Timeline Wednesday 31 December 1969

Events on Wednesday 31 December 1969 10

• 1965 – 1969 University of Tehran Studied sociology at the University of Tehran. Made her literary debut in 1969 with the children's book The Little Red Ball.
• 1966 – 1969 PhD at the University of Illinois Earned his PhD in chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1969. His thesis focused on the physical chemistry of DNA. During this period, he read the 1966 Cold Spring Harbor Symposium volume on The Genetic Code, which sparked his interest in molecular biology and genetics.
• 1967 – 1969 Happenings and Anti-War Protests Organised a series of provocative happenings in Central Park, the Brooklyn Bridge and at the MoMA Sculpture Garden, painting polka dots on naked participants to protest the Vietnam War. Wrote an open letter to President Nixon offering to have sex with him if he would stop the war. The nudity scandalised her family in Japan; her high school removed her name from its alumni list.
• 1968 – 1969 Prague Spring and Aftermath Supported the liberalising reforms of the Prague Spring. After the Soviet-led invasion of 1968, his books were banned and he was stripped of his teaching position.
• 1969 1969: Jackie Stewart Matra Scottish driver Stewart won the first of his three titles with the French Matra team, beginning his campaign for improved safety standards in the sport.
• 1969 Glyndebourne Debut Made her debut at the Glyndebourne Festival in England, beginning a long association with British opera audiences.
• 1969 Grand Ole Opry Member Inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry, a decade after her debut there as a 13-year-old girl.
• 1969 ZZ Top Formed Joined guitarist Billy Gibbons in Houston to form ZZ Top in 1969, with Dusty Hill completing the trio. The first time he and Gibbons played together, Beard recalled: 'I was jacked up on speed, so I made him jam for about eight hours.' Gibbons said he knew within 30 seconds that Beard was the drummer he needed.
• 1969 – 1970 Jimi Hendrix plays with Band of Gypsys Fillmore East New Year shows with Buddy Miles and Billy Cox, released as a live album.
• 1969 Reunite with Cliff Richard BBC "Pop Go the 60s", New Year's Eve Reunited with Cliff Richard for the BBC's end-of-decade special "Pop Go the 60s" on New Year's Eve 1969, signalling that the split was far from permanent.