December 1969

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December 5, 1969: ARPANET, forerunner of the Internet, begins full operation linking computers at UCLA, UC-Santa Barbara, Stanford and University of Utah
December 11, 1969: North Korea hijacks South Korean airliner, keeps 11 hostages for life
December 25, 1969: The quartz wristwatch era begins with Seiko's introduction of the Astron 35SQ

The following events occurred in December 1969: