French Freighter La Coubre Explodes in Havana, Killing 100 – March 4, 1960

Cameroon achieves independence from France and the United Kingdom. Date: January 1, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Venezuelan President Rómulo Betancourt Injured in Assassination Attempt, June 24, 1960Schawlow and Townes Receive First Laser…

Avianca Flight 671 crashes at Montego Bay, Jamaica airport, killing 37 people. Date: January 21, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Greensboro Sit-Ins Begin: Black Students Protest Segregation, February 1, 1960USS Triton Completes First…

The bathyscaphe USS Trieste breaks a depth record by descending to 10,911 metres (35,797 ft) in the Pacific Ocean. Date: January 23, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Cordón Caulle Erupts After Valdivia Earthquake, May…

Charlotte Motor Speedway holds its first NASCAR race, the inaugural World 600. Date: June 19, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 19 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960National Airlines Flight 2511 Bombing, January 6, 1960Madagascar Gains Independence from France June…

At Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, Ella Baker leads a conference that results in the creation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, one of the principal organizations of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. Date: April 15, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 15 📅 Events on this…

Cold War: U-2 Crisis of 1960: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that his nation is holding American U-2 pilot Gary Powers. Date: May 7, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 7 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Eisenhower Signs Anti-Cuban Covert…