Wednesday, March 11, 2026

This week in history: July 16-22, 1969

"That's one small step for a man. One giant leap for a mankind." -- Neil Armstrong

Sydney Pollack's somewhat surreal Vietnam-allegory "Castle Keep" was the number one movie this week in 1969. (Port City Daily photo | File)
Sydney Pollack’s somewhat surreal Vietnam-allegory “Castle Keep” was the number one movie this week in 1969. (Port City Daily photo | File)
On this week in July 16-20, 1969:
  • The #1 song was “In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)” by Zager & Evans.
  • The #1 movie as “Castle Keep” starring Burt Lancaster.”Head of the Class” actress Rain Pryor was born and “Green Acres” actress Barbara Pepper died.
  • Quote: “That’s one small step for a man. One giant leap for a mankind.” — Neil Armstrong, after leaving the Apollo 11 lander and setting foot on the moon.
~ Information Compiled by Mike Hack

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