Mauritania Gains Independence from France, November 28, 1960

The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority authorized by the 1959 Reserve Bank Act, is established. Date: January 14, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Trans Australia Airlines…

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 1960Sharpeville Massacre: South African Police Kill 69 Protesters, March 21, 1960TIROS-1 Transmits First Television Picture from Space, April 1, 1960Viet…

USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched. Date: September 24, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 24 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Nasser Opens Aswan Dam Construction with Dynamite, January 9, 1960Japan and United States Sign US-Japan Mutual…

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 1960Little Joe 1B Mercury Launch with Miss Sam Monkey…

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 1960Islamabad Declared Pakistan’s…

South Kasai secedes from the Congo. Date: August 9, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Ella Baker Leads SNCC Formation at Shaw University, April 15, 1960British Somaliland Gains Independence as Somaliland June 26, 1960Northwest…