1969

Events

Space

• July 20th – The human race, represented by astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, lands on the Moon.
  At 02:56 UTC on July 21 (22:56 ET July 20), Armstrong takes the first human step on the Moon's surface.

• The "Allende meteorite" explodes over Mexico.
  The largest carbonaceous chondrite (a class of primitive meteorites) ever found on Earth, over 2 tons of this meteorite were recovered.
  It was often described as "the best-studied meteorite in history." The Allende meteorite had abundant, large calcium–aluminum-rich
  inclusions (CAI), which are among the oldest objects formed in the Solar System.

Technology

• Henry Starling introduces the first isograted circuit.

Medicine

• Surgeons Denton Cooley and Domingo Liotta implant the first temporary artificial heart.

Mirror Universe Events

• The flag of the Terran Empire, which displays the Imperial symbol rendered in gold on a field of crimson, is planted on Luna.

1968

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