Léopold Sédar Senghor Elected First President of Senegal, September 5, 1960
Date: September 5, 1960
Date: September 5, 1960
The African National Party is founded in Chad, through the merger of traditionalist parties. Date: January 30, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Somali Republic Forms as Somaliland Gains Independence, July 1, 1960USS Enterprise,…
In Turkey, a military coup removes President Celâl Bayar and the rest of the democratic government from office. Date: May 27, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960FDA Approves First Oral Contraceptive Pill, Enovid…
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 1960South Africa Coal Mine Collapse Kills 435 Miners – January 21, 1960Reserve Bank of Australia Established January…
Apartheid: Sharpeville massacre, South Africa: Police open fire on a group of black South African demonstrators, killing 69 and wounding 180. Date: March 21, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960USS Enterprise, First Nuclear-Powered…
Hundreds of University of California, Berkeley students congregate for the first day of protest against a visit by the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Date: May 13, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Mali…
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 710 crashes in Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana, killing 63. Date: March 17, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960First Televised Royal Wedding: Princess Margaret Marries Antony Armstrong-Jones, May 6,…