Remember Michael Jackson in 1969?

With Michael Jackson's untimely death and the debut of the hit film, This Is It--about preparations for the concert tour he died too soon to make--many people only think of Michael Jackson as an odd but talented adult.

We remember Michael Jackson before he became the King of Pop and a controversial figure.

It was 40 years ago when Michael Jackson made his public debut as the cute 10-year-old prodigy and lead singer of The Jackson 5 (in August 1969), and when he and his brothers released their first single (in October 1969) and their first album (in December 1969).

It doesn't seem like 40 years ago, does it? What other music milestones from 1969 do you remember?