Date: December 20, 1960
Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 871 crashes near Ankara Esenboğa Airport in Turkey, killing all 42 aboard. 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 1960OPEC Founded: Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries September 14,…
Joseph Kittinger parachutes from a balloon over New Mexico, United States, at 102,800 feet (31,300 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 → 📅 Other events on August 16 📅 Events on this day…
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 1960Ivory Coast Independence from France, August 7, 1960Nehru and Ayub Khan Sign Indus Waters Treaty,…
With the success of a nuclear test codenamed "Gerboise Bleue", France becomes the fourth country to possess nuclear weapons. Date: February 13, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Great Chilean Earthquake, Most Powerful Recorded…
Ruby Bridges becomes the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana. Date: November 14, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 14 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960UC Berkeley Students Protest House Un-American Activities Committee Visit, May…
The United States Navy submarine USS Triton completes the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe. Date: April 25, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Turkey Military Coup Ousts President Celâl Bayar and Government, May 27,…