Date: November 2, 1960
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The National Association of Broadcasters in the United States reacts to the "payola" scandal by threatening fines for any disc jockeys who accept money for playing particular records. Date: January 25, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 25 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today)…
Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, becomes independent from France. Date: August 5, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 5 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Jane Goodall Observes Chimpanzee Tool Use in Tanzania, November 4, 1960Theodore Maiman Operates First…
Joseph Kittinger parachutes from a balloon over New Mexico, United States, at 102,800 feet (31,300ย m), setting three records that held until 2012: High-altitude jump, free fall, and highest speed by a human without an aircraft. Date: August 16, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 16 ๐ Events on this day…
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 โ ๐ Other events on February 26 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Khrushchev Pounds Shoe at UN…
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 710 crashes in Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana, killing 63. Date: March 17, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Nez Perce Awarded $4 Million for Land Claim, June 17, 1960Richard…
Aeroflot Flight 036 crashes in Soviet Ukraine, killing 34. Date: August 17, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960NFL Announces Dallas and Minneapolis-St. Paul Expansion Teams, January 28, 1960First Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Election, Democracy Day…