Date: March 5, 1960
Forced out by the April Revolution, President of South Korea Syngman Rhee resigns after 12 years of dictatorial rule. Date: April 26, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 26 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Arthur Schawlow and Charles Townes Receive…
Charlotte Motor Speedway holds its first NASCAR race, the inaugural World 600. Date: June 19, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on June 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Nixon-Kennedy First Televised Presidential Debate in Chicago, September 26, 1960USS Trieste Breaks Depth…
Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 871 crashes near Ankara Esenboฤa Airport in Turkey, killing all 42 aboard. Date: January 19, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Nedelin Catastrophe: R-16 Missile Explosion at Baikonur Cosmodrome, October…
In Huntsville, Alabama, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally dedicates the Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA had already activated the facility on July 1). Date: September 8, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 8 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Queen…
Brasรญlia, Brazil's capital, is officially inaugurated. At 09:30, the Three Powers of the Republic are simultaneously transferred from the old capital, Rio de Janeiro. Date: April 21, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960South…
Little Joe 1B, a Mercury spacecraft, lifts off from Wallops Island, Virginia, with Miss Sam, a female rhesus monkey, on board. Date: January 21, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Nashville Sit-Ins Begin at…