Date: July 4, 1960
The U.S. Navy submarine USSΒ Triton begins Operation Sandblast, setting sail from New London, Connecticut, to begin the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe. Date: February 16, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 16 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Coronation Street…
Students in South Korea hold a nationwide pro-democracy protest against president Syngman Rhee, eventually forcing him to resign. Date: April 19, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 19 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Islamabad Declared Pakistanβs Federal Capital, August 1,…
Hundreds of University of California, Berkeley students congregate for the first day of protest against a visit by the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Date: May 13, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 13 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Jane…
Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 871 crashes near Ankara EsenboΔa Airport in Turkey, killing all 42 aboard. Date: January 19, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 19 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Little Joe 1B Mercury Launch with Miss Sam Monkey…
Black college students stage the first of the Nashville sit-ins at three lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee. Date: February 13, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 13 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960USS Trieste Breaks Depth Record in Pacific Ocean,…
The bathyscaphe USS Trieste breaks a depth record by descending to 10,911 metres (35,797Β ft) in the Pacific Ocean. Date: January 23, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 23 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960France Becomes Fourth Nuclear Power After Gerboise…