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January 12, 1969

On January 12, 1969, the New York Jets of the American Football League defeat the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League to win Super Bowl III in what is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in sports history. The year's #1 song was "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies. Keith DeCandido, Felix Baumgartner, Will Hodgman would arrive in the same year.

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The year in brief

1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1960s decade.

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On January 12, 1969

  1. 1969 The New York Jets of the American Football League defeat the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League to win Super Bowl III in what is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in sports history.

    National Football League franchise in East Rutherford, New Jersey

    The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team plays its home games at MetLife Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, five miles west of New York City.

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The class of 1969

Others born in 1969

Keith DeCandido 1969– American author
Felix Baumgartner 1969– Austrian daredevil (died 2025)
Will Hodgman 1969– Australian politician, 45th Premier of Tasmania
Toby Stephens 1969– English actor
Joe Buck 1969– American sportscaster
Martin Koolhoven 1969– Dutch director and screenwriter

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