Date: August 16, 1960
Due to the post-Independence Day admission of Hawaii as the 50th U.S. state on August 21, 1959, the 50-star flag of the United States debuts in Philadelphia, almost ten and a half months later (see Flag Acts (United States)). Date: July 4, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅…
Jane Goodall arrives at the Gombe Stream Reserve in present-day Tanzania to begin her study of chimpanzees in the wild. Date: July 14, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 14 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Verwoerd Survives Assassination Attempt in…
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…
Algerian War: Some units of European volunteers in Algiers stage an insurrection known as the "barricades week", during which they seize government buildings and clash with local police. Date: January 24, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Munich C-131 crash: Twenty passengers and crew on board as well as 32 people on the ground are killed. Date: December 17, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960TIROS-1 Transmits First Television Picture from…
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 1960Syngman Rhee Resigns After…