Senegal Independence from Mali Federation Declared August 20, 1960

Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 1-11 ditches off Polillo Island in the Philippines, killing one person and injuring 44. 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 1960Nez Perce Awarded $4 Million for Land…

British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan speaks of "a wind of change", signalling that his Government is likely to support decolonisation. Date: February 3, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Great Chilean Earthquake, Most Powerful…

Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) becomes independent from France. Date: August 15, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Cameroon Independence from France and UK, January 1, 1960Reserve Bank of Australia Established January 14, 1960Japan…

Venezuelan President Rómulo Betancourt is injured in an assassination attempt. Date: June 24, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960NAB Threatens Fines Over Payola Scandal, January 25, 1960US Launches Transit 1-B First Satellite Navigation…

Sputnik program: Korabl-Sputnik 2: The Soviet Union launches the satellite with the dogs Belka and Strelka, 40 mice, two rats and a variety of plants. Date: August 19, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Poet Léopold Sédar Senghor is the first elected President of Senegal. Date: September 5, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960France Grants Independence to Mali Federation, Senegal and French Sudan, April 4, 1960Cordón Caulle…