Timeline 1969 – Everything That Happened In 1969
Have you ever wondered what it was like to live in the 1960s? Timeline is the Weird History channel’s prestige documentary series that examines history, decade by decade and year by year, covering the people, news, culture, sports, and entertainment that defined the past and shaped the world we live in today.
In this episode we look at 1969, the year The Beatles broke up, the Manson Family started claiming victims, and mankind landed on the moon.
So which events from 1969 interest you the most? Let us know in the comments!
(Much like real history, this video was produced entirely by human beings.)
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@tamaraxoxoo
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
Can you do a timeline of the 50s!! pleaseeeeeeee
@samhain4913
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
Apollo 11 landed on the moon 7/20/69
Not 7/21/69.
You guys okay?
How much research did you do for this video?
@vlmellody51
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
My family and I were living in Hawai'i during the late 60s. Because satellite transmissions weren't really available, it was a bit like living on another planet. We loved it!
@BJL13
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
WHY is TED KENNEDY NOT in PRISON?? Holy hell
@culturevybzshow
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
Big bird was cracked out!
@penguin10916
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
1:35 – Robert Maxwell, father of Ghisline Maxwell. Well done on the subtle Epstein reference.
@SixFootEightAquarius
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
No mention of Fred Hamptons assassination, Kareem getting drafted into the NBA, or The Jackson 5 releasing their debut album introducing the world to Michael Jackson? DAMN YOUR CHOICES FOR 1969 IS TRASH
@SusieHomemaker-o3r
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
The Rand corporation has been sticking their nose in all our business for a long time now.
@Louylou187
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
Still waiting for climate change to happen
@elizabethfiggins907
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
I think the 50s or 40s should be made ❤
@jimmylinch47
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
Timeline 1950s next please!!
@trope1964
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
Nice
@A-Grain-of-Salt
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
Strange to see a young Rupert Murdoch. Kind of assumed he was born old
@ingridfong-daley5899
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
Pretty sure the moon landing was July 20 not the 21st.
@Readytore
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
I was 10 years old in 69… I remember it as a mostly a good year for me. Lots of turmoil but when haven’t we had turmoil on some level
@rob.scalioni
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
4:58 so not the first time CBS cancels a show due to political issues… interesting
@besticudcumupwith202
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
…i can't believe you forgot my birthday.
@michaelkeller5927
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
Altamont is considered the death of the 60s hippie movement.
@Olee1980
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
CBS canceling shows for their political views must have always been their forte'.
@MegaAppl3
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
Great Episode !
@Rattrap007
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
No mention of Matt Goening and his sisters Maggie and Lisa in the opening by any one else? Very cool seeing the inspiration for The Simpsons. Needed to see his mom and Dad though. See if they look like Homer and Marge.
@Lifetarian555
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
They replaced Smothers Brothers with Hee Haw?! How cringe
@thadarkorange
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
yall gotta do the 50s, at least showcase the birth of rock and roll music throughout the decade. people need to know elvis and buddy holly were not the creators of rock and roll music!
@section9ishikawa
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
You didn't cover Tiny Tim
@trugameplaya
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
you reminded me of the painful downfall of the Montreal Expos moving to Washington 🙁
@thebrinksf69
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
The start of The Brady Bunch and Scooby Doo!
@enw9401
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
So much about the 50s is not talked about. 1950s for next Timeline please!!
@tenkarabadger5244
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
2026: CBS news cancels Steven Colbert and fires a news host who is critical of the trump administration. America is involved in a deeply unpopular war. The Watertown, WI school board bans the high school orchestra from playing an instrumental honoring the Stonewall riots. A local Lutheran church allows the orchestra to perform the piece in their sanctuary. The composer flies out to conduct the performance. The performance now has over 22,000 views on YouTube, likely making it the most watched high school orchestra concert in history.
@lovepeaceandsoulfullrighto9053
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
My birth year!!! Thank you 💕💕💕
@Catpain_Tailspin
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
This is the American weird channel. We don’t care about your baseball in Australia. You may want to either retitle this USA edition or make it ACTUALLY world events. We’ve had some ripper AFL moments in Australian football. We have musicians and politicians. We only really hear mostly American news.
@slim864gvg6
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
I was born in 1973, shortly after they released the POWs from Vietnam. Back then, we watched the news every night. Cronkite, David Brinkley, Roger Mudd, and Harry Reasoner. The News was built on trust back then. We actually looked upon those men, and many others, to tell us the Truth, and they did, above all else, that was what mattered. Anyway, I hear people talk about how awful things are today, and the first thing I like to say is we have nothing on 1968-69. We are whiners compared to what people had to endure back then. I am a student of History. My favorite hobby is to absorb what I know about a particular era and try to imagine what it felt like at that moment. Timeline is an absolute wonderful tool to help capture that. We may be on the verge of tearing ourselves apart, but back then, we DID tear this country and each other to shreds, but its also what has helped to learn about and unite with each other as well. Great show…
@jasontempest4233
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
21:34 As of 2026, Pacific Avenue in Presidio Heights has not changed one bit since 1969. That view looks exactly the same today as it did in 1969 with the exception of a few small trees, which have grown up. Every house, every roofline, every window and door is EXACTLY the same, which is kind of amazing, I think.
@kadaad
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
Штаты в очередной раз обосрались и сдали своего партнера во Вьетноме. Сегодня рыжий идиот трамп продолжает сдавать всех!!!!!! The U.S. has screwed up yet again and betrayed its ally in Vietnam. Today, that red-haired idiot Trump keeps betraying everyone!!!!!!
@giraffesinc.2193
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE this series!!!! Please do the '50s next, then the '40s, etc. Love every moment of these videos.
@dawnpatterson7005
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
@chrisrj9871
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
The only thing I would have added was the final Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies short of the Golden Theatrical era of cartoons. "Injun Trouble" with Cool Cat, September 20, 1969.
Other than that, excellent video, especially Stonewall Inn! 1969 was a very packed year!
@1cultural
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
Not mentioned was Joe Namath's victory at the Superbowl, Nixon Silent Majority speech, the Protest at Washington DC, the deaths of Brian Jones, Joseph Kennedy, Boris Karloff and Robert Taylor.
@MRblazedBEANS
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
The year when the hippie movment died….1969 was a crazy year
@rhondaamann117
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
I was born on September 22.1969
@andromeda331
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
My dad was in Vietnam listening to the Apollo landing with his unit. The Mets winning was crazy. It was featured in Men in Black 3.
@juice75
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
I'd love to watch a timeline for something like the 1880s. Some decade full of events and world changes but often forgotten and with no one still living from that time.
@Hotshothero1999
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
Timeline 2010s should be next
@itsPikachu
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
Timeline 2010s please
@miyagidan
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
Doraemon is more than one movie, haha.
@mexiwolf009
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
And just like that, Timeline is done. What another great season of videos. You guys are incredible. I can't wait to see what decade you guys will cover next. 1950s? 2010s? I will be there.
@MarkMeadows90
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
What a way to cap off the 60s! Thanks as always Weird History!
@MADDOXXXbr
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
thank you for one more amazing timeline
@justinNkc
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
Watching this and seeing multiple riots and violent protests from back and then considering whats happening today…. nothing has really changed. Today's violence and protests are really nothing new. The weatherman and 4 days of violence was silly
@llibmukred5906
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
My 2nd great-grandfather passed away in 1969 at the age of 89 (born in 1879). The technological changes he saw in the world from the late 1870s to the late 1960s are mind-boggling. He saw it go from gunslingers to hippies. Horsepower to the Space Age.
@stargirlzx
June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
Probably the
most exciting year ever.
Left out a couple of major events however.
The ny jets winning super bowl 3
And
The beatles rooftop concert
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