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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1969. July | |
| The U.S. spacecraft Apollo 11 landed a lunar module on the surface of the MOON. Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the FIRST HUMANS TO WALK ON THE MOON. Apollo 12 completed the second manned lunar landing mission (Nov.). | 1 |
| Nov | |
| United States and Soviet Union ratify the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The United States also unilaterally pledges not to utilize germ or chemical weapons, except in self-defense. | 2 |
| Nov.–Dec | |
| STRATEGIC ARMS LIMITATIONS TALKS (SALT) between the United States and the Soviet Union began. | 3 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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