating to Persons participating in Proceedings of the European Commission and Court of Human Rights 067 6/5/1969 17/4/1971 Council of Europe
European Agreement on Au Pair Placement (068) European Agreement on Au Pair Placement Yes Yes 068 24/11/1969 30/5/1971 Council of Europe
European Agreement on continued Payment of Scholarships to students studying abroad (069) European Agreement on continued Payment of Scholarships to students studying abroad Yes Yes 069 12/12/1969 2/10/1971 Council of Europe

Database: United States Property Crime Rate

Record Name Year Country Total Property Crimes Burglary Larceny - Theft Motor Vehicle Theft Source
United States Property Crime for 1969 1969 United States 6,749,000 1,981,900 3,888,600 878,500 Bureau of Justice Statistics

Database: S&P Earnings History by Year

Record Name Year Source Earnings Yield Dividend Yield S & P 500 Index Earnings Dividends
1969 Standard and Poors Performance 1969 Standard & Poors 6.63% 3.52% 92.06 6.10 3.24

Database: Carnegie Medal for Children's Books

Record Name Year Publisher Author
The Edge of the Cloud 1969 OUP Kathleen Peyton

Database: Longest Running TV Shows

Record Name Start Year End Year Country Genre Total Episodes
The Avengers 1961 1969 United States Drama 161
Marcus Welby 1969 1976 United States Drama 170
Medical Center 1969 1976 United States Drama 170

Database: Crude Oil Prices from 1949 to Present

Record Name Year Nominal 2007 Inflation Adjusted Source
Crude Oil Price for 1969 1969 $3.32 $18.88 United States Department of Energy

Database: Formula One World Drivers Champions

Record Name Year Team Tires Poles Sport Driver Wins Podiums Fastest Laps Points Clinched Margin (Points) Source
Formula One Champion (1969) 1969 Matra* D 2 Auto Racing Jackie Stewart 6 7 5 63 Race 8 of 11 26 Wikipedia

Database: American Film Institute's 100 Best Movies of All Time

Record Name Year Rank Movie Source
Midnight Cowboy (1969) 1969 43. Midnight Cowboy American Film Institute
Butch Caddidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 1969 73. Butch Caddidy and the Sundance Kid American Film Institute
The Wild Bunch (1969) 1969 79. The Wild Bunch American Film Institute
Easy Rider (1969) 1969 84. Easy Rider American Film Institute

Database: Muscle Car Performance

Record Name Year Make Model Transmission Source Engine Type Horsepower Gear Ratio 1/4 Mile Time 1/4 Mile Distance
1969 Mustang Mach I 1969 FORD MUSTANG automatic Car Life 428 CJ 335 3.50 13.90 103.32
1969 Road Runner 1969 Plymouth Road Runner four-speed Super Stock 440 Six BBL 390 4.10 12.91 111.8
1969 Dart 440 1969 DODGE Dart automatic Car Craft 440 4V 375 3.55 13.71 105
1969 Plymouth Barracuda 1969 Plymouth Barracude automatic Super Stock 440 4V 375 4.10 13.89 103.21
1969 Coronet R/T 1969 DODGE Cornet four-speed Super Stock 440 4V 375 4.10 13.83 102.27
1969 Charger 500 1969 DODGE Charger four-speed Hot Rod 426 Hemi 425 4.10 13.48 109
1969 Camaro 1969 CHEVROLET Camaro four-speed Hi Performance Cars 427 ZL1 430 4.10 13.16 110.21
1969 Boss 429 Mustang 1969 FORD MUSTANG four-speed Hi Performance Cars Boss 429 375 3.91 13.60 106
1969 Shelby GT-500 1969 FORD MUSTANG four-speed Super Stock 428 CJ 335 3.91 13.87 104.52
1969 Super Bee 1969 DODGE Super Bee automatic Hot Rod 440 Six Pack 390 4.10 13.56 105.6
1969 Nova SS 396 1969 CHEVROLET Nova automatic Hot Rod 396 4V 375 3.55 13.87 105.1
1969 Corvette 1969 CHEVROLET CORVETTE automatic Hot Rod 427 L88 430 3.36 13.56 111.1
1969 Plymouth GTX 1969 Plymouth GTX automatic Motor Trend 440 4V 375 4.10 13.70 102.8

Database: List of longest suspension bridge spans

Record Name Year Constructed Country Bridge Location Length (Meters) Length (Feet) Note Source
Newport Bridge (Sen. Claiborne Pell Bridge) 1969 United States Newport Bridge (Sen. Claiborne Pell Bridge) Newport, Rhode Island, RI, USA 488 1,600 Wikipedia

Database: Superbowl NFL Football Result History

Record Name Year Winning Team Losing Team City Country Sport Winning City Final Score
Super Bowl III 1969 New York Jets Baltimore Colts Miami, FL United States Football NEW YORK 16-7

Database: Listing of FDA Approved Oncology Drugs

Record Name Manufacturer/Distributor Drug Trade Name Approved Use Approval Date Source
Cytosar-U (Pharmacia & Upjohn Company) Pharmacia & Upjohn Company cytarabine Cytosar-U Jun 17 1969 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Matulane (Sigma Tau Pharms) Sigma Tau Pharms procarbazine Matulane Jul 22 1969 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Teslac (Bristol-Myers Squibb) Bristol-Myers Squibb testolactone Teslac Jun 03 1969 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

Database: Baseball World Series Winners

Record Name Year Winning Team Losing Team Winning City Losing City Sport Score
World Series 1969 1969 New York Mets Baltimore Orioles NEW YORK Baltimore Baseball 4 - 1

Database: Wimbledon Tennis Men's Tournament Winners

Record Name Year Sport Winner Loser Score
1969 Wimbledon Mens Result 1969 Tennis Rod Laver John Newcombe 64 57 64 64

Database: Aircraft Carriers of the United States

Record Name Country Aircraft Carrier Comission Year Decomission or Loss Year Commision Date Decommision or Loss Date Hull Number
Essex United States Essex 1942 1969 31 Dec 1942 30 Jun 1969 9
Randolph United States Randolph 1944 1969 9 Oct 1944 13 Feb 1969 15
Boxer United States Boxer 1945 1969 16 Apr 1945 1 Dec 1969 21

Database: NCAA Basketball Tournament Champions

Record Name Year Sport City Location Winner Champion Opponent In Final 4 In Final 4
NCAA Tournament Champion (1969) 1969 Basketball Louisville UCLA UCLA Purdue Drake NORTH CAROLINA

Database: Gaming System Driving Simulators

Record Name Game Year Make Model
1969 Ferrari Dino 246 GT Forza Motorsport 2 1969 FERRARI Dino 246 GT

Database: United States Average Annual Temperature

Record Name Year Country Temperature Rank Source
Average Annual Temperature for 1969 1969 United States 52.26 deg F 25 National Climatic Data Center

Database: Yearly Total Seasonal Rainfall for Los Angeles

Record Name City State Country Season Total Rainfall (inches) Inches above or below average Source
Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1969-1970 Los Angeles CALIFORNIA United States 1969-1970 7.74 -7.39 National Weather Service
Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1968-1969 Los Angeles CALIFORNIA United States 1968-1969 27.47 +12.34 National Weather Service

Database: US Presidents

Record Name Birth State Religion Political Party Died Country Term Start Term Finish Birthdate Date of Death Inauguration Age Age at Death Number
Eisenhower TEXAS Presbyterian Repubilican Died after Office United States 1953 1961 10/14/1890 3/28/1969 62 78 34
L. B. Johnson TEXAS Disciples of Christ Democrat Died after Office United States 1963 1969 8/27/1908 1/22/1973 55 64 36
Nixon CALIFORNIA Quaker Repubilican Died after Office United States 1969 1974 1/9/1913 4/22/1994 56 81 37

Database: Wimbledon Tennis Women's Tournament Winners

Record Name Year Sport Winner Loser Score
1969 Wimbledon Womens Result 1969 Tennis Ann Haydon Jones Billie Jean King 3-6 6-3 6-2

Database: Hart Memorial Trophy Winners for NHL Hockey

Record Name Year Team Sport League Player
Hart Memorial Trophy Winner (1969) 1969 Boston Bruins Hockey NHL Phil Esposito

Database: Best Selling Singles by Year (United Kingdom)

Record Name Year Country Song Artist Number Sold Source
Sugar, Sugar (The Archies) 1969 United Kingdom Sugar, Sugar The Archies 979,000 Wikipedia

Database: Time Magazine's Man of the Year

Record Name Year Person of the Year
The Middle Americans 1969 The Middle Americans

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