Date: October 24, 1960
Cold War: U-2 incident: Francis Gary Powers, in a Lockheed U-2 spyplane, is shot down over the Sverdlovsk Oblast, Soviet Union, sparking a diplomatic crisis. Date: May 1, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
A Kyiv-bound Aeroflot airliner crashes on approach to Snilow Airport in Lviv, killing 32 of the 33 people on board. Date: February 26, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 26 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Katanga Secedes from Congo in…
The Games of the XVII Olympiad commence in Rome, Italy. Date: August 25, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960NSA Cryptographers Defect to Soviet Union from Mexico, June 25, 1960US Launches Transit 1-B, First…
In Huntsville, Alabama, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally dedicates the Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA had already activated the facility on July 1). Date: September 8, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 8 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Northwest…
Students in South Korea hold a nationwide pro-democracy protest against president Syngman Rhee, eventually forcing him to resign. Date: April 19, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960First Successful Polaris Missile Launch from USS…
Japan and the United States sign the US–Japan Mutual Security Treaty Date: January 19, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960African National Party Founded in Chad January 30, 1960Theodore Maiman Operates First Optical Ruby…