Date: August 16, 1960
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 β π Other events on January 6 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Alitalia Airliner Crashes in Shannon,…
The United States Navy submarine USSΒ Triton completes the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe. Date: April 25, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 25 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Chile Earthquake Tsunami Kills 61 in Hilo, Hawaii, May 23, 1960NAB…
Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent for a laser. Date: March 22, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 22 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960South Vietnam Military Coup Against NgΓ΄ ΔΓ¬nh Diα»m Crushed, November 11,…
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 β π Other events on January 24 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today)…
The Lake Bodom murders occur in Finland. Date: June 5, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 5 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Air France Flight 343 Crashes in Senegal, 63 Killed, August 29, 1960USS Enterprise, First Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier Launched…
The first episode of Coronation Street, the world's longest-running television soap opera, is broadcast in the United Kingdom. Date: December 9, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 9 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960FDA Approves Enovid as First Oral Contraceptive…