Date: May 9, 1960
Capital Airlines Flight 20 crashes into a farm in Charles City County, Virginia, killing all 50 aboard, the third fatal Capital Airlines crash in as many years. Date: January 18, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority authorized by the 1959 Reserve Bank Act, is established. Date: January 14, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960United Air Lines…
Niger gains independence from France. Date: August 3, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 3 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Capital Airlines Flight 20 Crashes in Virginia, Killing 50 — January 18, 1960Cameroon Independence from France and UK, January 1,…
Richard Pavlick is arrested for plotting to assassinate U.S. President-Elect John F. Kennedy. Date: December 15, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 15 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960USS Trieste Breaks Depth Record in Pacific Ocean, January 23, 1960Theodore Maiman…
The Great Chilean earthquake, measuring 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale, hits southern Chile, becoming the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. Date: May 22, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960South Vietnam Military Coup…
China successfully launches the T-7, its first sounding rocket. Date: February 19, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960John F. Kennedy Elected 35th U.S. President, Defeats Richard Nixon, November 8, 1960Brasília Officially Inaugurated as…