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Events on Friday 18 July 1969 2
1969Football War Between El Salvador and HondurasA brief war erupts amid migration tensions and a World Cup qualifierEl Salvador and Honduras fought a four-day war beginning 14 July 1969, triggered by tensions over Salvadoran migrants in Honduras and inflamed by rioting around a World Cup qualifying match. The Organization of American States brokered a ceasefire after several thousand deaths.
1969Chappaquiddick incidentTed Kennedy accidentSenator Ted Kennedy drove his car off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island, killing passenger Mary Jo Kopechne. The incident derailed his presidential ambitions.