Date: December 16, 1960
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Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 871 crashes near Ankara EsenboΔa Airport in Turkey, killing all 42 aboard. Date: January 19, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 19 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 196050-Star U.S. Flag Debuts in Philadelphia, July 4, 1960South…
Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded. Date: July 12, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 12 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960U.S. Imposes Trade Embargo on Cuba October 19, 1960Haile Selassie Loyalists Crush Ethiopian…
Penguin Books is found not guilty of obscenity in the trial R v Penguin Books Ltd, the Lady Chatterley's Lover case. Date: November 2, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 2 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Flintstones Animated Sitcom Premieres…
Cold War: U-2 Crisis of 1960: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that his nation is holding American U-2 pilot Gary Powers. Date: May 7, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 7 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Islamabad Declared Pakistanβs Federal…
The Great Chilean earthquake, measuring 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale, hits southern Chile, becoming the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. Date: May 22, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 22 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Cold War U-2 Crisis:…
Four black students stage the first of the Greensboro sit-ins at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. Date: February 1, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 1 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960USS Trieste Breaks Depth Record in Pacific…