Timeline March 1969

Events in March 1969 18

• 1890 – 1969 Dwight D. Eisenhower 34th President — WWII Supreme Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower (Oct 14, 1890 – Mar 28, 1969) was the 34th President 1953-1961 and Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in WWII. He ended the Korean War, built the Interstate Highway System and warned against the "military-industrial complex".
• 1969 Blood, Sweat & Tears win Grammy over Abbey Road Blood, Sweat & Tears — signed by Davis and featuring David Clayton-Thomas — win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1970 for their self-titled album, beating the Beatles' Abbey Road. The victory is Columbia's and Davis's: he had signed the band, overseen their transformation and championed their album. The Grammy is a validation of his instinct that jazz-influenced rock was commercially viable. Davis attends the ceremony and accepts the industry's recognition of Columbia's transformation under his leadership.
• 1969 Grammy Award — Album of the Year beats Abbey Road The 12th Grammy Awards ceremony (held March 1970, for 1969 recordings) awards Blood, Sweat & Tears the Grammy for Album of the Year for their self-titled album — defeating the Beatles' Abbey Road, the Rolling Stones' Let It Bleed and Johnny Cash's 'At San Quentin.' The victory stuns the industry; the Beatles had released what many consider their finest album. BS&T also wins Best Contemporary Vocal Performance. Clayton-Thomas, the former jailbird from Willowdale, accepts the Grammy as one of the most celebrated musicians in America.
• 1969 – 2014 The Allman Brothers Band American southern rock band Georgia band founded by Duane and Gregg Allman, the originators of southern rock and one of the great live bands.
• 1969 The Allman Brothers Band forms in Jacksonville First jam Duane Allman's jam session with Dickey Betts, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks and Jaimoe — Gregg joins days later.
• 1969 The Velvet Underground release The Velvet Underground Quiet album A gentle third album.
• 1969 Miami concert incident 1 March 1969, Dinner Key Auditorium Performed before around 12,000 fans at the Dinner Key Auditorium in Miami on 1 March 1969, visibly intoxicated and erratic — the show led to allegations he had exposed himself on stage, sparking a major scandal that would dominate the next two years of his life.
• 1969 The Doors' Miami concert Dinner Key Auditorium Morrison is charged after a chaotic show — tours are cancelled nationwide.
• 1969 Concorde first flight Supersonic passenger jet debuts The Anglo-French supersonic passenger aircraft Concorde made its maiden flight on March 2, 1969, from Toulouse, France.
• 1969 Sino-Soviet Border Conflict Chinese and Soviet troops clash along the Ussuri River Chinese and Soviet forces fought a series of armed clashes over the disputed Zhenbao Island on the Ussuri River beginning 2 March 1969. The fighting brought the two communist powers to the brink of full-scale war before a ceasefire was negotiated in September.
• 1969 Apollo 9 First crewed test of Lunar Module Apollo 9 was the first crewed flight of the Lunar Module, testing the spacecraft that would eventually land on the Moon.
• 1969 US Navy Fighter Weapons School founded Top Gun, NAS Miramar Alarmed by poor air-to-air results over Vietnam, the US Navy sets up a dogfighting school for its best fighter crews at Naval Air Station Miramar, California.
• 1969 Paul McCartney marries Linda Eastman London Marries the American photographer Linda Eastman.
• 1969 – 2010 Alexander McQueen (1969-2010) Died 11 February 2010, aged 40 McQueen was a British fashion designer known for his dramatic runway shows and technically daring designs, serving as chief designer at Givenchy before founding his own label. He won British Designer of the Year four times. He died by suicide at his London home, days before his mother's funeral.
• 1969 Golda Meir Becomes Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir succeeds Levi Eshkol as Israel's prime minister Golda Meir was sworn in as Israel's fourth prime minister on 17 March 1969 following the death of Levi Eshkol. She became the world's third female head of government and led Israel through the War of Attrition with Egypt.
• 1969 John Lennon marries Yoko Ono Gibraltar Followed by the Bed-In for Peace in Amsterdam.
• 1969 Yahya Khan Seizes Power in Pakistan General Yahya Khan imposes martial law after Ayub Khan resigns President Ayub Khan resigned amid mass protests on 25 March 1969, handing power to army chief General Yahya Khan, who declared martial law. Yahya Khan's rule set the stage for the political crisis that led to the Bangladesh Liberation War two years later.
• 1969 Dwight D. Eisenhower dies in Washington He dies at Walter Reed Army Hospital at 78 and is buried in Abilene, Kansas.