South Vietnam Military Coup Against Ngô Đình Diệm Crushed, November 11, 1960

John F. Kennedy is elected as the 35th President of the United States, defeating incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon, who would later be elected president in 1968 and 1972. Date: November 8, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 8 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day…

Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom. Date: October 1, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960FDA Approves Enovid as First Oral Contraceptive Pill, May 9, 1960Senegal Independence from Mali Federation Declared August 20,…

Chad declares independence from France. Date: August 11, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Joseph Kittinger Sets High-Altitude Parachute Records Over New Mexico, August 16, 1960USS Trieste Breaks Depth Record in Pacific Ocean, January…

Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa and architect of apartheid, narrowly survives an assassination attempt by a white farmer, David Pratt in Johannesburg. Date: April 9, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is founded. Date: September 14, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 14 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960US Launches Transit 1-B First Satellite Navigation System April 13, 1960Alitalia Airliner Crashes in Shannon, Ireland,…

Air France Flight 343 crashes on approach to Yoff Airport in Senegal, killing all 63 aboard. Date: August 29, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Khrushchev Pounds Shoe at UN Over Philippine Assertion, October…