Niger Gains Independence from France, August 3, 1960

France agrees to grant independence to the Mali Federation, a union of Senegal and French Sudan. Date: April 4, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 871 Crashes Near Ankara, 42…

The French freighter La Coubre explodes in Havana, Cuba, killing 100. Date: March 4, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Charlotte Motor Speedway First NASCAR World 600 June 19, 1960Sukarno Dismisses Indonesian Parliament, Replaces…

Indonesian President Sukarno dismisses the Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR), 1955 democratically elected parliament, and replaces it with DPR-GR, the parliament of his own selected members. Date: March 5, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Chad declares independence from France. Date: August 11, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960German Volkswagen Act Comes Into Force July 28, 1960Harold Macmillan’s “Wind of Change” Speech on Decolonisation, February 3, 1960Nashville Sit-Ins…

Apartheid: Sharpeville massacre, South Africa: Police open fire on a group of black South African demonstrators, killing 69 and wounding 180. Date: March 21, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Madagascar Gains Independence from…