Photos from history: 1969, a year of new beginnings
This monthly series highlights some of the historically significant moments of 1969, a year that shaped a generation, and those to follow.
From the audacious guarantee by 'Broadway' Joe Namath of the New York Jets in Super Bowl III, to Woodstock, and the first man on the Moon, the year provided an abundance of memorable moments.
Here are some images from November of that consequential and significant year.
1969: Indians occupy Alcatraz
A group of Native American Indians, part of the Indians of All Tribes Inc., occupy the former prison at Alcatraz Island, San Fransico Bay, Ca. On Nov. 20, 1969, the group of activists seized Alcatraz and occupied the site for 19 months, in pursuit of the advancement of Native American civil rights. (AP Photo)
1969: Sesame Street
The cast of "Sesame Street" gathers on the show's iconic stoop. The educational children's show made its debut on public broadcasting stations nationwide on Nov. 10, 1969. (SESAME WORKSHOP)
1969: Moratorium Day
A crowd of demonstrators gather at the Washington Monument for the Moratorium Day peace rally on Nov. 15, 1969. The massive Moratorium march in Washington, D.C., attracted over 250,000 demonstrators, demanding an end to the war in Vietnam. (AP Photo)
1969: Garfunkel, Simon
Musicians Art Garfunkel, left, and Paul Simon are shown in 1969. Their song, "Bridge over Troubled Water" was recorded on Nov. 9, 1969. The single became Simon & Garfunkel's biggest hit, and was part of their final studio album. The title track won an unprecedented five Grammy Awards. (AP Photo)
1969: Apollo 12
Apollo 12 mission Commander Charles P. "Pete" Conrad is shown on the moon's surface in this Nov. 1969 photo. The second manned lunar landing mission, Apollo 12 launched on Nov. 14 carrying astronauts Conrad and Alan Bean, the third and fourth men to walk on the moon. (AP Photo/NASA)
1969: Vietnam My Lai
This 1969 file photo shows the remains of the My Lai hamlets in South Vietnam. On Nov. 12, 1969, the US army announced it was investigating William Calley for the alleged massacre of civilians at the Vietnamese village of My Lai and a neighboring community, in March, 1968. (AP Photo, File)
1969: Wendy's opens
Signs at the original Wendy's restaurant in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Wendy's Hamburgers, American fast food restaurant chain founded by Dave Thomas, opened in Columbus, Ohio on November 15, 1969. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato-File)
1969: Indians occupy Alcatraz
Part of a band of American Indians look over the main cell block of Alcatraz. On Nov. 20, 1969, a group of militant Native Americans seized Alcatraz Island, saying they want the island for a new Indian center to replace a San Francisco building destroyed by fire. (AP Photo/RWK)
1969; SALT talks
SALT I talks get under way in Helsinki, Finland on Nov. 17, 1969. The negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union led to the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and an interim agreement that froze each side’s number of intercontinental ballistic missiles. (AP-Photo)
1969: Joseph P. Kennedy dies
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and wife Joan, accompanied by their children Kara and Edward Jr., stroll along beach in Hyannis Port, Mass. in Nov., 1969. Joseph P. Kennedy, patriarch of the Kennedy family and father of JFK, RFK and Ted Kennedy, died on Nov. 18, 1969, in Hyannis Port, at age 81. (AP Photo)
1969: Apollo 12
An Apollo 12 Astronaut is shown with equipment on the surface of the moon in Nov., 1969. The second manned lunar landing mission, Apollo 12 launched on Nov. 14, carrying astronauts Charles Conrad, Alan Bean and Richard F. Gordon Jr. (AP Photo)
1969: Moratorium Day
With the U.S. Capitol in the background, anti-Vietnam War demonstrators march along Pennsylvania Avenue towards the White House during the Moratorium Day March on Washington, D.C., Nov. 15, 1969. (AP Photo)
1969: William Calley
This 1971 file photo of Lt. William L. Calley, Jr. was taken during his court-martial at Fort Benning, Ga. On Nov. 12, 1969, the US army announced it was investigating Calley for the alleged massacre of civilians at the Vietnamese village of My Lai in March, 1968. (AP Photo/Joe HollowayJr., Files)
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