Date: June 25, 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 1960Belding Scribner First Shunt Implant Enables Regular Hemodialysis, March 9, 1960Turkey Military Coup Removes President Celâl…
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the National Security Council directive on the anti-Cuban covert action program that will ultimately lead to the Bay of Pigs Invasion. Date: March 17, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Congo Crisis: Mobutu Sese Seko seizes power in a military coup, suspending parliament and the constitution. Date: September 14, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 14 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Belding Hibbard Scribner First Shunt Implant Enables Hemodialysis, March…
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 1960Capital Airlines Flight 20 Crashes in Virginia, 50 Killed, January 18, 1960Algerian War: European Volunteers Stage…
The Polaris missile is successfully launched from a submarine, the USS George Washington, for the first time. Date: July 20, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Reserve Bank of Australia Established as Central Bank January…
Nedelin catastrophe: An R-16 ballistic missile explodes on the launch pad at the Soviet Union's Baikonur Cosmodrome space facility, killing over 100 people, including Field Marshal Mitrofan Nedelin. Date: October 24, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 24 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)…