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1 / 24The Boeing 747 wide body airliner is introduced. It is the first plane with a double aisle interior.

News

The Boeing 747 wide body airliner is introduced. It is the first plane with a double aisle interior.

2 / 24The Apollo 11 moon landing occurs on July 20, 1969. NASA Commander Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to walk on the surface of the moon.

News

The Apollo 11 moon landing occurs on July 20, 1969. NASA Commander Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to walk on the surface of the moon.

3 / 24The Chicago 7 are charged and later acquitted of conspiracy charges related to protests that turned violent during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

News

The Chicago 7 are charged and later acquitted of conspiracy charges related to protests that turned violent during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

4 / 24The Saturday morning cartoon series Scooby-Doo launches in 1969. The show follows a group of mystery solving teens and their talking Great Dane Scooby-Doo.

Television

The Saturday morning cartoon series Scooby-Doo launches in 1969. The show follows a group of mystery solving teens and their talking Great Dane Scooby-Doo.

5 / 24The underdog New York Jets, led by "Broadway" Joe Namath, win Super Bowl lll over the Baltimore Colts 16 - 7.

News

The underdog New York Jets, led by "Broadway" Joe Namath, win Super Bowl lll over the Baltimore Colts 16 - 7.

6 / 24Cult leader Charles Manson and several of his followers are arrested for multiple Los Angeles area murders.

News

Cult leader Charles Manson and several of his followers are arrested for multiple Los Angeles area murders.

7 / 24Cleveland, Ohio's heavily polluted Cuyahoga River catches fire in June. This event helps spur the development of the federal Environmental Protection Agency -EPA.

News

Cleveland, Ohio's heavily polluted Cuyahoga River catches fire in June. This event helps spur the development of the federal Environmental Protection Agency -EPA.

8 / 24In response to a police raid at New York City's Stonewall Inn, a series of protests by the gay community occur and lead to the development of the gay liberation movement and LGBTQ rights.

News

In response to a police raid at New York City's Stonewall Inn, a series of protests by the gay community occur and lead to the development of the gay liberation movement and LGBTQ rights.

9 / 24Milwaukee, Wisconsin native Golda Meir becomes the first woman Prime Minister of Israel, where she would serve until 1974.

News

Milwaukee, Wisconsin native Golda Meir becomes the first woman Prime Minister of Israel, where she would serve until 1974.

10 / 24Yasser Arafat becomes Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization - PLO, where he would serve until 2004.

News

Yasser Arafat becomes Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization - PLO, where he would serve until 2004.

11 / 24British troops are sent in to Northern Ireland to quell protests and violence. This would be the longest continuous troop deployment in British history, lasting until 2007.

News

British troops are sent in to Northern Ireland to quell protests and violence. This would be the longest continuous troop deployment in British history, lasting until 2007.

12 / 24The hippie movement extends to alternative lifestyles including communes which spring up across the country.

Lifestyle

The hippie movement extends to alternative lifestyles including communes which spring up across the country.

13 / 24Dodge Charger advertisement with the text "Mother warned me there would be men like you driving cars like that...

Advertising

Dodge Charger advertisement with the text "Mother warned me there would be men like you driving cars like that...

14 / 24Cocktail party scene from 1969 White Horse advertisement.

Advertising

Cocktail party scene from 1969 White Horse advertisement.

15 / 24Detail from 1969 men's fashion shoot.

Fashion

Detail from 1969 men's fashion shoot.

16 / 24Real photo of 1969 street scene in New York City.

Lifestyle

Real photo of 1969 street scene in New York City.

17 / 24Teen girls ham it up for the photographer outside their high school.

Lifestyle

Teen girls ham it up for the photographer outside their high school.

18 / 24Real photo of children operating a lemonade stand in 1969.

Lifestyle

Real photo of children operating a lemonade stand in 1969.

19 / 24Popular family television series The Brady Bunch debuts on ABC in the US. The show would air until 1974 and have an extended run in syndication.

Television

Popular family television series The Brady Bunch debuts on ABC in the US. The show would air until 1974 and have an extended run in syndication.

20 / 24PBS debuts the long running children's educational television series Sesame Street in 1969.

Television

PBS debuts the long running children's educational television series Sesame Street in 1969.

21 / 24UK comedy group Monty Python debut their television series on the BBC. The show would run until 1974 and expand into movies.

Television

UK comedy group Monty Python debut their television series on the BBC. The show would run until 1974 and expand into movies.

22 / 24Hollywood heart-throbs Paul Newman and Robert Redford play outlaws in the popular film Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid.

Movies

Hollywood heart-throbs Paul Newman and Robert Redford play outlaws in the popular film Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid.

23 / 24Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight star in the film Midnight Cowboy, the only X-Rated film to ever win a Best Picture Oscar.

Movies

Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight star in the film Midnight Cowboy, the only X-Rated film to ever win a Best Picture Oscar.

24 / 24Founded in 1952, Mad Magazine was an American satirical humor magazine poking fun at popular culture, the news and everything in between. The magazine is thought to have influenced young people in developing a "skeptical" or "outsider" view of the world.

Media

Founded in 1952, Mad Magazine was an American satirical humor magazine poking fun at popular culture, the news and everything in between. The magazine is thought to have influenced young people in developing a "skeptical" or "outsider" view of the world.