Cyprus Gains Independence from United Kingdom August 16, 1960

Mauritania becomes independent of France. Date: November 28, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 28 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960To Kill a Mockingbird First Published in U.S. July 11, 1960US-Japan Mutual Security Treaty Signed January 19, 1960US Launches Transit…

The Trust Territory of Somaliland (the former Italian Somaliland) gains its independence from Italy. Concurrently, it unites as scheduled with the five-day-old State of Somaliland (the former British Somaliland) to form the Somali Republic. Date: July 1, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in…

Following the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, the largest ever recorded earthquake, Cordón Caulle begins to erupt. Date: May 24, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Little Joe 1B Mercury Launch with Miss Sam Monkey -…

National Airlines Flight 2511 is destroyed in mid-air by a bomb, while en route from New York City to Miami. Date: January 6, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Cordón Caulle Erupts After Valdivia…

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)…

Little Joe 1B, a Mercury spacecraft, lifts off from Wallops Island, Virginia, with Miss Sam, a female rhesus monkey, on board. Date: January 21, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Capital Airlines Flight 20…