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Idi Amin – Ugandan Coup d’detat

In January 1971, aware that Ugandan President Milton Obote was planning to arrest him for misappropriating army funds, Uganda Army Commander Idi Amin launched a Ugandan coup d’état and declared himself president.

Source: Wikipedia

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All In The Family

In January 1971 the television sitcom All in the Family aired on CBS .

Source: Wikipedia

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Soviet Venera 7 Lands on Venus

In December 1970 the Soviet space probe Venera 7 became the first spacecraft to soft land on another planet and the first to transmit data from there back to Earth.

Source: Wikipedia

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Hamburger Hill Vietnam

In May 1969 the Battle of Hamburger Hill was fought by US Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) forces against People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces. Though the heavily-fortified Hill 937 had little strategic value, US command ordered its capture by a frontal assault, only to abandon it soon thereafter.

This controversial battle marked a turning point in the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.

1987 Movie trailer

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North Korea shoots down U.S. Airplane

In April 1969 North Korea shot down a U.S. EC-121 reconnaisance aircraft in international waters.

Source: Wikipedia

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Sino-Soviet Border Conflict

In March 1969 Russian and Chinese hostilities erupted over a disputed border along a Siberian River, resulting in a conflict that almost turned nuclear.

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Leonid Brezhnev Assassination Attempt

In January 1969 a deserter from the Soviet Army fired shots at a motorcade carrying the Leonid Brezhnev through Moscow. Though Brezhnev was unhurt, the driver was killed and several celebrated cosmonauts were injured.

Source:Wikipedia

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UFO Project Blue Book Declassified

In January 1969 the Condon Report (commissioned by the United States Air Force) concluded: “nothing has come from the study of UFOs in the past 21 years that has added to scientific knowledge.”

The Condon Report further recommended that the US Air Force close its Project Blue Book investigation of UFO reports – the USAF would do so at the end of the year.

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The Last Weekly Saturday Evening Post

After 147 years, the last weekly issue of The Saturday Evening Post was published in the United States. The magazine was later briefly resurrected as a monthly magazine.

Source: Wikipedia

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Richard Nixon elected 37th President of the U.S.

In the November 1968 US presidential election Richard Nixon defeated the Democratic candidate, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, and American Independent Party candidate George Wallace.

Source: White house

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