Nigeria Gains Independence from the United Kingdom, October 1, 1960

The first election of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. The Tibetan community observes this date as Democracy Day. Date: September 2, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Soviet Union Sentences U-2 Pilot Francis Gary Powers for…

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 1960Iraq Associations Law Allows Political Party Registration, January 6, 1960Ruby Bridges Integrates Louisiana Elementary School, November…

President of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser opens construction on the Aswan Dam by detonating ten tons of dynamite to demolish twenty tons of granite on the east bank of the Nile. Date: January 9, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On…

Congo Crisis: The State of Katanga breaks away from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Date: July 11, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 11 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Lake Bodom Murders in Finland June 5, 1960Brasília Capital Inaugurated,…

The United States Food and Drug Administration declares Enovid to be the first officially approved combined oral contraceptive pill in the world. Date: June 23, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 23 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Ivory Coast Independence…