Republic of the Congo Independence from France, August 15, 1960

Queen Elizabeth II issues an Order-in-Council, proclaiming the House of Windsor and declaring that her descendants will take the name Mountbatten-Windsor. Date: February 8, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Ivory Coast Independence from…

With the success of a nuclear test codenamed "Gerboise Bleue", France becomes the fourth country to possess nuclear weapons. Date: February 13, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Jane Goodall Begins Gombe Chimpanzee Study…

Cold War: U-2 incident: Francis Gary Powers, in a Lockheed U-2 spyplane, is shot down over the Sverdlovsk Oblast, Soviet Union, sparking a diplomatic crisis. Date: May 1, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

The Central African Republic declares independence from France. Date: August 13, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 13 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Sukarno Dismisses Indonesian Parliament, Replaces DPR with DPR-GR, March 5, 1960Orlyonok Young Pioneer Camp Founded July 12,…

Cold War: Two cryptographers working for the United States National Security Agency left for vacation to Mexico, and from there defected to the Soviet Union. Date: June 25, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 25 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…