From the Moon landing to Stonewall riots and the first Wendy's, take a look back at 1969
From the Moon landing to Woodstock and the Stonewall riots, 1969 was an eventful year.
Billed as "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music," Woodstock attracted more than more than 400,000 people.
The music festival was held at a 600-acre dairy farm near White Lake in Bethel, New York.
Santana, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix were among the 32 performers over the 4-day event in August.
The Stonewall riots in New York City marked the start of the modern gay rights movement.
The riots were a series of LGBTQ demonstrations against a June 28 police raid at the Stonewall Inn.
On July 20, an estimated 500 million people worldwide watched as Neil Armstrong took his historic steps on the Moon.
Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins lifted off four days prior.
Beyond the headlines, 1969 marked a major turning point for American life.
Considered iconic shows now, 鈥淪esame Street,鈥� 鈥淪cooby-Doo鈥� and 鈥淭he Brady Bunch鈥� debuted.
It鈥檚 a holiday classic now, but on Dec. 7, 1969, Americans were introduced to the animated 鈥淔rosty the Snowman鈥� on CBS.
Long before it would become a staple of every suburban mall, Gap opened its first store in San Francisco.
Before being known worldwide for its square burgers and the Frosty, Wendy鈥檚 opened its first store in Columbus, Ohio.
Americans took another big leap that year with the nation鈥檚 first automated teller machine, or ATM.
Drivers paid a mere 35 cents per gallon, and just 6 cents for a postage stamps.
Revisit 1969 or learn about it for the first time by watching the video above.