Northwest Orient Flight 710 Crashes in Indiana, 63 Killed March 17, 1960

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 1960South Africa Coal Mine Collapse Kills 435 Miners – January 21, 1960First Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Election,…

Troops loyal to Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia crush the coup that began December 13, returning power to their leader upon his return from Brazil. Haile Selassie absolves his son of any guilt. Date: December 17, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1960…

The U.S. Navy submarine USS Triton begins Operation Sandblast, setting sail from New London, Connecticut, to begin the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe. Date: February 16, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Syngman Rhee…

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 1960France Legislates Independence for Dahomey, Upper Volta, and Niger, July…

Cameroon achieves independence from France and the United Kingdom. Date: January 1, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960USS Enterprise, First Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier Launched September 24, 1960Syngman Rhee Resigns After April Revolution, South…

Cold War: U-2 incident: Francis Gary Powers, in a Lockheed U-2 spyplane, is shot down over the Sverdlovsk Oblast, Soviet Union, sparking a diplomatic crisis. Date: May 1, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…