Date: March 5, 1960
President of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser opens construction on the Aswan Dam by detonating ten tons of dynamite to demolish twenty tons of granite on the east bank of the Nile. Date: January 9, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 9 π Events on this day in 1960 π On…
Theodore Maiman operates the first optical laser (a ruby laser), at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California. Date: May 16, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 16 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Netherlands, West Germany Sign Land Return Agreement, April…
The United States launches Transit 1-B, the world's first satellite navigation system. Date: April 13, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 13 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 196050-Star U.S. Flag Debuts in Philadelphia, July 4, 1960Cold War U-2 Spyplane Shot…
Madagascar gains its independence from France. Date: June 26, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 26 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960First Successful Polaris Missile Launch from USS George Washington July 20, 1960Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 871 Crashes Near Ankara,…
Belgian Congo gains independence as Republic of the Congo (LΓ©opoldville). Date: June 30, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 30 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Jane Goodall Begins Gombe Chimpanzee Study July 14, 1960Orlyonok Young Pioneer Camp Founded July 12,…
The former British Protectorate of British Somaliland gains its independence as Somaliland. Date: June 26, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 26 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Iraq Associations Law Allows Political Party Registration, January 6, 1960FDA Approves First Oral…