NEWS: 1969

It's cloudy and 35 degrees F at Baltimore's official weather station as 1969 begins. The wind is from the northwest at 10 miles an hour.

About 33 percent of all American TV households have at least one color TV. About 95 percent of American households have at least one TV.

This year, Ford Motor Company introduces intermittent windshield wipers. They are first installed in Ford's Mercury cars.

Jack Kent Cooke, who owns the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League, fines each of his players $100 for not arguing with referees.

The PD (People's Democracy) begins a march in Northern Ireland from Belfast to Derry (Londonderry). The march is inspired by marches taken by Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil-rights protesters in Alabama from Selma to Montgomery (March 7 through March 25, 1965).

Morris Chestnut is born in Cerritos, California. He is an actor and producer. He first came to prominence for his role as Ricky in the 1991 film Boyz n the Hood. He has appeared in feature films and on television series, including the starring role of FBI Agent Will Keaton in the NBC TV series The Enemy Within.

Some parts of the Baltimore region get light snow flurries.

Baltimore weather: Variably cloudy, then clear; breezy/windy much of the day (28 mph at 3:00 am); High temp. 37 degrees F; Low temp. 15 degrees F; Precipitation: None.  No snow on the ground.

Luis Ferré becomes Governor of Puerto Rico.

During the Vietnam War, Operation Barrier Reef begins as Assault Support Patrol Boats (ASPB) and other river craft establish patrol sectors along canals westward from the Vam Co Tay to the Mekong River. (Thus, by early 1969, a patrolled waterway interdiction barrier extends almost uninterrupted from Tay Ninh Province northwest of Saigon to the Gulf of Siam.)

To Be Young, Gifted and Black: Lorraine Hansberry in her Own Words, a play about the life of American writer Lorraine Hansberry, premieres in New York, NY.

Christy Turlington is born in Oakland, California. She's a Salvadoran-American supermodel, charity-founder and campaigner, and filmmaker. She represented Calvin Klein's Eternity campaign in 1989 and again in 2014, and also represents Maybelline. Turlington was named one of Glamour's Women of the Year in 2013, and, in 2014, was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. Turlington initially attracted fame in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a supermodel.

Baltimore weather: Clear; breezy/windy until evening (22 mph at noon); High temp. 32 degrees F; Low temp. 15 degrees F; Precipitation: None.

John Ales is born in Los Angeles, Califonia. He's an actor best known for appearing in Spy Hard, The Nutty Professor, You Wish, and other films and television series.

James Carter is born in Detroit, Michigan. He's a jazz musician, playing the saxophone.  He is the cousin of jazz violinist Regina Carter.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy, then partly cloudy; High temp. 35 degrees F; Low temp. 18 degrees F; Precipitation: None.

Heather Dubrow (earlier known as Heather Paige Kent) is born in the Bronx, New York, NY. She's an actress and television personality. She portrayed Lydia DeLucca in the TV series That's Life in 2000 and starred on the reality TV series The Real Housewives of Orange County from 2012 to 2016, rejoining in 2021.

Baltimore weather: Clear most of the day, then cloudy to mostly cloudy; briefly breezy at midday; High temp. 26 degrees F; Low temp. 10 degrees F; Precipitation: None.

About one inch of snow falls in the evening in parts of the Baltimore region, especially the northern half.

Baltimore weather: Clear to partly cloudy, becoming cloudy; light snow showers in the evening; briefly breezy in the early evening (16 mph at 7:00 pm); High temp. 32 degrees F; Low temp. 11 degrees F; Precipitation: Trace.  A trace of snow on the ground.

The Baltimore region gets rain and/or snow in the evening in some areas.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then becoming cloudy with a trace of snow in the evening; windy/breezy until evening (22 mph at 1:00 pm); High temp. 33 degrees F; Low temp. 21 degrees F; Precipitation: None.  No snow on the ground.

Rain occurs in the early morning in Baltimore.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then mostly cloudy, then partly cloudy; a light rain shower with a trace of snow in the early morning; breezy/windy from late afternoon onward (21 mph at 9:00 pm); High temp. 56 degrees F; Low temp. 31 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.02 inch.  No snow on the ground.

Super Bowl III is played. It's the third AFL–NFL Championship Game in professional American football, and the first to officially bear the trademark name "Super Bowl". It  is played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, and this game is regarded as one of the greatest upsets in both American football history and in the recorded history of sports. The 18-point underdog American Fooball League (AFL) champion New York Jets defeat the National Football League (NFL) champion Baltimore Colts by a score of 16–7.  Jets quarterback Joe Namath famously made an appearance three days before the Super Bowl at the Miami Touchdown Club and personally guaranteed his team's victory. His team backed up his words by controlling the majority of the game, building a 16–0 lead by the fourth quarter off of a touchdown run by Matt Snell and three field goals by Jim Turner. Colts quarterback Earl Morrall threw three interceptions before being replaced by Johnny Unitas, who then led Baltimore to its only touchdown, during the last few minutes of the game. Joe Namath of the Jets is named the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player (MVP).

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy, then clear, then partly cloudy; breezy at times in the afternoonn and evening (14 mph wind at 4:00 pm); High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 11° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then cloudy; rain from mid-morning onward; breezy in the evening (15 mph wind at 9:00 pm); High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.31 inch.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; light rain in the morning; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.

There is a mixture of rain and sleet, then rain, in the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then cloudy; rain with a trace of sleet and snow in the evening; breezy at times (17 mph wind at 5:00 pm); High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch (liquid).  No snow or ice on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with rain all day; breezy/windy much of the day (22 mph wind at 10:00 am); High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.68 inch.

There is fine mist in the morning in Baltimore.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then cloudy; drizzle and mist in the morning; breezy at times in the morning (15 mph wind at 8:00 am); High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; light rain showers in the early afternoon and in early evening; High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

There is misty rain in the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy becoming clear to partly cloudy; a light rain showers at abour 6:00 in the morning; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

There is freezing rain in the morning in Baltimore and vicinity. Baltimore County Public Schools open one hour later than normal.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; light freezing rain and rain in the morning; High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch (liquid).  No snow or ice on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; light rain showers in the late morning and again in mid-evening; High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then mostly cloudy, then clear, then cloudy; breezy from mid-morning until evening (20 mph wind at 12:00 pm); High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Total precipitation at Baltimore for January 1969 is 1.38 inches, including melted frozen precipitation (snow, sleet), less than half the normal amount for January (3.08 inches).  The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during January 1969 is 39.0 degrees F, below the normal of 43.2 degrees.  The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during Jnauary 1969 is 24.3 degrees F, below the normal of 25.4 degrees.  A total of 0.1 of an inch of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station during January 1969, well below the normal of 6.4 inches.

This month, the public-TV series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood switches from black-and-white to color. It is the very last first-run American network TV series to make the switch to color broadcasting.

It rains in the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.20 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: 0.06inch.

Snow flurries occur in the evening in some parts of the Baltimore area including Catonsville.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

AT&T begins selling its Mod II, a new model of Picturephone that has a 5-inch by 5.5-inch screen that can display back-and-white images.  The first Picturephones were introduced on June 24, 1964, but Picturephone service was discontinued in mid-1971 due to consumer apathy.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

THe Baltimore region gets a mixture of rain and snow in the morning.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Snow begins falling at night in the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: Snow (2 inches); High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: 0.20 inch (liquid).  2 inches of snow on the ground.

Snow continues from until early morning in the Baltimore area, changing to rain in some areas. Total snow from this storm is 3 inches in Catonsville.

Baltimore weather: Snow (1.3 inches) and rain; High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: 0.25 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.

Snow flurries occur in some parts of the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 33° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 17° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

There is light rain mixed with snow in the morning in some parts of the Baltimore area, such as Catonsville.

Baltimore weather: Light rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Light snow falls in the morning in some parts of the Baltimore region.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Three inches of snow falls in Catonsville; other parts of the Baltimore region get snow as well.

Baltimore weather: Snow (2.8 inches); High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.20 inch (liquid).  One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

A mixture of rain and snow occurs in the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: Light rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

In the Baltimore area, snow and sleet occur in the morning, changing to all snow. Accumulation is one inch in Catonsville.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.3") and rain; High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: 0.80 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the gorund.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: Trace.  No snow on the ground.

Snow flurries occur in some parts of the Baltimore region.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

Snow flurries fall in the morning in some parts of the Baltimore region.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 33° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

Total precipitation at Baltimore for February 1969 is 1.75 inches, including melted frozen precipitation (snow, sleet).

The total precipitation for Baltimore during February 1969 is 1.75 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 2.90 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during February 1969 is 41.3 degrees F, well below the normal of 46.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during February 1969 is 28.4 degrees F, above the normal of 26.9 degrees. A total of 6.4 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport during February 1969, below the normal amount of 7.5 inches.

A snowstorm begins at about 6:00 PM in the Baltimore region. It is still snowing at midnight. About an inch falls on this day.

Baltimore weather: Snow (1.7 inches); High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: 0.20 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

The snowstorm continues from the previous day in the Baltimore area, ending about 6:00 PM. Snow accumulation is 4 inches in Catonsville. Much of the snow from this storm is heavy, wet snow.

The supersonic turbojet-powered passenger plane Concorde makes its first successful flight. The aircraft, a British-French collaboration, has a maximum cruising speed of 1,354 miles per hour, more than twice the speed of sound in air.

Baltimore weather: Snow (3.7 inches); High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: 0.38 inch (liquid).  3 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.  3 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.

Rain mixed with snow occurs in the morning in the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: Light rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

In the Baltimore region, snow begins about midnight and ends about 9:00 AM. Four inches of snow falls in Catonsville.

Baltimore weather: Snow (2.4 inches) and rain; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: 0.37 inch (liquid).  2 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.  No snow on the ground.

Snow flurries occur in some parts of the Baltimore region.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

James Earl Ray pleads guilty in Memphis, Tennessee, to assassinating civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (on April 4, 1968).

Snow flurries are reported in some parts of the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: None.

Golda Meir becomes prime minister of Israel. (She resigned on June 3, 1974.)

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 0.24 inches.

A mixture of snow and rain occurs in Catonsville and some other parts of the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.29 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

Dwight D. Eisenhower dies in Washington, D.C. He was the 34th president of the United States from January 20, 1953 to January 20, 1961. During World War II, he became a five-star general in the U.S. Army and served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe. He was born on October 14, 1890 in Denison, Texas.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Rain, sleet and snow flurries occur in many areas in and around Baltimore.

Baltimore weather: Light rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during March 1969 is 1.63 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 4.01 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during March 19*69is 50.3 degrees F, below the normal of 54.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during March 1969 is 31.0 degrees F, below the normal of 33.9 degrees. A total of 7.8 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport during March 1969, well above the normal amount of 2.8 inches.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: None.

The Baltimore area gets rain showers.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Rain showers occur in some parts of the Baltimore region.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

There are rain showers in te Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.26 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.

There are afternoon rain showers, then evening rain, in the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.16 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

The Baltimore region has rain showers.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.

Rain showers occur in Baltimore and vicinity.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: 0.64 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: Trace.

There are rain showers and some lightning in Catonsville and some other parts of the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.15 inch.

Two evening thunderstorms, one with hail, occur in Catonsville as the greater Baltimore area also gets rain and thunderstorms.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

There are rain showers in the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.32 inch.

Catonsville, Baltimore and some other parts of the metro area receive afternoon rain showers.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

The Orioles defeat the Yankees, 6-0 and 10-5 in a doubleheader at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, as the Orioles' Frank Robinson get six hits including two home runs, and drives in eight runs.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.

Light rain occurs in the evening in Baltimore and vicinity.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.

There are morning rain showers in much of the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during April 1969 is 1.80 inches, below the normal amount of 3.39 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during April 1969 is 67.8 degrees F, above the normal of 66.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during April 1969 is 44.5 degrees F, above the normal of 43.6 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: Trace.

Rain showers occur in Catonsville, Baltimore and some other parts of the metro area.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Rain occurs throughout the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: 0.77 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.

Very light rain showers occur in Catonsville and in some other parts of the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals becomes the seventh National League pitcher ever to strike out three batters in one inning using only nine pitches. He does so in the Cardinals' 6-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Light rain showers occur in Catonsville and in some other parts of the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: Trace.

Dave McNally of the Orioles pitches a one-hitter against the Twins, beating them, 5-0.  Cesar Tovar of the Twins gets a single with two outs in the ninth inning.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Rain occurs in much of the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.45 inch.

A thunderstorm with light rain begins at about 10:00 in the evening in Catonsville. Southern parts of the Baltimore area also get light rain in the early morning.

Baltimore weather: Rain before 8:00 AM, then a thunderstorm with light rain late in the evneing; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.22 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: Trace.

The Orioles hold a Bat Day promotion, and a record-high 28,960 tickets are sold at the gate.  The Orioles beat the A's, 5-3, as 39,860 attend.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 97 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any May 29th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during May 1969 is 1.46 inches, below the normal amount of 3.85 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during May 1969 is 77.6 degrees F, above the normal of 75.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during May 1969 is 53.4 degrees F, just above the normal of 53.3 degrees.

This is the fifth consecutive month with less than two inches of precipitation, which is highly unusual for the Baltimore area. (Average precipitation per month in the Baltimore region is about 3.5 inches.)

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder in the early evneing; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport gets nearly two inches of rain from a thunderstorm beginning at about 8:30 PM. Lightning and thunder begin at about 8:00 PM in Catonsville, but light rain begins at 9:25 PM there in a storm that comes from the southwest.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm with heavy rain in mid-evening; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 1.80 inches.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.25 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

The Montreal Expos lose their 20th consecutive game, 9 to 5 to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Los Angeles, CA.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

The Montreal Expos snap their 20-game losing streak by defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3.

On Mickey Mantle Day at Yankee Stadium, the New York Yankees retire Mickey Mantle's uniform number 7. Mickey played his entire major-league career for the Yankees, from 1951 through 1968. Attendance is 60,096 for the doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox, with the Yankees winning both games, 3-1 and 11-2.

A thunderstorm produces light to moderate rain in Catonsville beginning at about 5:30 in the afternoon. This storm (or another) arrives at Friendship International (now BWI) Airport at about 7 PM and produces 0.03 of an inch of rain.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder in the early evening; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

The U.S. Senate confirms Warren Burger as the new Chief Justice of the United States, succeeding Earl Warren.

Light rain showers occur in Catonsville and some other parts of the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: Trace.

Very light rain showers are recorded in Catonsville.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Martita Hunt dies at age 69 in Hampstead, London, England. She was a theater and film actress in Britain. She had a dominant stage presence and played a wide range of powerful characters. She is best remembered for her performance as Miss Havisham in David Lean's Great Expectations. She was born on January 30, 1900 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

A moderate amount of lightning is seen in Catonsville beginning at about 9:00 in the evening, but there is no rain.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

Reggie Jackson knocks in ten runs with two home runs, a double and two singles in Oakland's 21-7 win over the Red Sox in Boston. In the 8th inning, he drives in 3 runs with a single when he could have easily reached second base.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.

Rain showers and some thunder are recorded in Catonsville. Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport gets more than a half-inch of rain in a thunderstorm that begins at about !:00 in the afternoon.

Baltimore weather: A thunderstorm with heavy rain in the early afternoon; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 0.70 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

A thunderstorm with heavy rain and moderate wind begins at about 9:15 in the evening in Catonsville. Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport also gets heavy rain around that time, after getting about a third of an inch earlier in the day (early afternoon).

Baltimore weather: Rain in the arly afternoon and a thunderstorm with heavy rain in mid-evening; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.85 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Some parts of the Baltimore area get rain showers in the evening.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 98° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during June 1969 is 3.65 inches, below the normal amount of 3.98 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during June 1969 is 85.0 degrees F, above the normal of 84.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during June 1969 is 64.8 degrees F, above the normal of 62.6 degrees.

Between July 1, 1968, and this day, Baltimore's population has declined from about 918,000 to about 907,000. The white population decreased from about 505,000 to about 489,000, while the non-white population increased from about 413,000 to about  418,000. Non-whites were 45 percent of the city's population on July 1, 1968, and are 46 percent as of this day.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Catonsville receives evening rain showers after the Woodlawn/Catonsville area gets sudden strong winds in the early evening.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: Trace.

There are rain showers from the late afternooon into the evening in much of the Baltimpre area.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.15 inch.

In the first game of a doubleheader at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, the Orioles score 10 runs in the 4th inning against the New York Yankees in a 10-3 victory. It's the first time the Orioles have scored as many as ten runs in an inning since moving to Baltimore to start the 1954 season.

Some parts of the Baltimore area receive light rain showers in the early morning and/or in the evening.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Rain showers occur in some parts of the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: Trace.

There are evening rain showers in Catonsville.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

The strongest thunderstorm in Catonsville in 1969 occurs on this day. It begins at about 3:10 in the afternoon with very dark clouds, and has heavy rain, hail, strong wind, and nearly constant lightning. Visibility is reduced to near zero for a minute or two. Some tree branches are snapped off by the strong wind. This storm moves from north to south across much of the Baltimore area. Another thunderstorm occurs in Catonsville at 7:00 in the evening, but with only light rain this time. And a third thunderstorm arrives in Catonsville at about 10:00 in the evening, again with light rain.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy to cloudy; a strong thunderstorm with heavy rain in mid-afternoon; more thunderstorms in the evening; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 1.29 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Apollo 11 blasts off from Cape Kennedy in Florida on the first manned mission to the surface of the Moon.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 98° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.

A thunderstorm with moderate rain, moderate wind, and much lightning and thunder, begins in Catonsville at about 9:00 in the evening. Some other sections of the Baltimore region, including the city itself, also get rain.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 98° F; Low temp. 76° F; Precip.: None.

A thunderstorm with moderate rain begins in Catonsville at about 4:00 PM when the temperature is 92 degrees F. About three tenths of an inch of rain falls about the same time at Friendship (now BWI Marshall) Airport.

Baltimore weather: A thunderstorm in late afternoon; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: 0.33 inch.

Eagle, the Lunar Excursion Module in the Apollo 11 Moon mission, lands on the Moon at 3:17 in the afternoon (Eastern Time).  It is the first time that humans have landed on the Moon. At the time of the landing, astronaut Neil Armstrong said, "Houston. Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." At 10:56 in the evening (Eastern Time), Neil Armstrong steps onto the Moon's surface and says, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." He becomes the first person to set foot on the Moon.

A thunderstorm with moderate rain and much lightning and thunder, occurs in Catonsville starting at about 8:45 in the evening. Nearly an inch and a half of rain also falls about the same time at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport.

Baltimore weather: A thunderstorm with heavy rain in mid-evening; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 1.43 inches.

At 3:15 in the morning (Eastern Time), Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin sets foot on the Moon, becoming the second human to do so.

At 12:54 in the afternoon (Eastern Time), Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Adrin in the Lunar Excursion Module blast off from the Moon and soon thereafter dock with the Command Module (piloted by Michael Collins) to begin their journey home.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

A thunderstorm with light rain starts at 4:45 in the afternoon in Catonsville. A thunderstorm with heavy rain is reported at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport.

Baltimore weather: A thunderstorm with heavy rain in late afternoon; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.45 inch.

In the 1969 Major League Baseball All Star Game, the National League defeats the American League 9-3. For the National League, Willie McCovey of the San Francisco Giants hits two home runs, and Johnny Bench of the Cincinnati Reds hits a homer and a single. For the American League, Frank Howard of the Washington Senators hits a home run in his home ballpark, and Bill Freehan of the Detroit Tigers hits a home run and a single; Boog Powell of the Orioles hits a single. The game is played at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington, D.C. and the attendance is 45,259. All of the runs in this game are scored within the first four innings, including a 5-run third inning by the National League. Willie McCovey is named the Most Valuable Player of this All Star Game.

Some parts of the Baltimore region get light rain showers in the morning and/or in the evening.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

Evening rain showers occur in Catonsville.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: Trace.

Light rain showers and some lightning occur in Catonsville.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

At 9:45 in the evening, some lightning with moderate wind is observed in Catonsville, but no rain.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: Trace.

A tornado occurs in Hampstead, MD (in Carroll County). Damage is confined mainly to farm buildings.

In Catonsville starting at 6:15 in the evening, a thunderstorm with moderate rain and moderate wind occurs. MOderate to heavy rain occurs in the evening at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport.

Baltimore weather: A thunderstorm in the early evening; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.38 inch.

A thunderstorm with light rain occurs in Catonsville beginning at 11:20 in the morning.  Also, there are some non-thunderstorm showers on this day in the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: A thunderstorm in late morning; rain showers in the afternoon and evening; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.98 inch.

Rain showers occur in some parts of the Baltimore region.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

At Kansas City, the Orioles defeat the Royals 4-2 as Dave McNally wins his 15th game in a row this season without a loss. He's the second pitcher to win his first 15 decisions in a season (up to this point). He's also the second pitcher to win 17 decisions in a row, going back to the previous season (up to this point).

THe Houston Astros score 11 runs in the 9th inning against the New York Mets in the first game of a doubleheader at Shea Stadium in Queens, New York, NY. The 11 runs include grand slams by Denis Menke off Mets pitcher Cal Koonce and Jim Wynn off Mets pitcher Ron Taylor. The Astros win the game, 16-3. This marks the first time this century that multiple grand slams are hit in the same inning in a National League game.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during July 1969 is 5.22 inches, above the normal amount of 4.48 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during July 1969 is 86.5 degrees F, below the normal of 88.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during July 1969 is 68.3 degrees F, above the normal of 67.7 degrees.

A thunderstorm with light rain but strong wind occurs in Catonsville beginning at 7:15 in the evening. Moderate to heavy rain also falls in a thunderstorm at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm in the early evening; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.30 inch.

A thunderstorm with moderate rain begins in Catonsville at about 8:00 in the evening. Moderate rain falls at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport.

Baltimore weather: Thundershower in mid-evening; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.18 inch.

At Minnesota, the Twins defeat the Orioles 5-2 on a Rich Reese grand slam off Dave McNally in the bottom of the 8th inning. This defeat of the Orioles ends pitcher Dave McNally's 15-game winning streak to start the season (he's 15-1 after this game) and also ends his 17-game winning streak going back to the previous season.

The Cincinnati Reds defeat the Philadelphia Phillies in a wild game at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia, PA. Trailing 9-6, the Reds score 10 runs in the fifth inning to take a 7-run lead. The Reds score two more runs in the sixth inning for an 18-9 lead. The Phillies respond with seven runs in the home half of the sixth inning and another run in the seventh inning to get within one run. Tony Perez of the Reds homers in the 8th inning to make it 19-17. The Phillies' two-out rally in the ninth inning ends when Ron Stone lines out to right field with runners on first and second.

Rain showers occur in much of the Baltimore area, especially in the evening.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.31 inch.

There are rain showers in the early morning in some parts of the Baltimore area. Also, there are more showers in the afternoon in some sections.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates becomes the only player to hit a fair, batted ball out of Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA, during a game. Stargell's home run off the Dodgers' Alan Foster clears the right-field pavilion and lands 506 feet from home plate. The Pirates win the game 11-3.

Light rain showers occurs in much of the Baltimore area in morning and afternoon.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.09 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

Actress Sharon Tate and four other people are found brutally slain in Tate's Los Angeles home. (Cult leader Charles Manson and his followers are later convicted of the murders.)

A thunderstorm with moderate rain and moderate wind begins in Catonsville at about 9:00 in the evening. Nearly two inches of rain falls at Friendsihp International (now BWI Marshall) Airport. Earlier this day, rain showers occur in some of the Baltimore area.

Baltimore receives 1.95 inches of rain, the most precipitation recorded in Baltimore on any August 9th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: A thunderstorm with heavy rain in the evening; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 1.95 inches.

The Oriioles defeat the Minnesota Twins, 2-0, in Baltimore. Boog Powell and Elrod Hendricks homer for the Orioles' two runs. Mike Cuellar pitches a complete-game 1-hitter for the Orioles. Cesar Tovar of the Twins hits a single with none out in the ninth inning. (Earlier in 1969, Cesar Tovar broke up another Oriole pitcher's bid for a no-hitter, singling with one out in the ninth inning against Dave McNally.) Attendance is 22,263.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Jim Palmer of the Orioles pitches a no-hitter against the Oakland Athletics at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, winning 8-0. He issues six walks and strikes out eight batters. Jim also hits a single and a double in this game, and knocks in a run. Attendance is 16,826.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: Trace.

The Woodstock Music & Art Fair begins on Max Yasgur's 600-acre dairy farm in Bethel, New York. An estimated 400,000 people attend from all over the United States and abroad. Thirty-two music acts perform there over a four-day span. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest moments in popular music history.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 76° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 76° F; Precip.: None.

A thunderstorm with moderate rain and moderate wind begins at 9:20 in the evening in Catonsville. Baltimore and some of its other suburbs also receive rain.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 76° F; Precip.: Trace.

The previous evening's thunderstorm in Catonsville continues past midnight, with some lightning and rain.

The Woodstock music festival ends in the morning in Bethel, New York, with Jimi Hendrix being the last performer.

Baltimore weather: A thunderstorm late in the afternoon; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.48 inch.

Ken Holtzman of the Chicago Cubs pitches a no-hitter, defeating the Atlanta Braves 3-0. He did not strike out anyone during his no-hitter. It's the first time since 1923 that a pitcher had not struck out a batter while pitching a no-hitter.

There are rain showers in the Baltimore region, especially in the evening.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.19 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during August 1969 is 3.81 inches, below the normal amount of 4.09 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during August 1969 is 86.6 degrees F, just above the normal of 86.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during August 1969 is 66.4 degrees F, above the normal of 65.8 degrees.

This is the last day of a 13-consecutive-day period in which there is no precipitation in much of the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

A thundershower occurs in Catonsville beginning at about 1:45 in the afternoon. Rain also falls at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport, but in the late evening.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm with heavy rain in late evening; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 1.50 inches

Rain with several thunderclaps begins in Catonsville at about 3:00 in the afternoon. More than a half-inch of rain falls at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport.

Baltimore weather: High temp. **° F; Low temp. **° F; Precip.: None.

It's the first day of school in Baltimore County Public Schools for the 1969-70 school year.

Rain showers are recorded in Catonsville but not at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorms; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 0.78 inch.

Rain showers occur in much of the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Lightning is observed northwest of Catonsville beginning at about 8:00 in the evening, but with no rain.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.

A thunderstorm with moderate rain begins in Catonsville at about 9:00 in the evening.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

The storm of last evening continues in Catonsville past midnight. Rain also falls at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport.

Baltimore weather: Rain after midnight; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.19 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

A thunderstorm with moderate rain and strong wind begins in Catonsville at 7:45 in the evening. Baltimore and some other sections of the metro area get rain.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Light rain showers occur in Catonsville.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Autumn begins at 1:07 in the morning (Eastern Time).

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: Trace.

There is rain in the morning in Catonsville and in some other parts of the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: Trace.

"The Match Game" has its final show in its original run, on the NBC TV network. (It debuted on December 31, 1962.)

A light rain shower occurs in Catonsville in the evening.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: Trace.

Morning rain occurs over most of the Baltimore region.

Baltimore weather: Light rain in the morning; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

"Letters to Laugh-In" debuts on the NBC TV network, replacing "THe Match Game." This show, a spin-off of "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In", lasts only until December 26, 1969.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during September 1969 is 2.60 inches, below the normal amount of 4.44 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during September 1969 is 80.2 degrees F, above the normal of 79.7 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during September 1969 is 58.7 degrees F, just below the normal of 58.8 degrees.

After 5 consecutive losses, the Orioles defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2-1, in Baltimore in the last game of the 1969 regular season for both teams. The Orioles win the American League Eastern Division with a win-loss record of 109-53 and go on to play the Minnesota Twins in the first-ever American League Championship Series (ALCS).

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

The final 1969 Major League Baseball standings for the regular season are:

Heavy rain occurs in Catonsville.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 0.50 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

WMPB TV (originally Channel 67) in Owings Mills, MD, broadcasts for the first time. It is the first TV station of the Maryland Center for Public Broadcasting.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Light rain and drizzle occur in the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 0.23 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

There is light rain in the morning in Catonsville. Afterward, a rainbow is observed in the west -- a morning rainbow, which is unusual.

Baltimore weather: Light rain in the morning; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 87 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any October 20th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then becoming cloudy; breezy in the afternoon and evening; High temp. 87 F, Low temp. 49 F; Precip: None.

A thunderstorm with moderate rain and moderate wind begins at about 2:00 in the morning in Catonsville.

Baltimore weather: A thunderstorm near 2:00 AM; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: 0.24 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.

Snow flurries fall in the northern part of the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

The low temperature for Baltimore reaches 25 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any October 24th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Rain showers occur in the evening in Catonsville.

Baltimore weather: Light rain in the evening; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.09 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during October 1969 is 1.10 inches, well below the normal amount of 3.94 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during October 1969 is 69.6 degrees F, above the normal of 68.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during October 1969 is 45.7 degrees F, below the normal of 46.5 degrees.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: Trace.

Light rain occurs throughout the Baltimore area, especially in the morning.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: 0.17 inch.

There is rain in the evening in Catonsville and some other parts of the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.

There is rain in the evening in Catonsville and Baltimore.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Light rain showers occur in Catonsville.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: Trace.

Light rain is widespread in the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 0.22 inch.

There is rain in the morning in much of the Baltimore region.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.22 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

There is rain in the afternoon in Catonsville.

Baltimore weather: Rain in the morning; High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: 0.16 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: Trace.

A thunderstorm with a mixture of rain and snow begins at about 4:00 PM in Catonsville. Light rain and snow also fall at that same time at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.22 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Rain and sleet fall in the late afternoon and evening in Catonsville and in other parts of the Baltimore area, including Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport.

Snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport for the first time this snow season.

Baltimore weather: Rain, sleet and a trace of snow; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 0.69 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Snow flurries occur at 12:20 in the afternoon in Catonsville, the first snow of the season in Catonsville. No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.

There is light rain in the morning in Catonsville.

Baltimore weather: Light rain in the morning; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Catonsville gets snow flurries in the morning.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during November 1969 is 1.74 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 3.13 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during November 1969 is 55.2 degrees F, below the normal of 57.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during November 1969 is 37.0 degrees F, above the normal of 36.5 degrees. A trace of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport during November 1969, below the normal amount of 0.1 of an inch.

The U.S. begins a military-draft lottery, the first since World War II.  Each year, draft-age men are assigned a random number from 1 to 366 based on their birthday. The lowest numbers are called first.  Number 1 is assigned to draft-age men with the birthday of September 14, for the 1969-70 draft period. They are the first group to be drafted for U.S. military service under this lottery system. (The highest lottery number called for induction is 195. The draft lottery officially ends on June 30, 1973, although no drafts are made after 1972.)

There are morning snow flurries in Catonsville and in some other parts of the Baltimore region.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries in the morning; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

Snow flurries and light rain showers occur in Catonsville, Baltimore, and some other parts of the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: Light rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Morning snow flurries occur in Catonsville.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries in the morning; High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: None.

Two inches of snow, then sleet, then rain, occur in Catonsville. Precipitation is widespread in the Baltimore area.

Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport receives 0.8 inches of snow.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.8") and rain; High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: 1.05 inches (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Fuller Albright dies at age 69 in Boston, MA. He was an endocrinologist who identified two genetic illnesses, Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy and McCune–Albright syndrome. He made numerous contributions to his field, especially in the area of calcium metabolism. He was born on January 12, 1900, in Buffalo, New York.

Rain showers occur in the morning in some parts of the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: Light rian in the morning; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Widespread rain occurs from the afternoon into the early evening in the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 1.58 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

Light snow, sleet and rain occur in Catonsville in the morning. Precipitation is widespread in the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: Snow (2 inches), sleet, and rain; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: 0.24 inch (liquid).  One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

Catonsville gets snow flurries in the morning.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: None.

There are afternoon snow flurries in Catonsville.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 16° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

There is rain in the morning and snow in the afternoon in Catonsville. Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport gets about half an inch (liquid) of mixed precipitation.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.1") and rain; High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: 1.52 inches (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Catonsville gets light snow flurries.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 30° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 31° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.

Snow begins in Catonsville at about 6:00 in the evening. There are about two inches of snow on the ground by midnight. Precipitation occurs over the entire Baltimore region in the evening, mostly snow.

Friendship International Airport (renamed Baltimore-Washington International Aiirport in 1973) gets 6.1 inches of snow, the greatest snowfall in one day at the airport in 1969.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, then cloudy; snow (6.1 inches) in late afternoon and evening; High temp. 30 F; Low temp. 19 F; Precip.: 0.60 inch (liquid).  6 inches of snow on the ground.

The storm of the previous day continues, as snow and rain fall in the morning in Catonsville, with precipitation in the rest of the Baltimore area as well. Total snow accumuation is about 4 inches in Catonsville.

The NBC TV show "Letters to Laugh-In" has its final episode.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then partly cloudy; rain and a trace of snow in the morning; High temp. 37 F; Low temp. 30 F; Precip.: 1.20 inch (liquid).  3 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.  3 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.  2 inches of snow on the ground.

There is light rain in the evening in Catonsville.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy; light rain in the evening; High temp. 41 F; Low temp. 29 F; Precip.: 0.09 inch.  2 inches of snow on the ground.

Rain falls in the entire Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; rain from about 6:00 AM onward and a trace of snow; High temp. 36 F; Low temp. 34 F; Precip.: 0.92 inch (liquid).  One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: 0.20 inch. A trace of snow on the ground.

Total precipitation for 1969 in Baltimore is 33.58 inches, which is 8.56 inches below the normal amount of 42.14 inches. This includes seven months with less than two inches of precipitation each.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during December 1969 is 7.44 inches, including melted snow and ice, well above the normal amount of 3.71 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during December 1969 is 41.9 degrees F, well below the normal of 47.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during December 1969 is 28.5 degrees F, below the normal of 29.6 degrees. A total of 9.0 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport during December 1969, well above the normal amount of 2.5 inches.

More than 3 million travelers use Friendship (now BWI) Airport in 1969, a gain of about 5.5 percent over 1968.

For computers running the Unix operating system, the system time is set to 0 at 7:00 PM Eastern Time (12:00 midnight on January 1st, Greenwich Mean Time). This is called the Unix Epoch Time. Computers running Unix then count a cumulative number of seconds from this time, excluding leap seconds, and divide the total by 86,400 (the number of seconds in a normal day) to determine the date and time (years, days, hours, minutes, and seconds past the Epoch Time).

The U.S. economy starts out strongly in the first quarter of 1969, but then it becomes weaker in subsequent quarters until it shrinks modestly in the last quarter of 1969. This is the first quarter in which the U.S. economy has shrunk since the fourth quarter of 1960. The U.S. Gross Domestic Product increases about 2 percent in 1969.