What Happened on December 5, 1969
Historical Events
Come and Get It
Apple Records releases the single "Come and Get It" by the band Badfinger; track was written and produced by Paul McCartney for the dark comedy film "The Magic Christian" starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr
- Four-node ARPANET network is established between the University of California, Los Angeles, Stanford Research Institute, U.C. Santa Barbara, and the University of Utah
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Famous Birthdays
- Lewis Gordon Pugh, English-South African swimmer, polar explorer and motivational speaker, born in Plymouth, England
- Mark Dekker, Zimbabwe cricket opening batsman, born in Gatooma, Rhodesia
- Morgan J. Freeman, American film director (Hurricane Streets), born in Long Beach, California
- Sajid Javid, British politician, Home Secretary (2018-), born in Littleborough, England
About December 5, 1969
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 54 years, 8 months and 21 days
Leap Year: No
Music Charts
#1 Song: Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam
#1 Song: Sugar Sugar - The Archies
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